The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-27
/ FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT,
Tho Bottom Falls Out Of one Of
tho Blast Furnaces at the
EDGAR THOMSONST
And Tons of Molten Metal Flood the
place-Capt, Jones, the General
Manager, Fatally Burned
Several Other Victims.

PITTSBURGH, Sept, pa trightiul ac-
cijeut happened at CRrnegie's Edgar
Tboupson steel works at Braddock to-
nipbt, Capt. W, r. Jones, General
Manager Of the immense steel works,
and A number Of workmen were horrl'
bly and perhaps fatally burned. PhysI'
ClSps attending Captain Jones cannot
s,ate tonight as to his chances for recoy-
sry Furnace "o," one Of the largest Of
tbe blast furnaces, gave way at the bot
TOM and tons OF molten metal like water
escaping from the reservoir ran out. The
furnace had not been working properly
during the day, and Captain Jones called
this evening to see II he could not ascer-
tain the cause, lie was working with a
number Of men near the base OF the
furnace when the break occurred.
TERRIBLE SIGHT,
In an instant flames Of FIRE shot forth,
and the hot metal exploded aud fell like
sheets Of water. Tons Of the molten
metal poured out OF tho furnace, and
that any person near the furnace es'
caned instant death Is remarked as
almost A miracle. The list OF the Injured
are. Cant. Jones, General Manager,
horribly burned; Michael Quinn, aged
.,s 90 aLaIIv huFnGd that his flesh peelel
oil with his cIothes-he can only live
a few hours; John Makake, badly
burned about body, but not fatally;
Cant. Ned Quinn, burned about arms
and chest,-will recover.
THOUSANDS GRlEvE FOR MR., JONES.
Two or three other workmen, whose
names could not be elearned on account OF
their serious injuries and the great ex.
element in Braddock tonight, are in
charge OF the Company's physicians, and
NAV not recover. The Ave thousand
workmen at the Edgar Thomson Steel
works and hundreds Of people In Brad
dock are frantic with grief, on account
Of tho Injuries which Captain Jones has
received. Captain Jones Is well known
throughout the United States and
Europe, where iron and steel IL manufaC.
tured. lie receives a salary oi $25, 900
per year, aud n per cent on the product
Of the large mil making his income al
most $50, 600 q year. 1t was he who took
800 men to Johnstown ut his own ex.
pense acOuple Of days after the flood
and remained there for couple Of weeks
directing the work OF rescue. He Is per.
haps 90 years Of age,
The names OF the other workmen who
are burned are Patrick Hughes, Michael
Conner, and John Needen. Michael
King, an Hungarian, was present when
the seething mass poured out Of the
furnace, and he cannot be found, 1t is
feared he has been covered up.
SIXTY CAR LOADS OF METAL.
The injured were brought to the
homeopathic hospitalin this city, where
everything is being done to relieve
their sulIerings. About sixty loads Of
the molten metal poured out Of the
break. The terrible rush Of the liquid
steel knocked Mt. Jones down into the
pit. Fortunately he fell between two
trucks or he would have been burned 10
death instantly. When removed from
the pit his clothing had been entirely
burned from his body Supt james
Galley and his assistant Michael Killeke,
were standing near Capt. Jones, but
both made their escape. The loss to
the company will be quite heavy.
AT midnight Captain Jones was rest.
Ing easy. The physicians say he will
recover and that his face will not be dis
figured. Two OF the others will die.