Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-15
FIVE MEN ARE KILLED.
DISASTROUS EXPLOSION IN A PITTSBURG
FOUNDRY.
In Addition to the Lives Lost Many Receive
Severe Irjuriss-Causs Of the Explosion
is an Unexplained Mystery-Ths Boiler
Had Been Thoroughly Tested.

PITTsBURG, March 14.-Shortly after the
whistle had sounded the noon hour, ter
rife shock was felt in the neighborhoOd of
Penn avenue and Twenty-third street, and
in moment what was r. MunrOe & Sons
West Point Boiler Works, at the corner of
Twenty-third and Smallman streets, WAS
mass of debris.
The boiler had exploded with frightful
violence, totally wrecking the building
and bury ing all who were in the building
at the time in the rnins.
In moment hundreds of people were on
the ground and the work of rescue was
begun at once. An alarm OF fire was sent
in from box 90, but the wreckage, iortu-
nately, was of brick and the flames that
had started did not make much headway
before they were extinguished.
The large building is complete wreck,
and is nothing more than mass of brick
and timber. The explosion was heard for
blocks, and people came from all direc-
tions Constant inquiries were made for
missing men, and the grOans Of the badly
injured could be heard above the escaping
steam.
Buildings in the vicinity were shattered,
windows broken and fences thrown down.
Several houses on Mulberry alley were
badly damaged, and it is almost miracle
that many persons in the alley were not
killed or injured. AS far as could be as
ceriained. however, there we're no casual
ties outside of the works.
THE DEAD.
The following persons we're taken from
the wreck dead.
AUGUST LINEBACH, engineer; terribly
mutilatod; single; resided on Howard
street, Allegheny.
JACOB REINHEIMER, married; resided on
Twenty second street
CHARLES AULENBOCHBR, married, resided
on the South Side.
DANIEL CLARK, boiler maker, living at
1923 Penn avenue.
JAMES CARTER, helper; home on Wylie
avenue.
MARTIN CoNNERs, living on Twenty
second street, was badly injured.
THE INJURED.
The injured are:
JAMES CARTNEY, aged 30; recently mar
ried; lives on Wylie avenue; badly hurt
about the head and body.
HARVEY BARR, aged 25, single; head cut
and legs crushed.
JOHN BARKER. aged p, head cut.
WM KELLEY, badly crushed.
FRANK MANECKE, aged 26; injured about
body.
JAMES CARTER; scaled aud badly crushed,
p rhaps fatally.
Besides this there was large number OF
emoloyes who were slightly injured, and
who LEFT the scene Of the explosion i'm
medialely after il bappebed. The total
number injured is thought 10 be Is, Of
whom it Is believed not more than two are
seriously injured.
Mr.. Muuroe. the senior member Of the
firm. said. 81 can hardly thick DO
mot krog what TO think. / VA not here
Al Ae time, aud have no idea how the ac-
cideut occurred. raj ablut nxiy-tye to
seventy men employed In the works, and
as far n I can cay they have all been ac-
counted for. The boiler was a trst-ciass
ore. and had been infpscted within
six months. and az far a. II
knog. was 10 perfect shape The
engineer was one 0l the most careful
men in nv employ, and can not account
Tor the accident With any good reason.
cannot .sy what my loss will be. Yes sir.
it ia wreck and the loss is complete. ]
had ire insurance, bnt no insurance from
ios, by boiler explosion, so the loss will De
total. ] think there are somo men who
were Injured, but not very badly, and who
went home AZ far o. can say, there are
about twelve injured" "
The force Of the explosion WAS fearful |
A lsrge piece of the boiler wAs carried
acioss the lot and rested on Fishers ioun- |
dry. at least 100 yards away. Toe door OF
a house on Mulberry alley had the lock
blown of and every door in the house split |
and cracked. The fremen were soon on the
scene and did heroic work.
The fire was soon extiDguished and the
work of searching for the bodies was car
ried on az soon as the bricks around the
boiler cooled.
One of the injured men was blown clear
through n window into Mulberry alley.
He was more frighted than hurt and how
he escaped serious injury Is myeterY |
He says he heard no noise and felt no
blow. but the first he knew he was in the
street.
The excitement continued all the after
noon. and there were various rumors TO
the effect that several men were still buried !
under the ruins. A member of the firm
said that he was positive that there were
no more bodies covered up, as oil the en-
ployes have been accounted for. The loss
of life would have been still greater if 1T
had occurred at any other hour. As it
was, a large number Of men had left the
shops.
The members Of the firm cannot estimate
their loss as yet, but it will probably
reach $50. 900 The boilers had been in
service for eight years and were tested
each year. There were two buildings joined
together, one being 154 and the other 100
feet long. Over one.half of them are
wrecked. the main shop being complete
wreck. A force of men were engaged this
afternoon in clearing away the debris.
A BRUTAL NEGRO's FATE.
to an Angry Mob He is Speed