Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-15
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. 4 FATAL EXPLOSION. Five Killed and Many
 Wounded at Pittsburg. IMPRISONED IN A MINE. The Sinking of the Nipsic
 Proved to be a Hoax.
TROUBLE AT THE GOLD DIGGINGS.
The Striking Weavers Still
 Hold Their Own.
ROLLER WORKS BLOWN UP.


 Fassl Explosion ar PIttsburg-Five Killed and Many WOunded-The cause of she Explosion is a Mystery Corrected List of the Dead and. IR. jured.
 P1rrsBURa, March 14.-A battery of boil CTS at the West Point Boiler Works of R. Monroe & Sons, on the corner of Twenty third and Smallman streets. exploded shortly after 12 o'clock this afternoon, completely wrecking the plant and burying number of men in the ruins.
 The explosion occurred just after the noon whistle had sounded, and many of the workmen had left the works to get their dinners. The concussHon shook buildings for several squares. In few minutes a large crowd had gathered about the wreck, and the scene was most agonizing; wives, mothers and children ran about wringing their hands and crying, eagerly searching for their loved ones.
 The first body removed was that of the en- eipesr, Linebaugh. He was almost unrecog- nizable. Allenbache's remains were next taken out, ard in 8 few minutes the mangled body of Clark was found. Remheimer, Howard and an unknown were next re- moved.
 The cause of the explosion has not been | l86TQ6Q. brick structure and was formerly occupid by William Smith 6 Sons, pipe manufacturers. The plant was valuable and will prove complete loss. Nothing remains but mass of brick, mortar and timbers. The firm was unable to approximate the loss, but it is safe to say that it will reach $20, ,O0O. The con- cussion shattered windows and damaged houses for three blocks, and it is miracle that more people were not killed or injured the boilers were inspected six months ago and were thought to be in frst-class condi- tion.
 The work of rescue was concluded late this afternoon. All the employees have been ac- counted for. Of the sixty-6ve men, five were killed and eleven injured, 8 number of them quite seriously. Stephen Carter, how ever, is the only one in a dangerous condi- tion. He will probably die. A corrected list of the killed and injured is as follows: Killed-Gus Linnedau, engineer, aged 25. single. Jaceb Rheinneimer, boiler maker, aged 8, mar f'eI Charles Aulenbact, boilermaker aged 45. mar Daniel Clarke, boiler maker, aged 30, single. Iniured-Stephen Carter, skull fractured in two places, haLds badly burned.
 Martin Conner, painfully injured about the head Frank Manesky, boy, a scalp wound and shoul- Frank Smith, . boy injured, about the head and legs
 James J!,,s Mec9ol,
 William Kelley,
 Harvey Barr,
 Wm. Froner,
 Wm. Becker,
 James Mckee,
 John Forest,
 B. +. Lee.
 Pstel Toner a boy, buried underneath some tim bers and painfully injured about the head and legs but will recover.
 Carter will probably die.
 The cause of the explosion is still a mys- tery. Some of the men said they heard the gauge tried a few minutes before the explo- sion and that every thing seemed all right. The engineer was 6 careful and competent man. The boiler had been in use eight years. The loss will reach $30,0 900.