The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-27
BURNED WITH LIQUID STEEL
Frightful Accident Caused by the Civ
ing Way of Large Blast Furnace.
Captain Jones, Manager of Carnegie's Steel
Works, and a Number of Workmen Horribly
Burned, Some of Whom Will Not Recover.

PITTsBURG, Sept. GA frightful acci-
dent happened at Carnegie's Edgar Thomson
steel-works, at Braddock. tonight. Capt.
w. r. Jones, general manager of the i'm
mense steel-works, and number of work
men were horribly and perhaps fatally
burned. Physicians attending Capt.
Jones cannot state tonight as to his
chances for recovery. Furnace &C." one
of the largest of the blast furnaces, gave
way at the bottom. and tons of molten
metal, like water escaping from reser-
voir, ran out. The furnace had not been
working properly during the day, and
Captain Jones called this evening to see if
he could not ascertain the cause. He was
working with number of men near the
base of the furnace when the break oc-
CURED. In an instant flames of fire shot
forth, and the hot metal exploded and fell
like sheets of water. Tons of the molten
metal poured out of the furnace, and that
stant death is regarded as almost miracle.
The list of the injured are:
Captain Jones, general manager, horribly
burned; Michael Quinn, aged twenty-five.
so badly burned that his flesh peeled Oft
with his clothes; be can live only a few
hours; John Mokake, badly burned about
the body, but not fatally; Captain Ned
Quinn, burned about arms and chest, but
will recover.
names could not be learned on account of
their serious injuries and the great excite
ment in Braddock tonight, are in charge of
the cOmpany's physicians. and may not re-
cover. The five thousand workmen at the
Edgar Thompson steel-works. and hundreds
of people in Braddock, are frantic with
grief on account of the injuries which
Captain Jones has received.
Captain Jones is we'll known throughout
the United States and Europe, wherever
iron and steel are manufactured. He re-
ceives salary of $4,000 per year
and percentage on the product
of the large mill, making his in
come almost $4,000 a year. 1t was he
who took three hundred men to Johnstown
at his own expense a couple of days after
TIE food, and remained there two weeks
directing the work of rescue. He is about
sixty years of age.
A later dispatch says the names of the
other workmen who were burned are
Patrick Hughes, Michael ConnOr and
John Needen. Michael King, Hungarian.
was present when the seething mass
poured out OF the furnace. and as
he cannot be found it is feared he
has been covered up. The injured were
brought to the Homeopathic Hospital, in
this city. where everything is being done to
relieve their sufferings.
About six carloads of the molten metal
poured out of the break. The terrible rush of
| 1iunid steel knocked Mr. Jones down infO
| the pit. Fortunately he fell between two
| trucks or he would have been burned to
| death instantly. When removed from the
| pit his clothing had been entirely burned
| from his body. Superintendent James
| Gayley and Michael Killen, his assistant.
| were standing near Captain Jones at the
| time. but both made their escape in safety.
| The loss to the company will be quite
| heavy.
| At midnight Captain Jones was resting
easy. The physicians say he will recover.
and that his face will not be disfgured.
| Two of the others will die.