Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-10-17

A PIrTssuRa HORROR.
Five Men Fatally Burned by an Av.
alanche of Flame.

Five Men Fatally Burned by an Av-
alanche of Flame.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Oct 17.--By the mass Of
flames which filled the mill after the fall
Of the hot coke from the furnace stack at
Morehead s. McLane's mill yesterday ar
ternoon five men were burned fatally; four
were dangerously and three Of four slightly
burned. The following is list Of the un-
fortunates.
Edward Hughes, aged so, died at the hos
pital at Gas last evening; leaves a widow
and family. The entire surface Of his body
was broiled.
Mike Cornwall, Hungarian, aged, 2s died
at hospital at $50 o'clock; unmarried. The
flesh was burned or his body in several
places.
Michael Berlin, dying, Hungarian, aged
2s; body terribly burned unmarried
Andy Hayder, Hungarian, aged 80; will
die; married. The flesh on his head and
body was burned almost to crisp.
Lizlo Fedor Hungarian, aged 50; has a
wife in Hungary; burned over entire body;
will die.
August Murch, German, aged 80; has
wife aud four children; seriously burned
about head and body; may recover.
Fred Baker, American, aged 65, widower,
face and breast badly burned; will prob
ably recover.
Jerry Hennessey, aged %. unmarried,
feet badly burned; Will probably have 70
be amputated.
Lewis Aldan, Hungarian, aged 33, face
and arms burned; will get well, but may
lose his eyesight
The accident was unforeseen and entirely
unavoidable The furnace had bee.a blown
preparatory to refining it, and water had
been turned on the coke, OF which twenty
or more tons clung to the sides. a gang
of men were inside the stack breaking
loose the bottom, when suddenly a large
iron band that supported the furnace gave
way. The workmen heard the great mass
| above them beginning to fall, and with a
cry Of horror ran for their lives.
The break was on the side from which
they ran, and the great mass Of hot coke
| poured out over them. None of the work
men were buried by the avalanche bui
were burned by the tongues of flame ant
volume Of sparks which reached out aftei
them.
Men with half their clothing cut from
their bodies as by knives and the re
mainder IN flames ran shrieking through
| the streets or lay down and rolled in tn
| puddles which the rain had formed. Ey
witnesses state that the air inside tn
building seemed to be on fire. Every raj
of clothing was burned from the body o
one of the Hungarians, who is now dying
With his flesh hanging in shreds and al
eye burned from its socket he ran to th
police station, hundred yards away
where he was cared for until the arrival o
an ambulance.
Edward Hughes, who died this evening
appeared to have lost his reason during
the few minutes of his most intense suffer
ing He ran considerable distance will
his clothing on fire and then extinguishe'
the flames by rolling in the wet street. II
then bolted straight ahead again for hal
mile or more, when he made his way int
the house OF persons totally unknown Z
|. him, badly frightening the inmates. II
threw himself on the floor and was shortl
taken away by few men who had TO
lowed him. That more men were not hun
o is remarkable, considering the large nun
Der near and the manner in which thos
. injured received their burns. The loss
, the furnace company is small.