Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-13
FATAL EXPLOSION
Thirty Persons Blown Into Eternity
"A Factory Completely Demolished
List of the Dead and Injured
How the Accident Occurred.

| "A Factory Completely Demolished
| List of the Dead and injured
How the Accident Occurred.
QUEBEC, Feb. 12.-About 9:45 this
| morning boiler in the Quebec Worsted
Company's factory, at Hare Point, ex-
ploded, completely demolishing the en-
A large number of hands were buried in
ruins
The works Of the Quebec Worsted COM
pany where this mornings fatal explosion
occurred, cover a large area and employ
more hands than any other manufacturing
establishment in the city. They had been
closed down for two weeks while the boil
er and machinery were being overhauled
and reftted. Operations were to have
been resumed this morning, and about 300
of the operatives were on hand. Owing to
some cause, however, the machinery was
not started and they were dismissed. Many
of them, however, remained about the
building, number keeping in the vicinity
of the engine room for the sake of warmth.
About 9:45 o'clock there was a sud
den explosion, which completely wrecked
the engine house and dye house and dam
great crowd gathered Immediately and the
work of rescue commenced. The fire brig
ade was called out, but fortunately the
horrors of fire were not added to the
calamity. A battery of artillery was Or
dered out to assist the police in keeping
order and controlling the enormous crowd
of excited men and women who blocked
up every avenue of approach. In the
great confusion prevailing it is impossible
to get list of the killed and injured, and
no complete list will be obtainable until
the ruins are thoroughly examined. About
twenty bodies have already been taken
from the wreck. Among the dead and in
jured are these: William Forest, dead;
Emilia Cote, badly scalded; Alex
ander Martineau, dying; Miss Rous-
seau, broken thigh and fractured skull;
Timothy Enright, injured about the head;
Pierre Peterson scalded and bruised; Will
liam Blouin, scalded; Emelia Boule, dying;
Miss MERCER, dead; Joseph Defesne, dead;
Henri Laberte, dead; Joseph Michaud,
dead; J. Styles, badly injured; H. Styles,
scalded; John La Montague, dead; Arthur
Tweedle, dead.
A good force of doctors and surgeons is
on hand and the wounded are receiving
prompt attention. Many persons who left
their homes this morning to go to work in
the building are reported to be missing,
but the number is probably much exag-
gerated. The cause of the accident is not
at present known, but it is thought some
of the pipes may have been frozen while
the fires were out and so caused stoppage
when steam was put on.
The Marine hospital which is situated
in the same locality as the mill has been
opened to receive the dead and wounded,
and is besieged by people searching for
missing relatives. The body of Engineer
Francoeur of the works was found
crushed out of all shape by mass of
debris which covered him. Mr.. Styles,
reported injured, has since died. His
son is thought to be dying. Francis
Dion, foreman of the spinning depart
ment, has broken arm and leg. En-
manuel Filteault has a broken arm
Caroline Morissette was bruised and
scalded. G. Villenune, Pierre Girroux
and Ed Morrison are dying. Gustave
BLOWN, Arthur Rousseau and Peter
Clements are dead. Llewelin has slight
injuries. Lee is dead.