Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20
RUINS
Are All That Are Left of
billiards. SawmiII
WAS WRECKED AMIR SCATTERED
IN EVERY DIRECTION.
LIST OF THE INJURED
coLoRED ENGINEER INSTANTLY
KILLED AND HEART TORN
OUT NY AN IRON.
A Defective BoIIer Is supposed to
lie the Cause of the Horrible
Accident.
LIST OF THE INJURED

Paris Tex oct. REORGANIZATION
harrington. resident of this city. who
was at billiards. mill when the boiler
exploded Yesterday. arrived here this
afternoon, and gives additional details
or the frightful catastrophe.
Mr. Darlington states that he ar.
rived there early. before any fire had
been started In the furnace, and MIR
Dillard got them to haul ,some wood
While waiting about the mill. between
ana 3 o'clock, sound was heard
like the mulIled report of IA shotgun
He was thrown violently to the ground
and was insenslble for some time
When he regained consciousness every.
thing was envcloped In steam and dust
He found his left thumb torn nearly
of, and was hurt in the back. Accord
ing to Mr.. Darlington. the scene was
an indescrlbable one. when the steam
and dust settled frlghtful sight met
his gaze. The mill was totally domol-
ished and scattered in every direction.
The boiler had disappeared as COM
pletely as II the earth had opened and
swallowed IL. \ dozen persons sur
fering from injuries, some prone upon
the ground and dumb with terror. were
near tho place. with the debris of the
wreck around them.
George Barnes, the Colored engineer.
had been blown about NIFTY feet. lie
had been struck, presumably with n
piece of Iron, which went through his
body and came out under his left Shout
der literally tearing his heart out. An
other piece Of iron struck him on the
left side of his neck and face, maxi
ing a CHASTITY wound
A white man named Gordon. from
Tndley, was blown about thirty feet,
and SO badly scnlded that he died from
the effects Of his injuries THIS morning.
Davis II. Sawyer was blown about
twenty feet. His LETT thigh was broken
ana also "A rib. He was brought to
the city today ana placed I'm tho hospl-
tai, where his leg was amputated. He
Is doing as Well as could be expected
Tom Clark received an ugly cut on
the leg and hurt In the breast While
he was resting wen at last accounts.
his injuries may be of a serious ma
ture.
N. *. billiard had n number Of cuts
on the head. and was also hurt In tho
breast.
j. w. Jackman was badly hurt. lie
had no bones broken, but It Is thought
that he received internal injuries OF n
very serious nature. He was perfectly
helpless when carried away.
Several others. amounting In all TO
ten or twelve. whose names Mr.. Car
rington did not know, were wounded.
From another source II was reported
that negro was scalded until the
outer skin came OF, and looked per-
fectly white. one horse was killed
and several others injured. so great
was the force of the explosion that
wagons and teams were blown great
distance. and for several hours they
were so badly added that they could
scarcely walk. Not scrap or the
boiler was TO he found near the place,
and the part Of II that Mr.. Darlington
saw was n piece about half the size
OF barrel, 800 yards from the wreck
While II Ia generally thought the eN-
ploslon v as caused by defective boil
err, the theory has been advanced that
a large quantity OF dynamite had been
placed in the furnace and iiues, ms Dh-
lard had many enemies, and was ire
quently engaged in rows.