New-York tribune., 1895-08-21

EIGHT wORKMEN KILLED AND SIX TER
RIBLY MURNED.
A FURNACE IN ONE OF CARNEG1E's STEEL
WORKS ExPLoDEs-A VOLCANIC ERuP-

A FURNACE IN ONE OF CARNEGIE's STEEL
WORKS ExpLoDEs-A VOLCANIC ERUP
TIoN OF LIQUID METAL OVER
FOURTEEN MEN.
Pittsburg Aug 2o.-sx mel met instantaneous
and horrible death at the Edgar Thomson steel
Works of the Carnegie Steel Company. at Brad
dock. at 43O O'Clock this morning, and eight
others were terribly injured. Two Of the latter
died while being conveyed to the Mercy Hospital
Pittsburg
LUCKAI Joseph, aged forty. married. resided In
HAvRILA. Stephen aged thirty-two, married; lived
PROpOKOvITCH. John. aged twenty-seven mar
ried: lived at Bessemer.
GRUCHA. James a German. age and residence un-
known.
COT. Joseph, aged thirty-two single.
MIKA. John.
KAPEROO Michael, aged twenty-six.
DROBUE. Andrew. aged thirty-six years.
THE INJURED.
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JURA, Michael WAGAIkf, John.
1t is thought the injured cannot survive. except
Zbovay and wagazky. who were only slightly
hurt
Stephen Havrila either jumped or was blown
from the top Of the stack In falling his head
struck an iron beam, and the upper part OF his
head was entirely cut off.
The accident occurred at H" furnace. and was
the result of what is known slip Just
before 4:3O o'clock the men at the top Of the
furnace lost control of large barrow from
which ore was being dumped into the furnace
The barrow became wedged under the edge or
the bell This Is not an unusual occurrence. and
In accordance with rule In force a number OF
men at the bottom OF the furnace dropped their
tools and went to the top % assist In removing
the barrow. This increased the number OF men
al the top OF the furnace to fourteen. The work
men were gathered abou the opening tugging
at the heavy bell chains and the barrow, when,
without warning, there was terrific report ana
the furnace beched forth great volumes OF flame
and molten metal.
The unfortunate workmen were instantly en-
veloped a sea Of flame. which spread over the
platform which they stood and into the
hoist house a hundred feet above the ground.
The force OF the explosion hurled six OF the
men skyward. They fell back near the opening
of the furnace, where the flames and intense
heat from below literally roasted them alive.
Those who had been furthest from the mouth
Of the stack when the explosion came were
thrown back into the hoist house. but not
far enough to escape the flames and the metal
as they poured. volcano-like. from the stack.
Thus il was that all were frightfully burned.
and those who escaped almost instant death
badly injured that physicians early on
the said that death would In all proba-
bty end their terrible suferngs. Several
OF the victims could not be identified. their
bodies being shattered and torn out OF all sem
bance to the human form
The explosion immedat tely aroused the people
OF iSraddock, and soon hundreds rushing
frantcally to the furnaces. knowing we'll what the
result Of the explosion would inevitably be. As
the mothers wives and children OF the victims
learned the worst their lamentations pitiable
In the extreme. and force was necessary TO keep
them in restraint until the work OF rescue could
be undertaken with safety. The ground sur
rounding the base Of the huge furnace-stack was
covered with liquid metal and 1t was a con-
siderable time before the work OF rescue oud be
attempted. OF the dead. two bodies were almost
entirely consumed. while others were burned be-
yond possible recognition. Their identity was
established by the foreman who sent the men 10
the top OF the furnace 10 the assistance Of the
regular filters.
Property to the value Of $4,000 was destroyed.