The herald., 1895-08-21
MEN BLOWN INTO eternity
A Furnace at the Carnegie
Steel Works Explodes
HUNGARIANS MEET DEATH
Cut to Pieces and Burned to a Crisp
Their Fate
HUNGARIANS MEET DEATH
Liberated Gases Kill Six Men, IEjare
Eighteen and Destroy 100000
Worth OF Property

Associated Press Special Wire.
PITTSBURC, August 20.--The explo-
sion OF furnace II of the Carnegie Steel
company at BraddocK, at O'Clock this
morning. killed six men, fatally injured
three more. seriously injured fifteen and
destroyed $50. 900 worth of property. The
three injured will die. All the killed!
and injured were Hungarians except
James Harrison, the foreman. The ex-
plosion was due to a 'hang" in the fur
mace, which suddenly was loosened and
dropped into the molten metal below, gen.
Grating immense quantities OF gas SO
suddenly it could not escape by ordinary
means.
few minutes before the explosion one
OF the top filters dumped barrel of ma
terial into the bell OF the furnace, which
he had forgotten to raise. This clog sd
the top of the furnace and prevented the
gao from escaping. A gang of sixteen
men in charge of James Harrison was
sent at once to the top OF the furnace to
remove tho obstruction. All were closely
crowded around the bell OF the furnace
removing the material when there was a
terrific explosion, and the men. barrows
tools and material were hurled in all di
rectiOns. Flames of deadly gases and
smoke leaned from the furnace top and
the gang OF men fell as ii shot One was
blown from the top of the furnace along
metal roadway to an elevator shaft
down which he fell, and striking car
was cut in two.
Relief quickly went to the top OF the
furnace, where lay fifteen men bleeding,
burned and dying. The flames and smoke
were still coming fiom the furnace, and
the work of rescue was dangerous IN the
Ix-fN klnx-
reached the bottom of the elevator shnIt !;
the other three died between and 8.
The contents of the furnace were scattered
hundreds of yards. falling in all parts of
the yard, cutting and burning ten men
working below. A carpenter shop 100
yarus from the furnace was soon in flames
and was destroyed. If the furnace
should have to TO rebuilt the total dam
age will be $50, 600. The homes OF the
killed and injured were near the furnace,
and the streets in that vicinity were filled
with mass of frantic, half crazy women
and children.
The names OF the killed we're: Steve
John. Mekka. John Lookopole, John
Gruoha. OF the injured it is now thought
| five will die-Joe Warha, John Skenda,
Mike Jura, Mike Xsppeno. Andrew
Drobney. The following iist OF injured
will probably recover: John Wagaky.
Joun oeeroreay, "aIues H"Ti isVH' W.
of the injured have died in the hospital.
making the number of deud eight. They
we're burned SO badly as to be beyond rec
ognition.
The furnace in which the explosion oc-
CURED is one OF the two largest in the
world. the other adjoiningit and being Of
the same dimensions. The officials at
the plant were unable to ascertain the
extent of damage to the furnace but it is
possible that it may be repaired instead
of heng cooled. which would necessitate
the rebuilding Of the entire furnace.
The mill is surrounded by police and
the company will allow no one to enter
for the purpose of making an iavestiga-
tion. The coroner is making an investi-
cation into the cause of the disaster. In
the meantime the officials of the COM
pany refuse to make any statement
Among the Injured at the hospital are
six who ars believed to be fatally hurt.