The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-30
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Burned by Molten Metal-Thrown From
Sleigh.

Through an explosion In the cupoloa
at Brayton's foundry at Riverpoint yes
terdav afternoon two of the employees
We're burned blythe molten metal, several
Others had narrow escapes and the Gu
poloa was so badly damaged that work
had to he suspended
The explosion occurred about half past
3 o'clock while the foundry was full of
mOuldsrs who were preparing their tasks
for the reception Of the melted iron and
IL IL surprising that no more of the work
men were injured by the hot metal and
pieces of the front of the furnatc Earlier
In the day the cupoloa had been nlled as
usual and among the other pieces of iron
which had been put into it were some
half round pieces which mad been re-
ceived from Pontiac and were supposed
To be solid. Fortunately these pieces
were placed near the bottom and at the
time OF the explosion only small part
of the iron had melted. The blower had
been started and the men wers waiting
for tho metal tn melt so that they could
fill their TASKS when suddenly there WINS
"a loud explosion and portion of she bot
tomof the oUIoloa was blown out and
tthe molten metal sent flying across the
foundry. Foreman John NJ Burdick
ana Bernard Brennan were stand ng near
at the time aud directly i'm front OF the
cupoloa and both received fiery bs tn
from the liquid iron.
Mr.. Burdiok fortunately escaped with a
few slight burns although his clothing
looked as though it had been riddled by =
charge of bird shop. Brennan, how
ever WAS not SO lucky, ana n quantity
OF the molten metal struck him in the
face. burning him badlv and ten porarily
blinuing him. Saveral other workmen
were slightly burned but mono seriously
injured. Brennan was takea TO his home
and physician summoned who attended
To his wounds and this morn ing he is as
comfortable ns could he expected, and it
IL not thought that his eyesight will be
permanently injured. After the explosion
an investigation was made TO ascertain
It's cause and IL was discovered that the
pieces Of iron which had been received
from Pontiac and supposed 10 be solid,
were hollow and that the the ends had
been plugged for some purpose. II is
thought that when they became heated
either steam or gas formed inside of the
iron tubes, whGh burst, breaking the
pipe Of the blower and forcing out tho
place at tSe bottom of the cupoloa from
which the molten metal is Drawn
Considerable comment AMI interest Ia
evinced In the valley i'm regard 10 the
present whereabouts of DIR. Eugene shea,
who has been practicing medicine at
Kiverpont for the past two years, ana
suddenly packed up his household goods
and moved away ycstarday without leay-
ing his address with his friends
n horse attached To n slcigh occupied
10y two young ladies who were evidsntly
out on a lark got bevond their control and
ran away on the road near t'iskeville last
evening, carsizlng the sleigh and throw
ing the occupants 90 che ground.
The masons have finished work on the
foundation Tor ths new parochisi resi-
dsnce for the Church Of Notre Dame du
Bon Conseil and the carpenters have
commenced the erection OF the bnilding.
The VALLEY Camera club teld its semi.
monthly meeting st Pbenix last evening
and Mr. l.. j. Hoxie entertained the club
with some very interesting experiments
In che intensiiying Of negatives.
\ young man who has been engaged
for some time as bartender at the road
houses on the new London pike above
CrUmpton paid visit To Jencks last
evening and attemuted 10 ran one uf the
saloons on puidnirk street Tho pruprie
tor objected ana after u struggle elected
him from the place with 90 much energy
that the services II a surgeon wrra neces.
sary to nui tte Young man la oven q
pressntablc conditlon.