The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1900-09-15
Mondays Tragedy.
Boiler Explosion at S. D. BarOw's
Gin. Six Killed, and Three
sbs Wounded. d ;


Gin. Six Killed, and Three =
ss4 ounded.
The most tragic of local cyeuts
that this paper has ever bad to re-
eerd, occurred. on Monday last.
Other events may lay claim to
horror or pathos as great, but
none other has been Attended, any
time recently, with snch fatality.
About half past four on Monday
afternoon as Mr.. $. d. Barrow's
Igin was running OH full steam, the !
boiler suddenly burst causing ter
Eribie death and obstruction. The
force Of the explosion nifty be
guasell somewhat from the fact
that the engine was IS horse power,
MI. Barrow himself and Nj. Enfus
. . d..
Ard, who were Nearest the boiler
were instantly killed. The colored
hands were all either killed or in
.ljurcL. OF these Joe WestCIar-
.Elie anil Willie Leslie. we're inntant.
ly'EilleJ. George Smith, lived for
= i few minutes, and after eSclaim.
ling 81 am badly hurt" he died.
George Henderson, Razis Williams
:, aud Sam Smith were injured. Thc
! hoy Sam died that, night. The
bodies Of the dead were frightfuIIy
, INITIATED. The gin, q large two
1story building, WAS completely
wrecked. \ small cotton house
adjoining was not hurt, but the
'appearaIlce Of the large building
: afterwards was far worse than II q
: Are had destroyed it. The force OF
=, :, che explosion went towards AleAim
= ler's creek, andts the boiler room
. w;,S a, tile other side of the build
i ing, everything was carried ,bcfor
! it. Parts Of the boiler fell nea
j the creek, 200 yards distant an an
e the wreckage fell in eyerydlreae'l5o|l %
c and told a part of the story OF III
great disaster. There were fe'
, witnesses of the explosion, anon
- whom may BIZ nae toned he".
- y. Newshsn, eY-mayor Of st, Fra
cisville and prominent merchant
80 He and Mr. Barrow had gin il
', terests in common, and he was III
:, jng up to speak to the latter, whe
~ ~ fortunately for him, an ola neg'
:" named Robt. Johnson stopped III
tt - ta....-.-
~ TO ask question. Tie next ti'ln J!
en, the awful sound of the. explosion
us and a lying splinter hi, him on Il
rat neck, andhiS head fell to one SIT
MS lily lthc force of tic ,h'0~, !. !
Inc found However that his injurIt
pcs we're not SERIOUS, and realIzll
ity the situation rode swiftly to- tow
be. about two miles away for heI
It's, Physicians and a large crowd $50 so
,ih- gathered, who did all there was
5 q be done for the dead and the wouhl
ally ed, ! Is4.,s ~w a.s4 81, 80;
hije Meanwhile the explosion j
no been heard in town, aud d lel's
az, we're ~ shaken hy theaEiolent VIZ
No ttop Of air. IL was IS minutes
ali fore tho news Of 5'he eafaStrol
ing. reached town. The cause o'
'zs accident is not positively known
.- +. the lips Of tllese, who who ;, could hi
ares told something about it are ra.a fore e
sac silent, Tie s,ery is told a] howe ye
'vlllo that The water, MAS low in he g DO %
and tho pumping il" 1T more %i''
and which WAS cold, caused the eNl
'lssa' sion, bad DIN a'el 4 as7aat' ,.
Z ''O Tie event caused settled sl'
"a :" to fall upon (l'e eHtire "'''nn'''n
from which it has not rallied d'''
,.,, the days following, While gen
:, ,,a sympathy is felt t. for the Fam !.
who suffer the bitter ral'gs OF
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