Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-23
MANY KILLED
: BY EXPLOSION
OF BOILER
Men, Bleeding and MangIed, Fill Mercy
HospitaI-Vast Building Torn to
Shreds by Simultaneous ExpIo-
sion of Four Boilers. ~. r,

PITTSBURG, Dec. 20.-The Black, Dia-
mond Steel works of Park Brothers. on
Thirtieth street, was the scene this morn
ing of an awful accident, in which at
least five workmen lost their lives aud II
were injured. s. rv k-J31f8
Reports are freely circulated that from
10 to 80 were killed and it will not be
known just how many are dead until the
wreckage is cleared away. ftLEt Is
1t was about 4;15- o'clock. as the night
crew was about to turn over the mill. to
the day force, that four boilers in the 10
inch bar MILL No. g. exploded with ter
rifle force, scattering death and destRuc-
ton in all directions. sfssF 1aef
Building Torn to Atoms. ar
The mill was completely wrecked and
the debris is piled from so to rs feet high.
The boiler works of James Mcneil, adj
joining the Black Diamond mil, were
also destroyed. t-.fsifs Y.
A force of men went to work as quickly
as possible after the explosion, searching
in the debris for bodies. '5a+i *a&
Five dead and twelve injured have al
ready been removed. the dead have not
been identified and the bodies are now at
the morgue. The injured were removed
to the West Penn hospital. Their names
are: - 80 ..'t t'~s ~ '.'t
Many Are ManaIed. s 1se
Thomas Elliott, aged %. laborer three
severe scalp wounds. LII,
Albert Geisiesch. furnace hand; two
fingers blown of and several scalp
wounds.
Robert Street. colored; arms bruised.
Alexander Wasseelo, charger of the
furnace; left leg broken and scalp
Valentine Perniski. right leg broken and
scalp wounds. 't"'
Jacob Chesnolanes. aged 3d. two fingers
blown off and burned about face, head,
hands and body. ~
Isaac Washington, aged 40; heater,
scalp wounds and left arm broken. 49,
william Steinbaugh. mill hand; chest
bruised and breast bone fractured.
Peter Mikosky, helper; scalp wounds
and bank burned.
John Mcclusky. helper; face and hand
burned.
Munroe Larlxins. colored. Is. arms bruis-
ed and burned
Joseph Cunic. badly cut and injured
Four Boilers Exploded. f''
From what can be learned the four boil
ers exploded at one time reducing the
mill to heap of burned and charred tim
bers and twisted iron.
There is not straight piece of iron or
steel in the entire building.
The mill has sixty men on each turn
and IL Is thought that Dotn crews were
in the plant at the time of the explosion.
All the night men we're clad In their
scanty working attire . -
When the boilers exploded a panic en-
sued and al the men that were able rush.
ed to the street. f" "f.t
The injured and known dead were found
under wreckage and in the mill yard. s
The No. 8 1O-inch mill was a big iron
clad structure, built on a steel frame.
Residence is Wrecked.
One of the boilers went clean through
the Park Brothers mill and crushed into
the McNeill plant, almost demolishing 1t.
The only man at work in the MCNEIL
plant was Rudolph Korff, the night
Waterman. He was knocked down by the
force of the explosion.
Another of the boilers went through the
roof of the bar mill, scared through the
air across Thirtieth street ailds crashed
into the residence of Robert Prince. 1T
went through the front wall and fell into
the cellar, completely wrecking the house.
Prince and his family were asleep at the
time and had to rush to The street in
their night clothes. 81
The other two boilers were blown to
pieces and 1t was these that caused the
complete destruction of the MILL - 80,
The biting cold winds made the rescue
work slow and painful. Just what the
extent of the loss will be to the Park
Brothers company and the McNeils Is not
known, but it is variously estimated from
SIS, SIS to 100000. .t''-e - Ell. i.