The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-12-27
TEN PEOPLE KILLED.
Tons OF M slsad Maia, Psurad Up.
Oh HsIpiess Victims.
HORRIBLE DEATH SCENES.

and Gauead tho Tarriblo
Dsssructlon 81 LA
and Prepariy.
Ten mon weso burned to donsh and
four injured by an explosion Of gas as
tho Soho furnace Of Jones & L, ,ughliD,
Ia Se,ond nvenue, naar Brady street,
Pi,tsburg, Pa., Thursday. The OK
plosion was osuJod hy . clip in tho fur
naoo, tho gao aud aanyes belchipg up
ward through tho bell Tha men wers
on tho furnace platform, 80 feos above
the ground Thtro wego 10 men on tho
furnaco Shcn Tho explosion occurred
Fifteen Of them wsrs caught ia tho
asmou. Two Of them cacaped with
slight ihjarics. The o.hor four wore
tho regular men employed a5 top fillors
and eacAptd without Injury.
The explosion was caused by tha gss
becoming caosaed in 4 crust OF oinGer
forrnipg At tho bottom Of tho fucaaaa.
A UhcclbarroV oontaiaing orc had boon
sent up to the men and when they wens
20 dump 1t into tho bsll Of the furnaoa
they pushed it oyer too for end il roll
cd into the hopper, The barrow weigh
cd 500 pounds end was too heavy Tor
tho mon TO raise, Tho 16 Iaborers, all
Hrpgarians, were then aent up to as
eits thom. Had 1t not been for the
barrow aooidon5 no one would hayo
hsen hurt, as tho regular men know
hoa to protoot themselves ct suoh times,
as similar explosions aro OF frequent
ooourrenoo.
Tho explosion occurred in one Of tho
big blast furnaoes. Tho mon were at
work at tho top Of tho furnace ovor 1870
foet from the ground Gsa, which had
accumulated in tho furnace, exploded
and TOM OF molten motal and Stag wsro
thrawn over the unfortunate men O tho
top OF tho atraeturs, All tho mon made
aruSh for tho elevator, but il had gone
down and there wan no escape. To-.
jump meant certain death, and to roy
main On tue platform MAS just o. GER
tain doom. 81 SIS
Tonos Of molten metal and flames
foil upon the mon and burned nine Of
them to doath. Their bodios fell to
the roof OF the mill, 85 foot below.
every bono was broken aud on unrooog.
ni2ablo mass OF human fash. &,
Ordinarily only three man work on
top Of tho furnace, but this morning
about Clio O'Clock ono of ths heavy.
| lyon wagons used ia taking up tho
!s0yasto the top OF tho furnace COS stuok}
~ I'D khss
three mon Gel nt FOR 1, d n nco. fa Isl
mon went up, but th1p could nos niovo
tho wagon and more went up. antii
tho number reaohed ID. ItWas while
tthoy were trying to set The wagon re--
leased that the fetal explosion took
place. All the mon at work on top Of
the furnaces wero Slavs and Poles.
Bye Witnesses say that it was the
most horrible sight tboy over witness.
cd. Thoy eay that Whsn the exploaion
took place thoro was ono great loud
report and the heavens were illului.
mated with o ehees of flamo, showing
the mon on top Of tho furnace run.
ming about, gestioulating wildly. rho
hsmos and hot motal looked like o
volcano in action. Eve Of the men
were blown off the top OF the furnace
and strange as it may soem, thebo men
ato tho ones that arc still living. The
others hung on tho railing, some on
tho outside, oshers on the ,nSioe, until
thoir olothing was burned of, Two
Of tho viohm, hanging on Tho outside
held on, aid Yemainod consciously
olinElpg to the railing until their in
gors wolo burned off. They then fell
to tho yoof Of the mill, dead. Seven
Of the victims were found dead on tho
| platform Of the oupOla.
These were completely denudsd Of
olo hing BY tho hAmoa and their bodiep
| 8tro bufned almoet TO q crisp.
HundfedD Of predobtrianB on Second
avenue had narrow esoapep from deatt,
when tho explosion occurred. Tons Of
ore, ookc anu no. olndsrs, Some "a.
lag almopt three pound, ralned down
on Sccoad avenue Ana many had to
run INTO houses ana stores for pr1.
teotiop Usr No 369of tho III omeatsad
oiv'sloh wss pssslng just 90 The time
the gas lot 80. Tl.o oose and other
na.cr,ai falling on the oar, which had
40 passsl4trD aboard, oauseu apAnio
ana 4any Jumped Of and moro would
have followed mad not tho ooolnea6
Of the conductor saved them. Mono
of tho passengers wab III the least in
jured, but all were badly soated,
Over two tols OF the debris fell on
Second avenue and O f0rco of 30 m,sn
was put 40 work to oltan it off tho
trAoka. Traffic wsa impe6ad, but within
. half hour sfter this asoidont oil the
tracks were olaared I'ho people rasid
ing about the furnace and Tor blocks on
either eido were badly frightened.
Thoy rushed from their homes and q
Tow minutag aftss tho report had
sounded throughous Soho Thousands 0,
peoplo gathered abous the furnace.
/ LlTWo Of tho vieAims uere found II
she stock yards Of the plant, $50 yaYdi
from sho futnaoo. They Wore horribly
burned, but had thoy NOS boon thoJ
would have been killed by suoh forco
Nyery bono In their bodicg aoomed to
| bio brokon. N. 81 Y 4, a &.
| The most distressing feature Of the
aooidont was tho burning OF mar
namad FrankoWica, He was aoon by
| tho Thousands ofpoople on thsir way
10 work 10 rua to sho platform railinl
and leap into she air. He was nanl
| OF flames 90 he wont through ths air