The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-25
TEN PEOPLE KILLED.
Tons Of M lied M s:al 72u,sd Up.
on Hslploss Victims.
HORRi5LE DEATH SCENES.
a Pitfsbu g Gas Furnaca Explcdad
and Caused sne Terrible
Destruction Of LIE
and Prep .T4y.

Destruction Of Lfa
and Property.
Ten men were burned to dessh and
four iTj aEed BY an explosion Of gas a.
tie $3.50 furnace Of Jones & L ushliD,
in Second averue, nesr Brady street.,
Pi;t5burg Pa, Teucsdsy. The ez
pl2si,n Was caused by q slip in tbs fur
mace, the gas and flames belohiDg up
ward through the bell. The men were
or the furnace platform, IS feet above
the greurd. Tlsre were 10 men on the
iurnsce shen ths explosion occurred.
F.f;een Of them weis caught in the
flames. Two Ct them escaped with
slight iejaries. The other four we're
the regular men employed as top filters
s2d escspsd Without iDjury.
The explosion vas caused by ths gas
becoming enessed in a crust OF elnder
forming st tie bottom Of the fucnaoa.
4 Eheeiba.ro7 contsiaiaso-e had ossa
sent up to tbs MA and ghen shey went
to dump it into the bell Of the furnace
they pushed it ever too ar and il roll
ed into TIE hopper. The baEroW wsigh-
ed 900 pounds szd ass too heavy for
tue men TO raise. The 10 iabcEeSs, ali
Huogarians, wera then se2t up to as
sist them. Esd it Eos been for the
bsrreg accident no oce would have
been hurt, ss the regular men kaow
ho7 to protest themselves al such times,
as similar explosions are of frequent
occurrence.
The explosion occurred in one Of the
big blast furnaces. The men we're at
work at the top Of the furnace over 120
feet from the ground. Gas, which had
accumulated in the furnace, exploded
aud toos Of molten metsl and slsg we're
thraWa over she unfortunate men on the
sop OF the structure. Ali the men made
q rush for tie elevator, but is had gone
down md there Was no escape. 10
janp msans csItsin dss.h, and to re
NAN On the plssforu was just as Ger
tain doom.
Tones Of molten metal and flames
fe;i upon the man and burned zine Of
them to dsash. Tneir bodies fell to
the roof Of the mil, IS feet below,
evsry bone vas broken aod 81 unrecog-
nlzssie mass OF human 4 ssh.
Ordinarily only snree men work on
top Of the furnace, bus this morning.
sbout 6.l5 o'clock one Of the heavy
iron Essors used in taking up the
ore to the toy Of the furnace got stuck
on the top Of the structure and she
three men sent for assistance. 4 few
men went up, but they could not move
the wagon aad more went up, until
the nunbsr reached Il. It was while
they were trying 20 get the wagon re-
leased that the fatal explosion took
place. All the men at WORK on top Of
shs furnaces were Sia7s and Poles.
Eye witnesses say that it Was the
most horrible sight they ev.r witness
cd. They say that when the explosion
took place there was one CREST loud
report and the heavens were illuni-
rated with a sheet Of fame, showing
the men on tcp OF the fu:nsce run
ming about, gasticuistipg wildly. The
flames snd not metal looked Ike
volcano in action. FIVE Of the msn
were blow Of the top OF she furnace
AID s range as il may seem, these men
are 6ae ones that ara sS.l. ilying. TIE
o:hsrs hung On the rsillng, soma OF
ms ortsiue, Others on the inside, until
their oloshin. Was bGraea OF. Two
Of the VICTIMS hanging on the outside
held On, sad remained teaaoioUs!y
oiiasjug 70 the railing until their fn
gers W>re burned otf. :-hey then fell
20 the roof If the mill, oesd. Seven
Of tae victims were found dead on the
platform OF 5he oupo.a.
these We're completely denuded Of
cio -hlng BY she flames and their bodies
were burned almost 10 a crisp.
Hu-d1eas of predesirlans on Second
sve.us E=d usr-os escSpes from dsata
wGeu TIE exslysloa oo5urisc. Eons Ct
ors, cJke ald h.. cladafs, so@e We 81
lHs a!mys- lhTee poGro, Tanned GOWN
GA S.co4a aV@EGs An2 many lad 10
run ln,o buusee snc st.res fcr Pre-
lscuoa C~l NJ 369 ut tee Hvmestssd
liyisl9u ~ss p4s.lAa jIs5 81 sne Ilme
VS. g&. -. so. Lie coAe AID oIhsr
uater.2: fa.l.Qs on tae cs:, WEioh mad
2o ysss=41efs ABOARD, csU5so a psnac
ao1 -auy j4u.p.G IF and more would
haYe foI.o~sa had Los the csojnsss
CT the coa1u:.Gr sa7ed them. None
of The "a .seQSess Vas IN the least IL
jursd, bus ali weTe baCl " scared.
O7ar sgo soas OF tho debris fell on
Second aveDua a5d 8 fol9e o. 30 man
Was put 70 Wer& TO ciesl it Of the
track. IraG. gSs impe3sd, but within
a half hour sf.sr .hs aoeicent all shc
tracks were c.3arod. The people resid
ing about the furnace and for blocks on
either slds we're badly frightened.
Tas3 rushed fsom their hoUee and a
teH nlluaes aftsr the repors had
sounded throughout Soho thoussids Of
people gathered about the furnace.
1.-Two Of the victims were found IN
the stock yards Of tbs plant, ESQ yards
from she furnace. They were horribly
burned, but lad they not bean they
would have bsen killed By sush fcrcs.
Evers bone in their bodies seemed to
be broken.
The most distressing feature Of the
accident uss the burning Of msa
nauea Ftansoaiez. He sss see2 by
the thonsaHds Of people ca thsir Way
to work to Eua to the platform cliii1S
ard lesp into the air. He Vss mass
Of fAmes as he weas through the ar.
10 foli e. the ssooE yard saed sao lia-
orally Sue.t5 10 dss:h before the eyaS
Ct ths crowd fifty fesa below, who had
1e way to raash aim.