The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-03-23

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ir in mourning tsr Il, least shr~~ asufe
people. shcse lives ~efv hIosss~a ezE
early Monday By the sxpiosioa ot =
boiler In large shoe manufacturing
establishment IN the Campobs.lio de.
trici, conducted D. The u IL Grover
Company
The explosion ~Es immediately FL.
lowed by Il fash # fame. ~hicA eon-
sumed the factory. long. four story
structure. as II II xcrc a house Of
cards. and iaciucratcd an unkno~a
number cf men and womca. Who acre
unable in cxtricate themselves frum
mass Of tangled wr~ckaws formed
by the terrific upaeasai iu ths boiler
room. More than half = hundred of
the employees serc maimed burned ar
bruised by the time the. cached SAT.
ground. Som. had Jumped from tn,
roof. some from windows. and others
had been injured In the mad fuah to
escape from the doomed factory.
which from ELL parts emitted the in.
tense, awful heat of an inferno. driving
back the band Of heroic rescuera xha
in a few brief moments had performed
gallant service.
The fre extended from the factory
To seven others buildings In the yieln.
ity and destroyed them. One uf these
buildings was thrce.story wooden
block. owned by Charles r Dahlhorg.
the others being cottages of small val.
Tie and blacksmith shop. Two wood.
en- dwellings near the engine room
were practically demolished by tho
flying boiler. but none Of the occu-
pants was seriously injured. The to
tai financial loss is estimated nj
quarter of million dollars, 5000 900
OF which falls on the X. H. Grover
Company. The monetary losses are
nearly Offset by insurance.
III may never be known tust how
many persons perished In the wreck.
age. No one knows exactly how many
persons were in the factory. Tho
number has been estimated at 400.
but Treasurer Charles O. Emerson
said he doubted whether there were
so Eiany at work Two hundred and
fifty survivors have been accounted
for. and at midnight the remains OF
DO bodies had been recovered from the
ruins. the search being continued all
night. Fragments of human frames.
which might belong To bodies other
than those enumerated, have also
been found. Few Of the remains have
been identified. The head in nearly
every case is missing. and, except In
rare instances. IL was impossible even
10 distinguish the ser.
Chief Of Police Boyden At late
hour expressed the opinion that some
of the employees had not reached the
factory at the time OF the explosion.
and that undoubtedly number of
those living In nearby places we're in
jured. and had gone home without
reporting their injuries. He thought
that many OF those not accounted for.
upwards OF 100 in number. were
among those
An inspection OF the wrecked boiler
by the State boiler inspector showed
that there WAS a sufficient supply of
water in IL. The cause Of the erpio-
sion Is at present a mystery The dis
. aster will be further investigated by
the State authorities
inspecto to investigate.
Boston. speciai.-Chief Shaw. Of tie
state police. has detailed inspector
kazer TO proceed 10 ascertain the Cause
OF the accident
III criminal negligence Is shown. I
shall take Immediate steps" said the
chief tonight
The boiler was ins lred by the Hart
ford Steam Boiler Inspection and In
surance Company. OF this city. I'm tn.
sum Of $4,000. G. r. Roberts. the local
manager. sent two Of the inspectors fo
the scene Immediately upon receipt Of
the news OF the eatastrophy.