Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-11
FrightfuI Accident in PittSburg
Blast Furnace = Three
Known 0ead-TWenty-fou
Men. Missing.
W0RKMEN ENGULFED IN
FLOOD OF MOLTEN METAL
Heart-rending Scenes at Mill
Gates When Families Of
Victims Learn Of Disaster.
Reporters Denied Admission

Pittsburg, Jan. 10-F!fteen or
more men We're completely inciner-
ated in six feet of molten metal in last
nights explosion at the Jones and
Laughlin steel company's furnaces,
according to an investigation made
today. Tons of the fiery substance
were showered over forty workmen.
of these between fifteen ana twenty
cannot be found, twelve dead bodies
have been recovered and ten are in
hospitals frightfully wounded
1t Is believed that no 4 trace of the
,men- -angulfed in tie lhoy nlcteI will he
found
OF the dead bodies recovered sew
eral are minus arms. legs and head,
while others are burned and twisted
beyond recognition. A number of the
injured have their eyes burned out,
and otmhers were so badly injured
that amputation of arms and limbs
were necessary.
Deputy Coroner Laidley says one
youth became crazed by his injuries
and before he could be prevented
leaped into pot of molten metal and
was incinerated.
This afternoon large force OF
workmen searching for bodies OF the
missing men found the leg of man
embedded in portion of the metal
which they were breaking up.
w. l.. Jones, vice president of the
Jones and Laughlin Steel company.
limited, issued the following statefl
ment tonight:
I'VE have been unable to determine
what caused the explosion. rigid
investigation has been instituted. The
unfortunate affair is a great mystery
The Identified Dead.
JOHN CRAMER,
ANDREW FEATHERKA.
GUSTAVE KESSLER
While the mill officials are inclined
to believe all of the missing men were
not cremated in the molten metal,
nothing definite is known as to their
whereabouts.
Only one man, George Knox. has
appeared since the explosion. He says
everything happened so quickly thar
escaped.
he doubts whether any of the men
Chief Peter Snyder, of the Fourth
fire district, was seriously injured,
while directing the firemen to extin-
guish the fire which followed the ex-
oosion.
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high, receiving internal injuries
While responding to the alarm
hose wagon was struck by Il street
car, seriously injurng two of the fire.
men. The windows of the car were
shattered. Two women were injured
The scenes about the entrance to
the mill were pathetic when the fam
lilies of the victims learned of the dis
aster Women, men and children
gathered before the gate and made
frantic efforts to gain admittance
Several of the frenzied women rushed
upon the officers and tried to fight
their way into the mill Children ran
through the streets crying that
father was dead"
Later 1t became necessary TO call ad-
ditional police forcibly to escort the
women and children to their homes.
The officials at the mills refused O
allow any one to enter the yard whore
the furnace Is located. Information
was refused TO newspaper men, the Of
fieials saying that later they NIGH is
sue a statement. a heavy guard OF
foreign workmen was pllccd at the
entrance and even the police were
powerless to get past
George Knox the only man believed
~ udNt eSCdptu uHlHJuftu Sdlu W tEt
Associated Press
1.-THE furnace Is one of the improved
Style and thirty-hve OF us were work.
ing about. never thinking Of an explu-
sion. Suddenly there was a terrific
roar and molten metal was thrown
every place. Streams of 1t were runf
ming in all directions. and was con
fronted with an awful dsllh unless
could run faster than tn meal could
travel | don't know what happened
to the other men. | did no. see cry
Of them after the explosion If they.
did not run quick all are buried uGdei1
six feet of molten metal"
- Charles Benrett, yarl brakeman.
who was passing near tho furnace on
a freight train wnen the explosion oc-
CURED, gave a grapiie description II
the disaster.
Our train was right near the FUR
naee," salt Bennett. fwnen the metal
poured oft of the Furnaces over the
ground. | saw the men running for &
place of safety To the right 1f The
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