The Washington herald., 1907-05-22

Pittsburg, May I.-For the third time
within six months, the Eliza group Of fur
naces. of the Jones & Laughlin Steel
Company. was the scene of a frightful
accident this evening at SD o'clock
There was another slip a frightful ex-
plosion. molten metal hurled about among
the workmen. and tonight five charred
and blackened bodies are at the county
morgue. -Four other men are dying in
hospital. and still another is seriously
injured at his home. and there are sew
eral missing. While not so serious in the
number of fatalities. the accident Of this
evening is even more so than the two pre-
ceding explosions on account of the
prominence of the victims Among the
dead are two assistant superiutendents
and one Of the injured is also an assist.
ant superintendent
Only two Of the bodies at the morgue
can he identified those of the two as
sistant sIperintendeuts Although all OF
the bodies are burned to a crisp far past
recognition. still. I'm some unaccountabIe
manner the coats Of both the assistant
superinteudents were not burned and
from letters found in the pockets. their
identity was established The dead.
T. WILLARD. chief mechanic with title u
assistant superintendent
JOHN A. WEST head blow with title Of assist
ant superintendent.
Three unknown men.
The injured:
John kilday. assistant superintendent.
badly burned about head and body, but
able to be removed to his home.
HarIand Goodwin. horribly burned about
head and body az Mercy Hospital, will.
die
John Perish, burned about body and in-
hailed flames, at Mercy Hospital; viii
die.
Charles f. Morris. burned about head
lace and hands; az Mercy Hospital, viii
die.
John Barrett burned about hands. face.
and body, at Mercy Hospital. may die
Caused by "SIip."
Tonight officials of the Jones d Laugh
jim Co ISSUED a statement in which thew
said that the accident this ersenirg zsas
caused hy "a Sip" the same reason that
was assigned for the two other explosions
There are five furnaces I'm the group
No. 3 slipped" some six months ago.
killing fourteen men. shortly arterward
80. exploded and three men were. killed.
In addition 90 the killed. there were many
injured
A slip is caused by ore. dust and Stag
accommodating ON the side OF the furnace.
When the amount Of this accumulation
becomes too heavy for its own weight il
falls into the bottom of the furnace. and
the molten metal is thrown from The fur
mace Ike lava from a volcano.
Furnace No. I was the one that ex-
pl03ed to-day
Seven Nen Near Furnace.
There were seven other men working at
the mouth of the furnace. when. without
a moments warning. the explosion oc-
CURED.
With the explosion. the metal burst MS
a sheet from the furnace. covering tra
unfortunate men completely. Men from
the other furnaces were leaving for their
homes at the time Of the explosion. and
IL is feared that there viii be- others
added to the death list as a number Of
men are reported missing Not until to-
morrow viii the names Of the dead and
the exact number of injured be fully con
frmed. Then those who fail 20 appear for
work will be considered dead.
There viii be no way 90 tell which Of
the bodies at the morgue are those Of tha
various missing. The coroner is making
a rigid investigation