The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-25
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Ihe Bursting If Seven Boilers Caases
Fearful Lass Of life.
MOST HORRIBLE SCENE
Between Twenty and Thirty Men
We're Killed. Outright and About
Fifty Injured in Catastrophe at
American Sheet and Tin Plate Cos
Piant, when Boilers Exploded.

American Sheet and Tin Plate Cos
Piant, when Boilers Exploded.
With q roar that was heard three
miles away. battery Of seven boil
ers at the plant OK the American Tin
Plate and Sheet Company st Canton.
Ohio. exploded Tuesday afternoon.
killing from twenty to thirty men and
injuring about fifty. Among the in-
jured are half dozen men. who. il
IS said. will probably die before morn
ing. Others, physicians say. cannot
recover from their injuries
The cause Of the explosion is at
present unknown. The fireman and
engineer. who were in the boiler
roous. are dead. No one else about
the plant who survived the accident
can give any explanation.
One workman says that he heard
three distinct explosions in quick Sue
cess;oo. They came SO close. how
ever. that It was also over In
minute.
The force 0; the conclusion was
terrific. The big plant is in such
a state OF ruin as TO be practically a
total loss. a mere egg shell Of the
building is left
Identification Of the men was diff
cult. because many Of them were so
mutilated that eSen the most init
mate friends Of the dead could not
recognize the features
Heads were blown from several
bodice Arns and ,egs were torr
from the trunks Fragments OF bod
les were blown several squares from
the scene and bits Of human flesh
have been picked up on po.ches and
roofs Of houses and In trees
There were 160 uen at work IN
the plant at the time Of tie accident
Sut dozen OF 50 esce2>I some In.
jury. These. and others who rush
ed 10 the plant as soon as the dis,
aster was known. worked hecoical!y
to rescue the injured from the ruins
which soon took FIRE. but the FIRE de,
partment extinguished the flames
Tse superintendent Of the plan
put foremen and other trusted en-
ployes at work trying Co make lis
of the dead, injured and missing
The task proved difficult. because tht
injured had been rushed to the three
hospitals Of the city. and there va!
nothing which can identify them
Members OF the bereavec tami2ie:
rushed srantically to the plant. ant
then to the hospitals and residence!
near the ruined shops. in an eror
10 fnd q trace Of their loved ones
It was thought at eight o'clock Tues
day night that ali the cead had bee,
removed from the debris. 1t wa!
then stated that 50 far as known The
dead numbered twenty. but this dix
not include any who had died a
their homes after removal from tbs
ruins
The body OF one man. unknown
was blown through a house over sew
en- hundred fee: from the plant The
body entered the house from the
east side. and continued in st.aigh'
Hne through a bed room and out al
the other side OF the house TO Loui:
avenue. The torso Of another MAJ
was found IN the garden OF a yard
about 500 feet west Of the scene
Arms. legs and parts OF bodies were
strewn about the neishborhood.
Tie bodies Of seven men. mut!lat
ed beyong recognition. were found
in the north end o: the mill.
''For Gods sake nit me on :he
head and kill me." cried one work.
man to man who found him The
injured man had an arm torn OF and
a great nole in his side.
The plant had Eve mills All :a>
employees who worked at mills one
two. three and soac were either kill
ed or i.,jured. whil~ the men IN mil!
No. 5. fazthest from the boilers. es-
capped serious injury.