The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-30
BOILER EXPLOSION KILLS 10
MORE IHtN TWENTf-fHE
OTHERS INJURED.
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PrrrsTiElp, Mas Dec Fourteen
men were Instantly killed and two have
since died from injuries received through
the explosion Of tubular boiler in the
engine house OF tn. Norwood Lake Ice
Company. the largest ice plant in Berk-
shire county. mile and half scout beast
OF Piftsfield. this morning.
More than Is men were hurt. fourteen
OF whom were taken TO he House OF Mercy
Hospital
police invest igAi ion il now under way
to discover IN. cause of the explosion.
Chief Inspector O'Neill OF the state
Police OF Bosi on arrived at 5 O'Clock this
afternoon to take charge of the investi-
CATION by thar 'departme
The police theory OF the explosion il
thai a new steam gauge which had been
installed recently was choked and that
whereas the gauge was set for 10 pounds
the boiler may hav. been carrying two
hundred pounds when IL blew up.
special meeting Of the City Council
this afternoon voted authority to Mayor
William II Mac lnnes 30 furnish mmedi-
a'e relief to the families Of the killed and
injured. Senator ". Murray Crane Of
Dalton on hearing of the accident drove
10 Pi,tsfi.l and conferred with Mayor
Machines with regard TO relief. The
Senator and members OF the Crane family
subscribed 81 $50 and citizens OF Pitts
field added gifts. - that tonight nearly
s3.1O IL available
Inc property loss 20 the ice company
Is 5000
An official Of the Alorewood Lake Ice
a. -, ,k..t l,-
uf the killed and injured were on it's pay
roll. The Others had gathered at the
i'eho,lse seeking employment, which
was 20 tcgn with the hosting Of ice
to-day
The explosion took place at 9:t5 O'Clock.
There were in the boiler room and engine
house al that time about twenty men.
livery one Of these was either killed or
injured Outside the boiler house were
Gbout eighty men. They were there
to take charge of the elevators and to
stack the ice The company had intended
to store 3D.tIO tons. and part OF Il had
heen cut and was in the canals leading
into the runway from which 1t was 10 he
Drawn.
No man lives 90 tell what happened
inside the boiler room. Survivors out
side say that suddenly they were ilfted
from their feet and hurled into space.
The building. .0Xp feet, was completely
wrecked. Two side walls the roof and
the boiler and engine went into the air
Pieces OF iron were hurled I'D feet. Pieces
Of the boiler shot out, ripping the building
into slivers and tearing legs. arms and
bodies of the workmen.
At a distance OF 800 feet a hand was
picked up and near the same place was
mans face. cut from the head.
A few cool men tried TO organize relief
for the injured. The living were carried
20 spot where horse blankets had been
spread TO receive them. A runner was
,espatched to the nearest telephone TO
calf ON the city for help
IL Was 10 o'ciock when ,hs first sleigh
load OF the injured was brought TO the
city. All resources were put TO work.
The ambulances belonging TO the House
q Mercy Hospital. the police patrol and
automobiles were sent 10 the place Of the
accident.
Fourteen bodies were carried TO under
taking rooms. which were converted
into morgIes.
The body Of Engineer Dunn was cut in
Two. II was blown Atty fees against the
side of the ice stack. The legs, head and
srms were missing. Edgar Aliens body
was found seventy-five feet from the
engine house Allen had worked for the
Zoe company for four years.
e. T.. Barber a survivor. said: i went
Gown To the lake and reported for work
1T O'Clock. My son. Sylvan {. Barber
was with me
The engineer. William Dunn. had fire
started in the boiler but was not yet max
ilg steam. There seemed 20 he some
ming wrong with the boiler. for he had a
man at work pumping water into the
'oiler with handpump, | don't know
who that man was hut he was a middle
aged man. was there quite IA long time
and then went down TO the lake There
was nothing to do 80 long a. there was no
team for the operation OF the elevators.
went back 10 the boiler house ABOUT
clock and they were still working on
me boiler Steam was pouring out Of the
tuiler at it, head and underneath. and
remark 81 that the old boiler needed re-
pairs and repacking
dangerous and that we would SO around
tns icehotise and wait until they got the
a.svatOr working
There were about sixty men about tho
boiler house or in IT, Some of them were
testing with their backs Co the engine
hJuse. Many were inside. round about
The leaking boiler. for IL was chilly out
side. ] was down by the ice house when
the explosion occurred.
The whole boiler house. was lifted
up and then spread out and went down,
covering the men who had been thrown
out Of the engine house. My son was
ten feet behind me. He was knocked
the head. There seemed to bs a perfect
rain 81 timber and iron all around. was
stunned for a momeni and then carried
my son down To the lake and revived him
and handaged his head.
and debris from the dead and dying II
was an awful sight Men were living
with arms and legs blown on. ! saw two
die after they had been carried out Of
the death heap. There were a lot OF
wounded all around. Men were crying
and some were c,irsing
Following n a list 81 the dead:
William Dunn. engineer; Edgar ID.
Allen. John Raymond. carpsnter: Leo
TermaBdz. George Albert Bence. Wyatt
Moore. Finer h. Eldridge. Fred Rouihier.
Arthur Pepoon. James McNalus. Abelins
Gallego. George Houghtaling. Joseph
Gallego. George Ward. fireman: Martin
r. smith. one unidentified body.
The injured al the House Of Mercy are:
Joseph Patten. scalp wound; X. II. Moore.
face burned: George W. Nye. injuries not
serious: Robert Hall. scalp wounds and
hip injury. not serious: Michael T. Kenney.
injuries not serious: Nyron Burr. injuries
not serious; Charles -. kean. cut about
yfsa face; Augu-tin johnson. head otIt and
shoulder dislocated: Fred Boucar. entire
hody burned. unconscious when brought
in. CONDITION serious. Henry Tower. arm
cut az elbow. blood vessels ruptured.
NAV he critical. Charles = Barber serious