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84 THE LOCOMOTIVE. [June,
Boiler Explosions.
April, 1893.
(92.) — On April 1st a terrible boiler explosion occurred in a mill in Lacona, Warren
Co., Iowa. Henrj' McKiuness (owner of the mill) and his three sons, John, Henry, and
Peter, were killed, and the mill was completely wrecked.
(93.) — A boiler exploded in the town of McAlester, I. T., on April 2d, instantly
killing L. P. Durnell, F. Fredericks, G. 'SV. Martin, and Henry Landers. Three of the
men were thrown eighty feet, and all four were badly mangled.
(9-1.) •— On April 3d a boiler exploded inBroadford, near Johnstown, Pa., and Henry
Rickleman, Steven Fairchild, and William Herberger were seriously and perhaps fatally
injured about the head and body.
(95.) — A boiler exploded in the Anchor Mill at Meredosia, near Jacksonville, 111.^
on April 6th. The engineer, Patrick Cody, was instantly killed, but no others were injured.
The mill was new and had just been put in complete order, and the boiler was
believed to be in good condition. Pieces of the mill were blown in every direction, and
the warehouse adjoining it was also wrecked.
(96.) — A boiler explosion occurred in Thorn, Barton & Go's, mill in Jonesboro,
Ark., on April 8th, making a complete wreck of the building, and destroying nearly all
of the machinery and other property of the plant. The boiler was carried a thousand
feet from the mill, tearing up everything in its way. A piece of flue was blown through
the dwelling of an old man named Buck, who lived 150 yai-ds away; and although his
dwelling was demolished, he escaped with slight injuries. Xo one else was hurt.
(97.) —A vulcanizing boiler exploded on April 10th in the Chicago Rubber Company's
works, on Grand avenue. Chicago. Philip Fogerty was instantly killed, and
James Haugh was so badly burned that he cannot recover. The roof was partly blown
oft", and all the windows in the building were shattered.
(98.) — On April 13th a small boiler exploded in A. Herr's hat factory on First ave
nue, New York. Xo one was hurt, and the damage was small.
(99.) — A boiler explosion occurred on April 13th, in the mill of Mowry & Bro., neat
Sumner, 111. Charles Mowry received a severe cut on the arm, and another man was
somewhat bruised; but both will recover.
(100.) — Samiiel Trickey was scalded to death on April 16th by the explosion of f,
boiler in the Remington paper mill in Watertown, X. Y.
(101.) — Various reports (one of them illu.strated) have reached us of the explosiob-
of the passenger steavaer ]!^eUie BIi/ on the Tippecanoe river, near Winamac, Ind., on
April 16th. It is said that eight persons were severely injured. Of these, Clarence
Fishborn and James Long were badl}' scalded, J. F. Fishborn was hurt internally (per-
haps fatally), Daniel Rhodes was scalded and was "hit with rubbish of various de-
scriptions,"' and George Train had both legs broken above the ankles, and will have to
have them amputated. This account says that the Nellie BJy "carries from forty to
fifty passengers each trip," and that she was "of light build and made for pleasure
only." Furthermore, it appears that "the screams of the affrighted passengers filled
the air and pandemonium reigned. The boat filled up rapidly and sunk to the bottom,
and those who had not been thrown into the river, but had managed to hold on [to the