The Locomotive - Lighthouse Survival Blog

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])rove fatal, but a change for the worse came over him and lie died the next day. En-
gineer Grayson never regained consciousness.
Cotton Gin (199). On Nov. 13th, at Ben Scott's gin, near Magnolia, Ark., the boiler
of the engine exploded while the gin was running at full speed. The engineer, whose
name was Robinson, was instantly killed by pieces of the boiler, and a negro, who was
warmino- near the engine, was scalded to death. Two others, who were connected jvith
the works, were fatally scalded, but are still living, and two others were badly, but not
seriously, injured.
Locomotive (200). The boiler of Philadelphia «fc Reading engine No. 563, draw-
ing a train of empty coal cars, blew up at Conner's Crossing, near Schuylkill Haven, Pa.,
on Nov. 14th, killing five men and probably fatally injuring another. The killed are
Henry C. Allison, engineer; William Mackey, fireman; William Cowhey, William Kendrick,
and William Moyer. Brakeman Michael Dobbins was also badly scalded, and
will probably die. The engine was north bound, with a heavy train of empty cars.
William Cowhey, with his crew, had brought up a train of empties and after running
them into the Cressona yards boarded engine 563 at the Mine Hill crossing with the in-
tention of reaching their homes in that way, and, as is customary, took possession of the
cab. Dobbins, who escaped instant death, was crowded out of the cab and took a seat
on the tender. The men had barely been on the engine two minutes when the terrible
explosion occurred. They were thrown into the air in all directions and instantly killed.
The boiler and firebox were blown off the trucks and the tracks were so badly damaged
that traffic was considerably delayed. The north and south bound midnight Buffalo
trains were compelled to run via the Little Schuylkill branch from Tamaqua to Port
Clinton.
Agricultural, Engine (201). A boiler bursted on the plantation of Thomas Lawrey,
a few miles from Kershaw, S. C, on Nov. ITth, killing John Hunter instantly, and
injuring Frank Lawrey so badly that he died within a few hours. Robert Lawrey was
so badly hurt that it is thought he will not recover.
Bath-House (202). A boiler explosion occurred on Nov. 18th in a Hebrew bath-
house, at the corner of Franklin and Logan streets, Pittsburgh, Pa., almost destroying
it. Fortunately no one was in the house at the time. The house was damaged to the
extent of $1,000.
Saw-Mill (203). On Nov. 19th a boiler in the saw-mill of John Kirsch, in Perr-
gottseck, seven miles from Red Bud, 111., exploded, and John Kirsch. August Vogest,
and Andrew Frisch were fatally injured. The mill was nearly wrecked.
Machine Shop (204). Edward Ryder, an electrician at the hardware company's
new machine shops in Racine, Wis., was somewhat scalded about the face, on Nov. 21st,
from the explosion of a steam-valve, in consequence of which that department had to
shut down for repairs.
Bath-Room (205). Frank Lee's steam-heater in his bath-room, at Leigh, near Scotia,
Neb., blew up on Nov. 26th. The bath-room happened to'be empty at the time, and
no one was injured. The force of the explosion was considerable, as the partition at
the rear end of the room was blown out.
Mine (206). The bursting of a boiler at the Shakespeare mine in Yuba county.
Cal., on Nov. 23th, injured the engineer and two bystanders. A hole between three and
four feet long was made in the boiler. Owing to the rain six men were standing in front