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72 THE LOCOMOTIVE. [May,
Boiler Explosions.
March, 1893.
(67.) — John Bergher and Ernest Erwin Berwin were thrown forty feet or more bj^
a boiler explosion in Fayetteville, near Mascoutah, 111., on March 3d. They fell in a
large pond. They were rescued from the water, and, although badly hurt, both will
recover.
(68.) — A boiler exploded on March 3d at a point fifteen miles north of Pittston^
Pa. William Brown was killed outright, and Charles Sinsebaugh, Perry Refenburg,
and John Schott were badly injured. Refenburg, who was the fireman, died in the hos-
pital on the following Saturday, and at last accounts Sinsebaugh and Schott were ex-
pected to recover.
(69.) — On March 5th a boiler exploded in Hagerstown, near Baltimore, Md., fatally
injuring Engineer Smith and Fireman Lefevre, and badly scalding Raleigh Hoke. Le-
fevre's back was broken, and Smith was badly mangled. Both of these men will die.
but it is thought that Hoke will recover.
(70.) — A boiler exploded in Boscobel, "Wis., on March 5th, with terrible effect.
Timbers and parts of the engine and boiler were blown in all directions, and the dam-
age amounted to thousands of dollars. Fortunately nobody was killed.
(71.) — A boiler exploded on March 10th in Montezuma, near Celina, O. Twa
brothers named Miller were severely scalded, but both will recover.
(72.) — On March 11th a boiler exploded at the Rupp Building, in York, Pa. Regi-
nald Zeigler was badly injured, and another man slightly so.
(73.) — A boiler exploded at the Clark mill in Marseilles, 111., on March 13th. W.
H. Croker. the firemen, had just left the boiler-room, and so escaped injury. Some
damage was done to the building.
(74.) — On March 13th a boiler explosion occurred at Blufftown, Ind. The boilerroom
was torn to pieces, and Fireman George Hart was badly bruised. Four other men
were slightly hurt. The boiler was blown four hundred feet, cutting down trees in its-
course, and carrying away part of Fred. Mosima's house.
(75.) — A boiler exploded in St. Elmo, Ulster County, N, Y., on March 13th,
Horace Lambert and George A. Shufelt were killed, and James Flanagan was so badlj-
hurt that at last accounts his condition was critical.
(76.) — On March 13th a boiler exploded in the Florence Mills, at Forest City, Ruth-
erford County, N. C. Homer Harrell was instantly killed, and six others were seriouslj
wounded, four of whom will die. The boiler-house was demolished.
(77.) — Mr. Osgood's steam laundry in Marlboro, Mass., was seriously crippled on
March 15th by the explosion of the boiler.
(78.) — A boiler exploded in Columbus, O., on March 16th. It was marvelous that
nobody was hurt. Engineer William E. Cromwell had left the boiler-room only a few-
minutes before the accident. The boiler house was wrecked.
(79.) — On March 18th there was a boiler explosion in Mahanoy City, Pa. John
Schuyler and William Well were thrown high in the air, and were so badly bruised and