The Locomotive - Lighthouse Survival Blog

1901.] THE LOCOMOTIVE. 131
(164.)— A 48-inch boiler exploded on May 30th, in the Eureka Planing Mill, at
Meridian, Miss. The roof of the boiler-house took fire, and the boiler exploded during
the fire, just after the arrival of the fire department. Nobody was hurt, but the boiler-
house was demolished, and fragments of the burning roof were thrown in all direc-
tions.
(165.) — The boiler of Frank S. Swartz's sawmill, at Caldwell, ten miles west of
Waterville, Pa., exploded on May 31st. Engineer George Helms was killed, and
Henry Kryder and Andrew Conway were injured. The mill was completely wrecked.
[This explosion and the foregoing ones were unavoidably omitted from the regular list
for May, which was printed in our issue for August.]
(166.) — On June 1st a boiler exploded at Ansted, W. Va., while used in drilling
a well. Several small boys were standing near the boiler at the time, and Harry Fur-
guson, Carl Doolittle, and Harry Pack were scalded so badly that they died within a
few hours. Engineer Rife was also injured to some extent.
(167.) — The towboat George 8. Ross was destroyed on June 1st, by the explosion
of her boilers, at Tarentum, near Pittsburg, Pa. Captain George A. Kelly was killed,
and Engineer Humphrey Mount, Wilson Beatty, Guy Wolf, and Charles Kelly (a
nephew of Capt. Kelly) were seriously injured. The boilers of the Moss had been in-
spected only a short time before, and were believed to be in good condition. The up-
per part of the boat was completely ruined, and she will have to be entirely rebuilt if
she is ever used again. The Boss belonged to the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company, and
was valued at $50,000. One fragment of the wreckage partially destroyed the residence
of Mr. Charles Selmer, 500 feet away from the scene of the explosion.
(168.) — An experimental boiler, built by Mr. William Weisel, of Ohio, Bureau
county, 111., exploded on June 3d. The building in which the boiler stood was consid-
erably damaged, but fortunately nobody was injured.
(169.) — On June 5th the boiler of a locomotive exploded on the Nashville branch
of the Atlantic Coast Line, near Rocky Mount, one mile below Nashville, N. C. Engineer
Frederick Brown was instantly killed, and the fireman was fatally scalded. A
switchman also received painful injuries. The boiler of the locomotive was thrown up
an embankment, and the train was partially wrecked.
(170.) — A boiler exploded on June 6th, in the Standard Electric Power company's
plant, at Dallas, Tex. Nobody was injured, but part of the city was thrown into dark-
ness, and the entire trolley service was paralyzed.
(171.) — The boiler of a traction engine exploded on June 7th, in the warehouse
of the Banting Machine & Supply company, Toledo, Ohio. Henry Langerman was in-
jured so badly that he died a short time later. Engineer Charles Richfield was also
badly hurt, and E. O. Rule was injured to a lesser extent. The explosion blew out the
front of the building in which it occurred, and the property loss is estimated at $35,-
000.
(172.) — On June 8th a hot water boiler exploded in the clubhouse on the Baseball
club grounds, at Washington, D. C. John Harris was slightly injured.
(173.) — A slight boiler explosion occurred on June 8th, in Christopher Imand's
sawmill, at East Litchfield, Conn.
(174.) — On June 8th a boiler exploded in the electric light plant at West, Tex.