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132 THE LOCOMOTIVE. [December, and Samuel Peck, a son of the owner of the mill, were badly injured. The sawmill was completely wrecked. (2(57.-) — On September 4th a boiler exploded in Joseph Clark's sawmill, at Earl- ville, near Townsend, Del. Engineer Edward Manning was instantly killed, and Harry Clark, a son of the owner of the mill, was badly injured. We have seen no estimate of the property loss. (268.) — A boiler exploded, on September 5th, in Conaway & St. Clair's sawmill, about three and one-half miles southeast of New Lexington, Ohio. Dent Brown and Newton Brown were seriously injured. (269.) — On September 5th a boiler exploded in Andrew Plew's shingle mill at Starrucca, Wayne county, Pa. Mr. Plew was instantly killed. His son, George Plew, had his leg broken, twice, below the knee. Another son was slightly injured. Albert Osborn's arm was broken, and his face was badly bruised. The building in which the boiler stood was completely wrecked. (270.)—On September 6th a threshing machine boiler exploded on Dewitt Tolbert's farm, near Sykeston, Wells county, N. D. Lafayette Tolbert was injured severely, though not fatally. (371.) — On September 11th a boiler exploded in a cooper shop at St. John's, N. F. Two men were killed and several others were injured. The building in which the boiler stood took fire, and the fire spread to other buildings, and was not brought under control* until it had caused a property loss of about $500,000. (272.) — On September 12th three explosions occurred in the works of the American- Schultze Powder Company, at Oakland, N. J. The first explosion was that of a boiler, and almost immediately following there were two others, one in the magazine, and one in the mixing-house. William Titus, Arthur Curry, John Dupont, Richard Van Blar- can, and Harrison Weyble were killed, and Bartholomew Burns and Andrew Lassen- ger were fatally injured. William Weatherworks, Abram McMonnies, Frederick Titus, Frederick Titus, Jr., William Titus (son of the William Titus that was killed), and John Farrell were injured. * All three explosions occurred within an interval of about six seconds. (273.) — On September 16th the boiler of a threshing outfit exploded on the Radway farm, about six miles southeast of Frederick, S. D. Anthony Nelson, one of the owners of the bursted boiler, was instantly killed, and Benjamin Olstedal was injured ao badly that it was thought probable that he could not recover. (274.) — A. boiler exploded on September 21st, in the Electric Light plant at Shel- don, III. Ernest Pawley was instantly killed. Leonard Snow and Frank Slavic were seriously injured. It was thought probable, at last accounts, that Mr. Slavic would die. The property loss was estimated at $12,000. (275.) — On September 19th the boiler of Mr. E. E. McCargar's threshing outfit exploded some four miles north of Ansley, Neb. William Brown, the fireman, was instantly killed, and Mr. McCargar himself was badly injured, and may not recover. (276.) —A boiler exploded, on September 19th, in II. B. Crouch's tobacco factory at Prestonville, near Carrollton, Ky. The building in which the boiler was located was blown to atoms, and parts of the machinery were thrown to a distance of 100 yards. There were eight persons at work in the building, but fortunately no one was hurt.
1901. J (277.) —r A THE LOCOMOTIVE. 133 boiler exploded in the Water & Electric Light plant, at Rockdale, Tex. on September 19th, The entire plant was transformed into a tangled mass of brick iron, and timbers, and bent and twisted machinery. There were six men in and about the plant at the time. Fireman Robert Wilson, who was evidently standing in front of the boiler, was thrown to a distance of eighty feet. He was mangled and scalded beyond recognition, and lived only a few moments. R. H. Ames, George De Bord Charles Arthur, Henry Jones, and Will Pleasants received minor injuries. (378.) — On September 20th a boiler exploded in John Wright's sawmill, at Bridgeville, Del. R. G. Auklem and John Coulbourn, and two other men whose names we have not learned, were badly scalded. The property loss was about $3,000. (279.) — A boiler exploded, on September 22d, in the electric light plant and water works at Wilmar, Minn. So far as we can learn, the on'y person injured was Nelson Bredeson, who received some slight bruises. The brick building in which the boiler stood was leveled to the ground, and the property loss is estimated at $25,000. The dome of the boiler was carried over several houses, and dropped about 300 feet away. Portions of the wreckage were thrown to a distance of 2,0C0 feet. (280.) — The boiler of locomotive No. 590, on the Michigan Central Railroad, exploded, on September 24th, at New Buffalo, near Jackson, Mich. Fireman Michael Wiley was instantly killed, and Engineer J. B. Palmer and Brakeman F. J. Crouch were slightly injured. The accident consisted in the failure of the crown sheet. (2C1.) — On September 24th a boiler exploded in the New Westerly Granite Com- pany's quarry, at Amherst, near Milford, N. H. Charles Caldwell received injuries tiiat are believed to be fatal. John Bianchi and Edward Bills were injured to a lesser extent. (282.) — On September 2Gth the boiler of a threshing machine outfit exploded on the farm of John Doyle, at Eden, near Galena, 111. John Ford was killed. Fragments of the engine were scattered over an area of 40 acres. (283.) — On September 27th a boiler exploded at the National Steel Company's blast furcace, at Sharon, Pa. Nobody was injured, but the boiler house was wrecked, and the property loss will amount to about $2,000. (284.) — A boiler exploded on September 27th in Speace's limestone quarry, near Montpelier, Ind. Engineer John Cripe was blown through the air about fifty feet, and fell into another quarry. He was dead when found. His father, who was standing within ten feet of his son when the boiler exploded, was not injured. (285.) — On September 29th a safety boiler exploded in the yard of the San Fran- cisco Brick Company, San Francisco, Cal. Fireman Gardner and his wife, who was in the boiler room at the time, were badly scalded, and Mrs. Gardner may not recover. (286.) — On September 3~th a boiler exploded at Cooper, Selz & Co.'s cotton gin, at Pih t Point, Tex. Nobody \\*as injured. (287.) — A boiler explode:!, on September 3Cth, in the lower part of Bienville Parish, La. John Glann was injured so badly that he died a short time afterwards. (288.) — On September 3fth a flue collapsed in the boiler of locomotive No. 909, on the Milwaukee passenger train, as it was pulling icto Omaha, Neb. Fortunately the engineer and fireman had just stepped out of the cab, and so escaped injury.
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