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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, ex-
ploded, 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.