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The Ludington (Michigan) Record
Vol. XVI Old Series No. 12
Vol. 3. New Series No. 27
Thursday, November 23, 1882

        SHOCKING ACCIDENT

        Explosion of a Boiler in a
         Cleveland Iron Mill.

        Several Persons Killed and
         Many Badly Wounded

          (Telegram from Cleveland, Ohio)
        A terrific explosion occurred at a little after 4 o'clock this
      evening in the Forest City iron-works, operated by Atkins & Clark, at
      the union crossing, Newburg. The main boiler of the mill suddenly ex-
      ploded while the day men were going from their work, killing three or
      four men and fatally wounding a number of others. The mill was almost
      entirely wrecked. One-half of the boiler went through the roof and
      landed several hundred yards to the north, while the other half went
      a similar distance in a opposite direction. Walls were blown down, a
      tall smoke-stack left leaning over ready for a fall, while the dead
      and injured were scattered in all directions. A fire almost instantly
      broke out, but it was soon got under control, and did little or no
      damage. Help from Newburg and the city was instantly summoned, and as
      soon as possible the injured and dead were carried into the office of
      the works and cared for. Several men are now missing, and it is not
      known whether they are dead under the ruins, hidden in the water-
      course near by or gone to their homes without reporting themselves.
        The dead and injured accounted for up to 9 o'clock to-night are as
      follows:
        JOHN WILLIAMS, the master mechanic. He was found lying so deep in
      the mud and so discolored by the earth about him that he would not
      have been noticed had not JOHN GALLAGHER, an old man who lay beside
      him, called out, "There are two of us here." WILLIAM's head was
      horribly crushed in and his body broken all to pieces.
        JOHN GALLAGHER lived until 9 o'clock, when he died also. He was a
      piler on the guide-mill. His face was terribly bruised, his nose torn
      off and his head full of holes, from which the brain oozed. As he lay
      on the floor in agony his wife hurried in, and, kneeling by his side
      asked; "Do you know me, John?" He said that he did, when she placed
      her hand on his face and said quietly; "Put your trust in God, call
      on Him and trust Him." He said that he would, and then begged and
      begged to be laid on his side. He lingered in great agony until 9
      o'clock, when death put an end to his pain.
        Another man instantly killed was SYDNEY D. WRIGHT of Wyandotte,
      Mich., who stood beside a friend who had accompanied him in search of
      work. The whole top of his head was blown off.
        WILLIAM WILSON, of Chicago, WRIGHT's friend was struck on the hip
      and foot by some of the debris, thrown down and seriously by not
      dangerously injured.
        WILLIAM ATKINS, a roller, stood some 200 yards away from the
      boiler. He was struck by something and cut instantly in two, the body
      going in one direction and the limbs in another. His head was mashed
      to a jelly and ground into the dirt.
        FRANCIS P. BRADLEY, a carpenter, had an arm and leg broken and was
      cut in the groin and back. His case is hopeless.
        JOHN MOLLANEY, fireman, had a leg broken, and was very severely
      bruised.
        G. H. HANNA sat on a bench beside ATKINS and was lifted by the
      concussion of the air, carried over the shears, and thrown on the
      ground. A roll weighing two tons struck within a few feet of him. A
      brick struck him on the back of the head as he was flying through the
      air, and rendered him insensible.
        The damage to mill in dollars will be several thousand.

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