Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1906 — SPECTACULAR DISASTER [ARTICLE]

SPECTACULAR DISASTER

Boiler Flue Blow* Out, Deluging m Furnace, Which Explode* - Fire Follows; Loss, *OOO,OOO. | Greenville, Pa., Jan. 12.—Fire, starting from an explosion destroyed the works of tbe Carnegie Steel company here, entailing a loss of gbout $900,000. Two men were burned,Tint not fatally. They are Thomas Lewis, a firemen, end Meko Btubenovitch. A flue in the boiler of a heating furnace blew out, deluging the furnace below, which exploded, scattering fire la all directions. The force of the explosion was so great that fire balls were lodged In the root of the 10-inch finishing department, and the flames spread rapidly. Within ten inintues after the explosion there was no hopd of saving what is known as the old mill. A half hour later a strong wind swept the flames into the new tandem mill, shipping sheds and boiler houses.