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Accidents and Injuries. ALBARY, Feb. 25. At a quarter wich eight this morning, the boiler of the Central Railroad lorgomotive, No 229, cracding on the track below Broadway crossing, exploded with terrific effect. The locomotive was torn to pieces, and fragments went through but dings three brucke distant About one third of the boiler pureed through the roof of John 'sracry’s distillery oh Cotonic Street. As the rgrronmedia belldings on Broadway are more or less injured, the third atrict station bunze belog moat injured. Q PSreeD Was kiled, but the following were injured: Henry Ford, enz'neer, nose broken and otherwise injured. He will probably over. Michael Quinn, foreman, arm bro wn, scalded and vadly cub about the head, but not fatally injured. Conrad Juliuz, fore map of a tin shop at Weat Albany, was in jured, but not badly Captain Carroll and officers Kreachier, White and Bulger of the police force, were slightly purt. Alexander Carvin, scalded and cut about the head, not dangerously. The locomotive was one of the largest one road, and was damaged to the extent of $10,000. The cause of the explos ion is supposed to be insufficient of water to the bolle.
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Elmira Daily Advertiser

Elmira, New York, US

Tue, Feb 26, 1867

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