TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT WEST TROY.

A terrible calamity occurred about 7 ½ o'clock this morning, the West Troy foundry -- MESSRS. CHOLLAR, SAGE & DUNHAM, Proprietors.

There being some difficulty with the blower, the engine was stopped to remedy it, and the engineer, HENRY PAUL, and his brother, DAVID PAUL, a machinist, were engaged in this work, some 15 feet in the rear of the boiler, and some 12 feet above the ground, when the large flue of the boiler collapsed, tearing everything before it at each end – east and west – forcing the two brothers PAUL from their position on the platform above, and carrying one of them some 30 feet into a vat, while the other one, DAVID, was thrown some 15 feet against a ladle of liquid hot iron.

They were industrious young men, and good mechanics, sons of widow PAUL, of Cohoes. The mother was present with them, and menifeeting[sic] the greatest anguish over the sad affliction. Her husband met his death by an accident a few years ago – a stone falling upon him and killing him almost instantly. The boys were her sole dependence for support. Both the brothers are dead.

The Quincy Daily Whig Illinois 1853-08-19
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