Show occident paterson Pa torson N J was tho the site of an ex exceedingly ec curious curious accident a couple of weeks ago by which the engine louise house of a silk establishment wits was do m me c lol hod by the bursting of a largo large flywheel fly wheel tho the scientific ifie american in in speaking calling Is p of the subject says that pieces of casting from tho the wheel weighing we ahing from five to six six hundred pounds were hurled half a block the wheel v heel was of oc 15 feet diameter cud id weighty upward of oi eight tons new machinery had boon been affixed to the establishment and a 0 larger engine employed but about tho the second ane day a 0 of fi its t use the accident took place I 1 when vil t tho h e men started up the boilers on the d day ay in question the engine started action 0 of itz its own accord and could not be stopped as the steam supply val valve io was already closed and there was baa no apparent reason for its geini going it continued to in increase crease in in spee until tho the wheel was estimated to ie be making ir I 1 A revolutions re vol ati ons per while 75 considered to bo be tho limit of safety eatery in alarm all the men save bava two fled from tho the build bui ld ing to save their lives no lives were lost and aad aft hitoi ertho fio bursting ia an kojm proved the hotinski hot cause insi ot of huch an it automatic I 1 i a ac action n to bo t a K lure a i m tho ilia seat boat of a now no v supply va alvo ulvo ive iq in the alain steam pipe |