Tragedy at the Black Diamond Sewer Pipe Works
A boiler explosion in the works at Black Diamond Landing resulted in one death and multiple fatal injuries.
Black Diamond, Jan. 5.—This morning the boilers in Mr. McNaught Porter & Co.'s sewer pipe works, at Black Diamond Landing, exploded with terrible force. The boilers were torn into shreds, and the boiler house completely demolished. John Misfedy, the engineer, was instantly killed. James W. Moray and Perry Allen were fatally wounded, and [others] were severely injured.
“The boilers were torn into shreds, and the boiler house completely demolished.”
Boiler explosions were the frequent, deadly, and often preventable industrial disasters of the era. The tragedy at Black Diamond highlights the perilous conditions of early manufacturing in the Puget Sound region.
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