Ray County, Missouri The New York Times transcription; Boiler Explosion - January 17, 1861 Boiler Explosion St. Louis, Wednesday, Jan. 16 The boiler of Davis' Mills, in the northern part of Ray County, exploded last Wednesday, instantly killing Henry Thompson, Jesse Riggs, Ramon Tanner, two brothers named Mapes, Mrs. Davis, a negro man belonging to the latter, and seriously injuring Sanford Gorham. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by County Coordinator USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------