Pennsylvania folktales have been around for hundreds of years. They’ve been told, retold, and added to. Are they true or just a tall tale told before a roaring fire, in a dimly lit cabin or a crowded lumber camp of northern Pennsylvania? Whatever the listener decides, there is usually a moral associated with the story. Such is the case with the Clinton County tale of Mr. No Fear, shared by folklorist Homer Rosenberg.
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On Thursday, Oct. 8, 1896, nothing appeared out of the ordinary at the Montour Rolling Mills of the Reading Iron Company. The Number 5 boiler exploded shortly before 8 pm. The explosion ripped through the building, sending part of it into a Northumberland Street home like a rocket. Most of Danville felt the explosion, which shook some buildings and rattled windows.
Following the September 30th, 1911, dam break in Potter County, newspaper headlines carried sensational headlines of the deaths and devastation. The collapse of the dam led to improved regulations for dams across Pennsylvania and the country.
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