The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-12-11

ssTsra isss OF rags and mortar, about 30 fsst
| from MS standing place. He is internally hurt.
| Mrs.. Towne had her breast.bon. hroLo, and
is otherwise injured.
Mr. Thrapp had his kneo fractured, and vas
bruised about the head and face.
Mrs. Thompson was badly bruised.
J. n. Bratton, superintendent, was tbro,,
through the scuttls, fell into the cellar and had
his shoulder hurt. Part of the time .;ro. =.
has been incoherent. His wounds NAV MO-.
| fatal f-'''
Mr.. Furguson was seriously hurt. There v.rs
SIX cuts on his head, and he will PROBABLY ,o.. an
eye.
Mrs. Brown jumped from the front vinaov
after the explosion, fearing fire, and was cauob.
BY Mr.. Adams, unhurt
Charles Hancock, tho foreman Of the rsv A..
partment, had most narrow escape. He Va.
standing within two feet of Mrs Wilson, who
was killed at the timo of the explosion. II. w.s
thrown down distance of so feet, four xteris.
and found himself on his feet buried to tho va;,t
IN bricks, mortar, and other debris. and. afte,
much difficulty, was released. When freq i.
pointed out the place where Mrs. Wilson's bodv
might be found. After two hours hard work
she was found, face downward, eyes and month
open, In the wster, beneath brick, stone. and
mortar six feet deep in the place H.ncocl
thought she would bs discovered.
Joseph Hupchurch was in the enei,e.roop
and was carried by tho ooneussisa of steam and
gases distance Of 20 feet, and landed on a IA.
bio unhurt.
A. J. Henry, working on derrick of an srte,ian
well just being completed, was cut in the head
and otherwise hurt The derrick was adioinino
the paper mill on its northwest corner. Mr. q
Wallace, engineer Of the derrick thoush br;cl.
and stones showered down, escaped without
injury.
Miss Loring was 80 completely jammed in un.
der fallen timbers, that her clothing had To he
cut away before che cound be extricated from
her psrilous position
The women working in and about tho rae.
rooms were Mrs r Bacon, Miss Caroline Lor.
ing, Miss Nellie kellogg, Miss Lucrstis kellogg.
Aud Mrs Franz. They escaped with little harm.
Mrs Thompson was seriously hurt; Mrs No
Dsnald, killed; Mrs Fowler, shoulder blade bro.
ken; Mrs Nolan, hur, about the shoulders; Ni,s
Minnie Warren. seriously injured; Mrs Wilson
killed
The mill i. owned by P Black, had lust bee.
and cost, with m.chin.ry, s4OOOo
Insured against fire for $4,000
Ihs coroner summoned the following jury:
W Wheeler, Adams, G + We.cot,.J
Laing Smith L Clark, J Kiner. svlvester
Wood, HOushtoa, n Fleming, Sage, and D
Post.
Oscar Ihurbur sworn-Occupation. helper. on
he engine in Blacks mill; was there at the
line OF the accident; the frat knew VA, ret.
ing out OF the window ; was through the rotary
'le"ch-room' 10 minutes before the explosion:
verifying seemed right; usually 10 through
very 10 or 10 minutes; have one engine and
'oilsr; don't think we carried more than 80
POUNDS Of steam
Mp Black, proprietor, states that hs has been
years manufacturing paper; had been used
o tubs Tor bleaching; never had known much
rotary bleachers; this kind is nsed in ali frat
iass mills; don't think there wAs sny careless.
ess on the part OF tho engineer.
The coroners jury found that the dec..ssd
ars James Wilson and Mrs J Mcdonald. csms
. their death by the explosion Of the rotary
teacher in } P Blacks paper mills.