The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-08-12

SALTWATER, Aug. "a sad accident occurred
this morning on the farm of Mr.. Elias McCaine
about I've miles below this city, by which grief
and desolation was brought into three once
happy homes. Mr.. MoOAine had made arrsnae.
ments to commence thrashing bis grain At noon
and had gone to Lakeland for an experienced
engineer. Meanwhile, Mr.. Jas. Graham had
brought his thrashing machine ON the ground
and got everything ready for work. Not being
quite sure however, that the machine and en-.
gine was in good working order, he concluded to
raise up steam and see if everything was right.
1t seems that the steam gauge and safety
value did not work satisfactory, and Mr.. Her
bert Young, practical engineer, happening to
pass by ON his way to the city, Mr.. Graham
asked him to come over and tell him wha: the
trouble was. One glance at the hoile,
and engine WAS sufficient t. con-
vince Mr.. Young that there was
danger Of an explosion and he ordered Mr..
Graham to take out the tire ut once. This
being done Mr.. Young stepped to the side OF
tho boiler to inspect the guage, when, With ter
rife force. the boiler exploded, scattering the
fragments hundreds of feet in every direction,
and fatally, as it seems, injuring three and
seriously wounding one OF the persons who
stood in close proximity to the machine.
Mr.. Young had three of his ribs crashed in
to the lung. Mr.. Graham was terribly scalded,
and Mr.. Ellsworth Fay had his right arm torn
of below the shoulder, and had the end of q
hree~eiehths ZACH screw driven into his fore
head. Angnstus Graham, lad Of Is years Of
age, was thrown from the wagon on which he
at had
messenger VAS Immediately dispatched to
Hudson, for Doctors King and Hoyt, and
another to Saltwater for Doctors Miliard And
Pratt, while still others were sent to Lake.
land to inform the relatives of the unfortunate
ones of the painful catastrophy. Meanwhile
carried into the barn on McCaines premises
and laid upon blankets spread upon hay, and
two OF the men present having formerly been
hospital assistants, the wounds of the injured
were attended to AZ we'll - could be done.
Upon the arrival of the doctors, and after an
examination of the nature of the inIuries,
Mr.. Graham and Mr.. Young were at once taken
to their respective homes in the village of
Lakeland.
1oung ray WIS unconscious when the sur
geon examined him, and they concluded to
amputate the arm then and there. which ope-
| ration was performed by Doctors Hoyt, King
ana Pratt. After that, the piece of iron was re-.
moved from hls 1orehead. by that time he had
rega'ned consciousness, and looking at the
stump OF his right arm, inquired: "Where 10 my
arm?' Silently the surgeon pointed to the
severed limb lying on the ground. Poor Els
worth looked at it . moment. and then turning
away said, Take me heme." His father and
mother had arrived at the scene of tie catas.
trophy about the same time that the physicians
did, and the grief of the stricken parents wan
heast-ren3ing in the extreme. 1t is now
thought that neither of the three will recover
from the injuries received. The sad calamity
has cast . gloom over the whole community.
or ell the persons injured we're highly esteem
ed by all who knew them.