The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-24
A DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
william Champion Killed by the Burst
Ing Of Grind Stone
At tho Works of the 0lbbA-Ball PlSw
Oomp,ny---An Explosion that
shook the Building,

A distressing accident Occnrred thia
morning at ths works OF the Gibbs Bali
PlOw Company, corner South Poplar
and Cedar stree q, resulting In the iD'
stanlaueOus killing OF William Cramp'
ton, a young man employed thefe AZ
grinder.
There are four large wet, circular
sand stones used In thia shop for grind
Ing, one OF which WAS run by Cfamp'
ton, About niue o'clock this morning
CHAMPION was for a short time az WORK
alone IN the grinding room, aud during
this interval, while no other w0rkmell
were Ia the grinding room, the accident 7
occurred. A burr OF chilled cast steel
ia used by The grlndera 10 true w" the
sand stones when they become uneven
from grinding. The burr " attached 10
u long lever, which latter IL oper
ated by the grinder, hOlnlnR
the burr against tho neither
surface OF the stone az II TeyOlves,
CHAMPION waa al always rather careless IN
grlnding down hla sand stone aud nj
different times Snperintel dent Butler
cautioned him that II was dangerous u
preaa too hard on the lever, ~ the stone
was liable 10 bind against tho burr aud
burat. On one OccAalOD, some weeks
ago, white grinding the stone, Cfamp-
ton bore down NO hard on the lever IN ~
the pressure broke the journals OF the
slOue, While grinding down the stone
this morning, Cramplon bore down
heavy on the lever aud the burr cut its
way into the stone, locking II tight,
The natural result was that the stone
stopped auddeny aud broke into four
large pieces, thr great centrifugal force
Of the stone throwing tue fragments IN
various directions with terrible force
0le piece, Weighing probably lbO
pounds, struck CHAMPION upon tho aide
Of the head, crushing In hia skull ard
killing him Instantly, After striking
him the piece cut ita way through u
heavy frame PARTITION into the SECURING
room. Another fragment penetrated II
brick wall, eight inches or more lhirh
NJ the rear II which the stone was run
Mug, aud passed into tho moulding
room.
THE EXPLOSION
The stone burated with u report rqnal
TO the explosion OF u cannon, ehaRiDg
the entire building and llling tht
grIuiing room with acl nd Of du4t The
wOTRmen ran toward the grinding room
from oil directions aud for some mo-
mpnts could sea nothing Oh account 0l
tho dust. When the latter settled, the
dead body OF CHAMPION waa seen lying
stretched out In n large pool OF blood.
Sheriff and Coroner Lplninger wat
sent for ana few moments later tha
ClllcIal aud the DEMOCRAT re9c red thr
scene OF the accident. An examination
showed that CrdmptOn'a skull had beer
crushed 10 Jelly and his brain wa
o 2lng out or tho floor.
Champion was unmarried and twenty
four years old. He was u native OF
ShnfpaburR, Md. where his parents now
reside. He had worked for the Gibbs
Bail Company, on aud Cif, Tor about twt
years He haa two brothers living |
Canton. 0le, Oliver. In teamater, NJ lhC
same shop, and the other, Thom6a
works at Mr.. Charles Q. Cooks resldenc
weet Of the city, The latter said 10 thu
DEMOCRAT that he had teleg n he'd tht
sad news TO his parents, and was await
ing an answer, before arranging for the
burial, The remains viii probably hI
taken 10 the home Of the deceased nt
Sharpsburg, Md,
Champion boarded with Mr.. JohI
Narfel, at No 20l South Market street
aud WIS young man Of good habits
He wus estsemed by all who knew him
The broken grind stone was four Ant
half feet In diameter i've Inches H.
" an aud weighed about eight huudlrC
pounds,