The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-10-04

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Robert King, the owner and operator of
q saw mill, four miles northeast of this
place, met q most horrible death yester-
day. While the saw was running, Mr..
King discovered that it was running
loose, and not running true, aud taking
8 wrench. sat down and began trying to
tighten it up. By some means his hand
came in contact with the saw, which
struck his hand between the forefnger
and thumb, and ripping up his arm, drew
him forward, causing him to fall face
foremost on the saw; and his head was
split almost in twain. He spoke to some
one near him and directed them to go
after q doctor, but he only survived about
twenty minutes. Mr.. King was an en-
ergetic young man and has made saw.
milling profitable for several years past.
He leaves wife and several children,
father, mother and many relatives to
mourn his sad and sudden death.
BEAUFORT, September 2S.-Tbe boiler
in Mr.. P Politzer's gin house exploded this
afternoon about 8 o'clock, probablss on
account of no water in the boiler, as few
minutes before the engineer was packing
the pump. The explosion carried the
boiler and parts of the engine from the
engine room and through the end of q
store owned by E. a. Scheper aud occu.
pied by j. w. Allison, furniture dealer.
The piston. head was blown the entire
length. Of block and struck house ard
came near killing Tolly, shoemaker.
The engineer and fireman were both
instantly killed. The engineers head
and chest, with some other parts of his
body, were found on the roof of an
adjoining building. Two boys by the
name of Aston were on the street sixty
feet from the engine room, and one of
them was instantly killed and the other
died about7 O'Clock this evening. The
engine and boiler will be total loss.
Mr.. Scheper and MIR. Allison are the
heaviest losers. The damage to the build.
ing is about 5000 and the damage to the
furniture in Mr.. Allison''s store is at least
$500. The scene cannot be described.
The rear end Of the store, where the boiler
entered, looks as though railroad engine
had run into it. The boiler is lying in
the centre of the furniture store.
AUGUSTA, Sept 27.-Joha August
Rudin, a Swede, q years old, who has
been in Augusta working several weeks,
met with horrible death at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon. He boarded with Mrs.
Fannie Stills at the two mile crossing, on
the Georgia Road, and to-day he deter.
mined to steal ride home. He got
aboard an open freight car of the second
section of an outgoing Georgia freight
train. When he reached the crossing, be
jumped out of the door, but his coat was
caug ght aud he was dragged along until
the wheels cut off both of his legs at the
knee, leaving them in his boots. He
was carried farther up the road and did
not fall off until his hips we're completely
severed from his body. His lungs, heart
and ribs were lying scattered on the
track. The engineer OF the third section
of the freight train, which closely fol-
lowed the second, did not see the body
that was lying in the centre Of the track,
and that entire train also run over him
and mangled him worse. In all about
thirty cars and the locomotive passed
over the body. Rudiu was sober and had
With him S6 IS. He has sister living
in Jacksonville. His body was placed in
coffin in three separate pieces. The
coroner'sjury exonerate the railroad from
blame.