The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-02-07

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moe tee. Th:s tree was lat!y Gu.
up by flying m.ss'cs, while the dead
mans blood Gowel IN r;vnlets ;u
the crees. iha ground around !he
body Was soaked in blood. But i
smn III part Of the head semlinen On
the body--the lower Jaw, part o!
the moustdclie and onu ear Was all
In hunting for the remainder. cDe
man irau,pel into he brains while
the face and part Of scalp was
found under some rails on .ho south
part OF the creek. Ills body was
also cut mp horribly, Mi limbs bro
ken and li;ackeucd.
.!:imes Dearth, the engineer. WAS
thrown directly west and against
the pile 0! lumber mentioned above.
Ee Is certainly III a piiiabic condi
tion. Scaided all up his side. back
and neck. Even h,s disigured face
came III for its share af the steam.
HorribIe-tiie iieafl peeled off in
s eats ard James Dear!h suffered g
thousand deaths. Should he recov-
er, and there is ten chances 10 one
against him. he will forever be d
horribly mutiiascl man, One ugly
scar ranges from his right temple
over the eye and down the left side
of his nose, laying open the lssh to
the bono. His upper lip WAS also
cut So bad that the flesh laid open
revealing Lis upper jaw. The suf-
ferings of The poor fellow were more
than the most hardened could wit
mesa, without shedding tears. Sur
geon Vandyke of this place dressed
his wounds AMI eased him with
opiates.
Edward:Starling. although hurt
badly enough, was the least injur-
ed. His Injuries consist Of three bro
ken ribs and a small portion of
scalded flesh. His escape is a:trib-
uted 10 tho fact that he was stand
ing near the saw dust pit, and when
the explosion occurred he was slam
med violently into the pit.
IN the fall his ribs were broken.
The roof of the shed Gnder which
were the saws, ETC., fell over the
pit, completely shielding the
man from further harm. He
would have been severely scald-
ed had it not been for The fact
hat a heavy gum. overcoat pro-
,ected his person
George Dear!h lived with his
wife and six children in a shanty
such as you always find around
emporary saw mills. His brother
James, who had just arrived at
he mill the day before, also
made his home in this sllan,Y.
The latter was single. The shan
y is located about Que eighth of q
nile north from the mill. while
he home of Starting was one
nile, also north from the mill.
The to1y o! George Dearth
vas taken on Saturday TO the
acme of lila parents about II
niles south into Vinton county. |
The wounded Dearth was still at |
he shanty when lastsheard from, |
nd was being cared for by his |
mother and father. As soon as |
.e is able he will be removed 10 |
heir home.
Arledge'S remains were taken |
o the home of his father. Isaac.
= here it was prepared lor burial.
he body was Inferred at Pike
tun cemetery on Friday after
Don. On account OF the ccndi-
'on Of the corpse, 20 services
Fere held at he funeral, but This
iii be attended to later on. De.
eased leaves & widow and four
hildren. God help them.
Previous to The explosion there
'ere three mills on Tar Hollow.
he engineers of the remaining
wo have quit their jobs and
wear they will never again work
round a saw mill. :.
Dearth was getting out lumber
II Senator William Reed, Of
when the accident
ccurrel.
The report that James Dearth
led, a raving maniac, On the
light after the explosion, is un-
ne. His mind is all right
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