Telegram-herald., 1890-01-25

ft-4l' u litcA lt-t3 ltt.t4 Na ID only ttAe
months. Previous to that gno logs haa
been soaked ln steam boxes. but the
new method Was more satisfactory.
Il told klugsnogth when he was
building them, said the witness. "that
I they were regular msn-trap> VII
ness then gave i short description ef
the watts and the coverings. and -nd he
had never considered tnem safe. hut be-
did hot W.-h % attach blame 80 anv
one. he described assisting the men
from the hole ana taking them home.
Coroner LOcher spoke very plainly
on the subject, and said. "Iho cause of
death j. plain, hut propose 90 lnycstl-
gate the case thoroughly and see whcre
tne blame belongs. Nlcn Thomas
Shields was sca.dcd u death there "A
week ago, ! tod klngsnorth thought
he bad a regular mau-trap there. and
7 now ! am g0mg 10 find OUT all there is
10 know. We don't want any more
/ deaths from those watts"
Yesterday morning Coroner LOchor
and the jury VISITED the Veneer works
and critically examined the val and
surroundings 4. {. Thw.ng, the man
/ ager, was sworn. From his sworn state
mcuts and the statements OF employees
/ il appears that Gibson and killon, las
helper, were the only persons allowed
on the platform cOvcrIg tac large vat.
The log, when cut into proper lengths,
are put IN one corner and taken out
near the center. By the time they
reach the hole from which they arc
taken they are supposed 20 be
| thoroughly cooked. From the state
ments OF Mr. Inwlng and others u APP
pears that Gibson was In the habit OF
| taking up the planks which were nearer
! the saw and consequently hc would
not have 50 far 10 roll the
! logs. lie had been cautioned and
| then forbidden 10 remove the blanks,
| but il appears they were mp Thursday
night. Mr. Thwing also -ald that the vat
system was employed 10y all the veneer
works IN the country and that Mr..
/ kmgsnOrth had gone TO Indianapolis
/ and other cities to examine the system
before it was adopted here. He had
! gone 10 New York himself and cx-
amiucd the system used there and
+ found that in all the places visited
there had never been an accident from
/ their use.
Andrew killcn, vino first Informed
/ the cmplOycs of GlbsOn's misfortune,
I SAID yesterday morning that he was
GibsOn's helper about tho watts and
that while removing jog In the usual
manner Gibson lost hI, balance and
slipped in; that In Trying 10 save himself
Gibson grabbed hold of him and pulled
him part way INTO the vat; he CTtrl-
Gated himself quicSly, however, and
gave the alarm. kIllen also says that
. Gibson, thinking to save himself some
labor, had removed two OF the plauks
covering the vat, and instead of rolling
the logs In by way OF the trap covering,
rolled thOm into tins opening of hls
own. The distance that the logs were
rolled was made some shorter 10y tins
move. killcn saws the men in the fac
tory did not know these pianks were
taken up and he himsCif did not know
but that they had been replaced.
When thcy FASTENED 20 the rescue of
Gibson kngnorth preceded hum and
blinded by the steam, fell INTO the hole
caused hy the removed piank,. lie
was close behind and also fell u. al
though more fortunate IN his landing.
The inquest was resumed AZ Coroner
Lochcr's office at 9 p. m.
Joseph Moss, am cmpiovc Of the
Veneer Works, WAS the FIRST witness
sworn. lie stated I'D effect that Gibson
had charge of the putting lu ard taking
ont logs from the vat; that on the day
oi thc accident, as 10 nearcd 6 O'Clock
when the men quit work. there were
only a few loC- left for immersion.
N.1-on had determined 90 gct them n
I aud had. contrary 70 express orders. re-
. moved the p.auks over tine iat4l ho.o.
/ ln the opu ON Of witness. there would
have been uo accident bad thc trap