Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-06
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
IN Blasting a Stump Yesterday
the Foreman of the Crew
Terribly Hurt
Besides being Bruised and
Mangled He has Both Eyes
Blown Out
The Accident the Result of
Recklessness that May
Prove Fatal

Yesterday afternoon occurred I'm tbt
city terrible, and what may vot nroy,
TO be fatal accident. In the lower part
Vi the city the Farhaycn Land company
are uolhg great amount of clearing and
improving Several gangs Of men are at
the various departments of the work aud
one Of them had charge of tho stn,,,
oiastIhg' The foreman Of this gang
was The man who was 50 badly in iured
A large stump had been charged with
giant powder, aud the the fuse attached
ana lighted. The men were called ,u-.,
from the spot. 50 that none would bo in.
Jured' The fuse. for some reason or an
other, burned slowly. and il was supposed
II had gone out. The foreman who's.
name could not be learned. started toward
the stump 10 see what was the trpuhIa
When within few feet of the spot hi, mon
called to him To come away and wait
while longer He either did not undrr-
stand. or else did not heed the warning
nut Kept on, surprising hc was pcrfertly
sale. When within very few feet of the
stump the charge exploded and tho man
was moment later picked M unrop- /
sclouS. Litd. however. was moi rytiuct /
ana the company's doctor was sent fnr
IN a short time DR.. Hathaway made his I
appearance ana cNamined the umfortu-
@late @ ana reckless man. His injuries were
terrible. Besides being horri6ly br,tiscd
ahd mangled from being struck with Tho
nNlng pieces OF the stump. his eyes had
Doth been destroyed hV the blast Ills
wounds were dressed and he was made a.
comfortable a possible. but all the time
suffered agOnes. lie was put under Tho
influence OF opiatcs and finally became
l'uet; Nnould he recover enough to real
le Nhai MS injuries are he will in all
probability suiicr 10 possible more mem
al agony than hc has already suffered
lodlly pain The unfortunate man
Nds taken to his room upgt
~ and i well cared for IN
as fellow daily laborcrs. The acct
lent Is the outcome Ol his re>llr>>nr,, .
ma loollshneS> aud while none. who were
rear him, bat that felt the awful calam- Z
W thal had fallen on their fellow work
nan ana friend. not one bat tuat felt i'd
vas due To his own action. One uf IN
len SAID last night tndt frequently IA,
Idd been warned of Just such au accl
enl, Dui the warning Was unhccded an
he suffering man y nov paying tnt.
edNy penalty Men become very care
iSs in handling explosives after "A shu4 4
'me and the numerous fatal accidents do
OF seem 10 have any elect ON those en- I
aged ia the same business. This arci- il
ent Was the second one the past week. a
nj While the ilrst one did no damage the 4,
lances were that had it occurred later i'm Il
ne day, some one would surely have :
zen killed. In this one au experiment l.
as made, and an enormous charge of /,
lwder was put under a stump aud large
eces were We're sent for blocks living
trough 1.-THE air. Someone who has c|
lthority should now take hand iu the 81
lsineSs. and if the men engaged in the a
Ork will not care for themselves then let II
Ie officers take care Of them. As longa~ ID
Ieh things are tolerated. there Is a con- Ia
ant menace 10 life and property. to