The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21
THE DEADLY OIL CAN.
A Logging Camp Cook Terribly
Burned.
THREW KEROSENE ON THE FIRE,
Serious Accident to . Mill Hand-A
Sportsman Shoots or Toe
Patients at the Hospital.

Several persons suffering from various
ailments and q few who had been unfortu-
nate enough to sustain accidents were
brought to Providence hospital yesterday.
A reporter called at the hospital and the
acting sister superior, informed him that
within the past few weeks the sickness
from miscellaneous causes has been more
than that of all summer. She said that
fever cases had been very scarce since the
first of the year, up to three days ago,
since which time more fever patients have
been received than had been reported in
the entire six months previous.
The sister scarcely knew what to attri-
butte the increased sickness to, but said the
great majority OF the patients brought in
came from the country round about rather
than from the city. Out of the 135 patients
in the spacious hospital, no fatalities are
absolutely necessary. and the sister spoke
encouragingly of the faculty being able to
pull every case through successfully.
J. +. Johnson, a young Swede, was
brought to the hospital yesterday morning,
suffering from severe wound in the face
which may result in the loss of his right
eye. The young fellow was an emplove of
Wilson's sawmill, and while engaged at
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cry broke and a piece of iron was hur.ed
against his head. The missile struck the
young man over the right eye, breaking
the bones both beneath and above the
delicate organ. The wound is an ex-
ceedingly pain nj one and unless watched
carefully will prove very dangerous. DR..
Smith. who is treating the injured man,
says he will make every effort to save the
young mans eyesight.
Later in the day, about o'clock p. m. !,
middle-aged man named Edward Duffy,
cook for logging camp, suffering from
terrible burns, was brought to the hospital
and taken in charge by DIR. Willard. The
man was employed at Moore's logging
camp, near Grace station, in the capacity
of cook. About o'clock yesterday after
noon he attempted to start fire to prepare
supper for the loggers. but finding the
wood damp he resorted to the old-time kerr
osene can with the usual result. The oil
took fire, the can exploded and Duffy for q
few moments was enveioped in sheet of
flame. Fortunately for him, he threw up
his hands to shield his face from the terri
bic heat, and this action very prob
ably saved his eyesight. A COM
panion VINO was standing near ex-
tinguished the fire on the cook 8
clothing, but not until he had been very
seriously and painfully burned. His limbs
to his knees. and a portion of his body,
was almost roasted, while the skin was
burned from his chest and arms, and his
hands were nearly cooked. Although suf-
fering greatly, and the wounds are very
serious, DR.. Willard, who dressed the burns,
thinks he can bring his patient around
without many unpleasant results. Not
only was the man burned badly, but the
cabin used for the loggers' kitchen, and in
which were good many stores, was con-
sumed by fire. Duffy came to Washington
from Wisconsin only two weeks ago.
Arthur Willett, young man, who had
been out shooting Sunday, is also at the
hospital, nursing rather painful pet, hav-
ing shot one of his toes off while carelessly
handling gun. Willett was an employe
at Jackson's logging camp. and started
out yesterday morning, bright and early,
with his Winchester rifle, to look for big
game. Having tramped until a. m. and
not finding anything, he became disguised,
and resting the barrel of his ride on his left
foot, he began monkeying with the trigger.
The gun went off, also his next to his
smallest toe. He was brought to the hos
pital, unable to walk, at about $50 o'clock
last evening.