Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-06-17
Accidents.

Minnie Benson, aged four years,
daughter Of Peter Benson, the teamster OF
East Jefferson. met her death by accident
last Saturday afternoon
With some other children she was play
ing on some railroad ties piled on the West
Penn property near her home. She fell
from the pile, and couple OF ties slid from
the pile and fell upon her breaking her
back and killing her instantly.
Will Marshall, a son of Co. Commission
er Marshall was crushed between two pas
senger cars of the 7. s, g. l.. K. road at
the p g. w. station here last Monday
afternoon. He attempted to couple two
cars as they came together, but as they
were of different construction Zone being
new to him) he missed placing the pin in
the right place, and he was caught square
ly across the shoulders. between the plat
forms He was badly crushed, but as no
bones were broken, his physicians
think he will pull through.
Frank Bell of the South Side, Butler
met his death at the gas well on the Nc
Clymonds property, Tuesday afternoon by
peculiar accident. He and helper were
pulling the tubing from the well with the
aid of jacks; the tubing parted below the
joint held by the jack, which being thus
relieved of the weight upon it, flew up and
back and struck Frank on the back part
of his head cutting deep cash. He was
carried to his home where he died few
hours after. He was fine young man,
a member of Odd Fellows and Workmen
and was married to a daughter of ii. W.
Nicholas.
Matthew S. McGarvey of Washington
twp. was found lying helpless in a swamp
near his home last Sunday morning. He
left home the day before on a young colt,
which is supposed to have thrown him.
While the Baird Bros. of Pittsburg were
constructing an iron bridge across the
mouth of the Licking river, between New
port and Covington. opposite Cincinnati,
Wednesday morning, the false work sup
porting the vast iron structure gave way;
and sixty six men went down with it into
the river sixty feet below. Twenty
men were killed, six are missing and TWEEN
ty-one were injured. Only two escaped
unhurt
An accident recently occurred at the Ed
gar Thompson Steel Works at Braddock,
Pa, by which two men were killed and
several others rendered unconscious. a
number of men we're working on travel
ing crane in the blacksmith shop. The
boom came in contact with the electric
light wire and cut through the insulation.
In an instant the full force of the current
was conducted along the iron framework
OF the crane and all the men in contact
were knocked insensible. A panic ensued
among the other employees, but as soon as
the cause was ascertained the current was
shut off, and a rush was then made to as
sist the PROSTATE men. All except three of
the men soon recovered, The others were
carried outside the shop and restoratives
promptly administered. Two died in a
few minutes.
A sad accident occurred in Philadelphia
recently resulting in the death of two men,
and in serious injury to another. The
men were repairing leak in the boiler of
locomotive No. 9lS, of the Philadelphia d
Reading Railroad Company, known as the
Reading Fler" The top of the dome had
been removed, and at the moment of the ex
plosion the men were still working about
the dome. The foreman whose name was
Hoster, was inside the boiler, and the 9th
er two men were on top of it outside. A
can of benzine had previously been taken
into the boiler, and Hoster apparently for
getting the fact, asked one of the men to
hand him light through the dome. As
the lamp was passed to him, the vapor
from the benzine ignited. The flame spread
instantly to the body of the huid, and a
terrific explosion foil owed. Hoster being
in the dome, blocked up the only vent, and
he was blown violently into the air like a
shot from cannon. His body lodged in
the the truss work that supports the roof
of the building. The man who handed
Hoster the light was struck by him as he
passed out of the DOME and received in
juries which caused his death in few
hours