The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-06-09

inc the b0fler. Sullivan at the
north end 6f the log and Willis
Waite ON tho east side. I then
pushed nv wheelbarrow about 40
feet from the "A w.pit and unloaded
the dust and then started for tbe
saw-pit. facing tha mill with The
wbea,harrow hahtSt, ,ne and ohout
ten feet from the place Of unload.
ing the saw,iust. when the boiler
exnloded blowing the bo;lar IN
every direction. carrying parts of
the shed and track lfor Il sotna dis.
tance and the steam hiding the
ruins for some time. yrha report
was Quick and yery ihud. at least I
Thought 40. DrouDinr nv wheel.
barrow and looking up from the
scene 1 saw boards and ti,nbars
fiyinr higher than the trees and
pieces dropping all around me. Il
ran about 30 #. from the place I oc.
cupied when the boiler exploded In
looking from the place TO where L
ran and before the fragments had
all dropped to the ground I saw
Willis Waite climb on the ton of
the log he had been working beside
when the explosion took place and
from the same side of the log and
the large belt being the only thing
on him. Immediately leaving my
position I proceeded toward Willis
and after proceeding about half
way / heard some one groaning off
to my right. In looking that way
across the run, between. the slab.
pile and a small stump 1 saw Sam
uel Sullivan. sitting in a hair erect
position, leaning on his hands. his
face all covered with blood, look-
ing up. he asked me- the question,
"What has happened ?" Ianwser-
ed him by saying the mill had
blown up and torn,.everythinp to
pieces. He then asked me to help
him, that he was hurt. n ran down
to him and Strengthened him some
and told him must run and call
the boys to help me get him out.
who were Arthur Haynes, Pearl
Haynes, Roe Congrove. joseph
Shirley and Lewis McQuade. the
first two cutting logs and the last
three hauling logs. 1 left Samuel
Sullivan and started to call the
boys and came to Willis Waite,
who said, "Ike straighten my leg
so can rest" tore his pant leg
open further (Which had been bad
ly torn), and Strengthened his leg
| and told him I must run and call
the boys to help get them out. I
ran about twenty yards and called
three times before the boys answer.
ed. They were rvnning toward
the mill and did not Hear me at
first. When I returned to Willis
after calling, Isaw Sherman lying
on his face on the log-way twelve
feet from where he had been stand.
ing before the explosion, / looked
for Joseph Schu.ller but saw moth.
ing of him. BY this time the boys
were at the scene and Lewis Nc
Quade, myself and one other re-.
moved Willis about thirty feet
from where he lay to a clean board.
At that time Arthur HAYNES said.
"here is one of Joe's legs,n and /
ran to him and saw It under the
ruins of the mill shed, I then told
the boys to get Sam ont and !
would 90 for the DOCTOR nv horse
being tied to a bush about seventy.
Ave yards from the mill.,l I then
started to get him and one of the
BOYS said here is Joe's BODY, I did
not 20 to see the BODY but told the
boys to carry It ont, itbeinr carri.
ed about sixty ysris s6utfI of where
he stood at the time of the explo.
sion. united INV hofse ard start.
ed him I'm a run for sLauraivilTe.