The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1894-06-07

occurred at ~ minutes past o,CioCh'
The watch was stopped and the hands
pointed to the above time.
The engineer and sawyer were in
stantly killed, and their brains blown
in every direction. These two men
were working together, the engineer
helping the the sawyer to dosomething
at the time.
The engineers body was blown into
three parts. One leg with part OF
the trunk attached was found near
the saw mill, the other leg and part
of the trunk was lodged up ina beach
tree 80 feet away, while the head and
remainder of the trunk were lying at
the foot of tree more than 80 yards
from the site OF the boiler. In other
respects the body is horribly mutilated,
the skull crushed in and brains scooped
out. The face was m ashed flat. Arms
and feet twisted to reverse positions.
The sawyer, Sherman Waite, was
treated no. SO badly but Heaven
knows bad enough. The only parts
left of his head, is the chin and face.
The top and back of the head together
with every particle of contents was
carried away. a little of the scalp
remains. The other parts Of the body
were not mangled much. He was
found only a few feet from his working
position.
Of the living, Samuel Sullivan is
the greatest injured. Both of his legs
are broken and his body is scalded from
the hips up. Sullivan was working on
a log between the saw and boiler and
was thrown across ditch some 90 feet
east from where was working. He is
badly hurt and was afraid that he
would die in his removal. He is a
young man, son of Richard Sullivan,
the school teacher. Is married and has
two children.
Willis Waite is the corporation clerk
of Adelphi. He is plasterer by
trade, but work being dull in his line
he has been engaged on this mill for
two months past. He was working on
the same log with Sullivan, under the
mill shanty.
His right leg is brokenin two places,
above and below the knee. He has
other slight bruises and some scalp
marks.
Samuel Sullivan died at 7:45 o'clock
last evening. He was conscious to
within a few minutes of his death.
Willis Waite, who was supposed not
to be hurt fatally, was brought to his
home last evening, arriving here at
S:15. In less than hour later, he
expired.
The only uninjured member of the
force was Squire Matthias. He had
taken load of saw dust from the pit,
and dumped it at a point fifteen feet
east of the mill. He had backed him :
self into the arms of the wheelborrow,
ard had taken hold to return, when
the explosion occurred. A piece Of
casting, about one-fourth Of the fly
wheel, struck the left handle and edge
of the wheelborrow, not more than 5
inches from Matthias body. He says
the piece came directly down, after
being blown into the air. Matthias
rushed to the hill side where he re-
manned until the air was cleared of
flying timbers and steam.
Waite's body was Immediately
brought to the home of his parents in
this place. Shueller's body was also
brought here and given in charge of
Undertaken Witt.er, who will pre-
pare it for burial. Sullivan is lying
at the home of Frank Haynes in
Laurelville.
The cause is attributed to an old
defective boiler, said to be 80 years
old, And there are traces on the fire
box, indicating low water. Mr.. Roe
Congrove, who was logging for this
mill, lays the cause to the muddy
water that was fed into the boiler.