Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-24
T. C. CLARK HURT.
Meets With a Horrible Accld ant While Blast
ing the Gypsum Quarry. He VIII Recover.

ing the Gypsum Quarry. He VIII Recover.
! 1t Is seldom that more shocking EewS
| IS brought To ii city than was brought
here last Friday, though happily, the
accident was not so serious as at first
| reported. L. G. Clark has been blast
ing In the gypsum quarry about seven
| miles west of town for over year but
on the day above mentioned he met
with misfortune which might have
cost him his life, caused by the explos-
ion of giant powder while tampihg for
blasting. As near as can be learned, it
| was caused by tamping with heavy
iron rod, weighing between ten and IF :
teen pounds. The rod commonly used
for that purpose was moderately light
one but lin was probably anxious to
hurry matters and hence used the large
rod. No one was in seeing distance
when the explosion occurred, but San
dor Hada who was also working in the
quarry, not hearing from Mr.. Clark af-
ter the report, and everything being
unusually quiet, thought something
was wrong, and fastened to the place
where Tim was working. His surprise at
finding Mr.. Clark in semi conscious
condition. with face and upper part of
the body badly burned, can better be
imagined than written. Hada lost no
time in procuring aid. After engaging
John Williams to start 10 town with
nj ho l.;
and came to town, summond Dr. Moore
and spread the report. 1t was not long
until plenty Gf assistance was on hand,
and Mr.. Clark was brought to town
and cared for. Examination revealed
land 1t was happy revelation) that he
was not hurt as seriously as expected
Ills face, neck and crest were badly
burned and perhaps he has lost one
eye. 1t was thought that he was hurt
internally from the tact that lie COM
planned OF pam in his side, but DR..
Moore says that this vas simply caused
by being thrown by the force of the ex.
ploSlOn and n It at all dangerous. He
was thrown violently in the air about
eight or ten feet aud this of itself was
certain to cause bruises over the BODY.
but they all seem To be no more than
external.
On Saturday morning the patient
was resting easy, was perfectly con-
scious and was getting along nicely.
But his friends thought it best to send
him to hospital for treatment and
thus avoid all danger and give him
complete and absolute recovery. Ac-
cordingly he was placed on the train on
Saturday and taken to the SantaFe Hos
pltal at Topeka. He is a member of
the Woodmen and X. p. Lodges of this
city and was taken to the hospital at
the suggestion of the members of these
orders. Dr.. J. 7. CuShenbery. for the
Woodmen and 5. f. Wilson for the K.
F., went in charge of him.
MesSrs. Cushenberry and Wilson re-
turned home on Monday They say
that Tim is getting along nicely and
will he on his feet in less than a weeks
time and will return home in about
three weeks. He was thoroughly ex-
'hAiiNN GU buN liOoPlt1l luS OUIy
serious injury sustained is in one eve,
and it Is probable that he Will lose it.
However this is not certain. An ex-
pert occullst will be called in to make
an examination: there is possibil-
ity of saving it. DR.. Cushenbery and
Mr.. Wilson speak in the highest terms
of the Santa Fe hospital. Patients are
being we'll cared for and everything is
made comfortable and pleasant.
While this was painful accident
and caused great uneasiness to Mr..
Clark's family and friends, 1t is indeed
fortunate that is no worse. In nine
cases out of ten the catastrophe would
have resulted in death.
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