Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-01
KILLED BY 4 BLAST
John GIostep Met Instant Death
 Last Evening
WHILE WORKING ABOUT DAM.

Now Being Built at the North End
 Found Lying Near Where ExpIo:>1n
 Took Place When Smoke Cleared
 Away-It Was Supposed That He
 Had Gone Safe Distance Away
 Before the Fuse Was Lighted.
 John GloSter. a well known Water bury man. was killed shortly after , o'clock yesterday near the dam belC-ng ing to the Waterbury Manufacturing Co and the Chase rolling mills at the head of ,Belleview lake. It was near quitting time and the men were hust- ling in order to touch off a couple of blasts before getting through for the nght. William Leggett, of the Water bury Manufacturing Co. who is super intending the work. which. by the way. is practically completed. ordered Mr GloSter 10 warn the labOrerS to get out of the way and also to pick up The l tools, which he supposed was done and everybody out of danger before the blasts were touched off and he knew nothing to the contrary until after the smoke and dust of the blasts had cleared away and the men had re- turned to the scene when one of the ! italians saw Mr Gloster's body about six feet away from the place where the blasts had been discharged and reported the case to MT Leg@ett Upon examination it was found that the man was dead. his left arm and l leg being broken and his chest crushed 1 in. Whether Mr GloSter went away 1 with the rest of the men and came 1 back too soon. which is highly impro- ! hablc. seeing that he was an old quar- l lyman. or did not have time to get i of l., will never be known. The last Mr i.cGGctt saw of Giostar alive was when 1 he told him to pick up the tools. warn 1 tlle men and get out of the way, so he | informed the family last night. One 1 of the blasts went off q few seconds before the other, but of course there 1 Was nothing unusual about that and Mr GloSter could not have been de- ceiypd by it. for he was aware that l there were two charges
 Acting Medical Examiner Graves viewed the body and gave permission for it's removal. Undertaken Mulville 1 Was called and the body was brought to the family residence at 46 Spencer avenue. where but q few hours pre- ! viously Mr Gloster left for his work in the best of health and spirits. Dr | Graves reported the facts to the cor oDe".
 MT Gl0Ster was born in County Kerry. Ireland, tifty-seven years ago. and had resided in the United Sta teS' for the past forty-three years coming to ColebrOok, this state. at the age of ~t d4El lie Was veteran of the civil w:fr and an eX-member of. Company I, C. N. G.. Winsted He enlisted Decem- Der l, 1861. at Colebrook and served three years in Company D, Captain Lee. Eleventh regiment Connecticut Volunteers. He was seriously wound. cd at Antletam and shortly after he was discharged for diSa blity but the excitement of the war had too much fascination for him and he re-enlisted at NinSted on September l. 1861. and served in Company F. First Connecti- cut cavalry. Captain Henry Phillips. and served to the close of the conflict when he was mustered out with an honorable record. Later he joined the National Guard at WinSted and re- manned in the company five years. and at the expiration of the term of his enlistment received an honorable dis charge. He leaves q widow. one son and two daughters in this city and his mother and two brothers and d sister in WinsteG.
 There were several wild rumors about town last night regarding the manner in which Mr Gloster met his death. but as no one knew for sure whether what he was Sayin" was true or not. It would be unfair to those who
 were about the place at the time to give any heed to them much less to publish them in newspaper The chances are that it was one of those ' accidents that occur from time to time and for which no explanation can be given. though. to be sure. judging by such information as can be obta .neI rom what appears to be reliable sources. MT GloStcr did not leave the place with the other men and why he did not is where the mystery deepens.
 He had been employed at the Water
 bury Manufacturing Co for the past
 twelve years.
 The funeral will take place to-nlor- TOW morning at o'clock The re-
 mains will be taken to WirSted for
 burial.