Bridgeton pioneer., 1903-12-03

- '"DAo as pUSsl DIE. All three
were conscious but were suffering
much pain. and were very weak from
loss of blood. Cots and bedding were
hurrledly sent for and the manned
podles OF the men were placed upon
them. DIR. Elsmore Sites, DR.. HenryW.
Elmer and DIR. David Streets quickly
responded to the emergency call The
ofhce OF the plant was transformed
into temporary hospital, and every
attention possible was given the in
jured.
Early investigations showed that
the employees were very seriously in
]ured. and arrangements were quickly
made to remove the men to the pri-
vate hospital on East Commerce
street, of DR.. Elsmore Sites.
Nelson Woodruff was found to be
the more seriously injured. A piece
OF the iron had struck him in the
right leg near the thigh. and went
through it, shattering the bone in
twenty pieces and severing the ther-
minal blood vessel. causing great
loss of blood. Amputation was abso-
lutely necessary and it was performed
by DR.. Sites. assisted by Drs. Streets,
Elmer. Moore and Good. The poor
fellow, weakened from the blood loss,
did not recover from the shock and he
died shortly before seven O'Clock.
John Waddington's examination re
vealed the fact he was struck in the
right elbow by the flying iron, and
the joint was cut off, and the piece of
iron embedded itself in the place
where the joint was torn off. and was
removed by the physicians at the hos
pital. There was an opening in Wad-
dington's back large enough for Dr.
Sites to place his fingers in. The
muscles were torn badly, and it cannot
as yet be determined whether or not
there is a piece of iron in the body.
A yard of gauze was placed in the
wound. Another piece of iron en-
tered the back and almost penetrated
the kidneys. He is very dangerously
hurt and while he rested we'll last
night is considered in very critical
condition
Charles Morton has compound
fracture of the skull and a piece of
the iron was found imbedded in his
head. A piece of the iron struck Nor
ton in the chest and made long
jagged CUT
The horrible nature of the wounds
caused a great loss of blood, and
even the physicians, at times. were
compelled to retire from the operating
room to recuperate. Miss Harvey.
DR.. Sites trained nurse, was greatly
assisted by Miss Viola Recap. OF the
Pennsylvania Hospital. who happened
to be visiting here.
The separator that burst was put
in operation last Spring and has been
in daily operation since. No explana-
tion can be given as why the accident
should occur. TIE Messrs. Sharp.
active managers of the concern, great
ly deplored the awful calamity and
were unremittent in their efforts to
assist those who had been burt.
Nelson Woodruff. who died Thursday
! night, was a robust, popular young
man of thirty one years, of buoyant
nature and had many friends. He
lived with his wife on North Laurel
street very happily and they had
planned jolly Thanksgiving dinner.
Thursday morning, :as he lay suffer
ing upon his cot in the office of the
company, he asked some one to tele-
phone his wife and assure her that he
was but slightly hurt. The funeral
occurred on Monday morning.
The news of the horrible accident
spread rapidly and great crowds gath
cred about the building. None were
admitted inside excepting the phys
icians and the members of the fami-
lies of the injured men. Blood was
sprinkled upon the pavement where
the victims had been carried, and the
wooden doors shattered by the flying
iron, and the broken windows mutely
told the story Of the bursting cylinder.
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