The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-09
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
TWO YOUNG MEN OF INDE-
PENDENCE META SHOCK.
ING DEATH.

Wonderful Op-
GRAFTON on Negro Stab
bed by His Sweet
heart.
Independence, March 5.-Oae o
the most dist -essing and horribl,
accidents that has occurred in Poll
county, causing the death of twt
young men, happened at O'Clock
this morning about one and one.
half miles north of Independence
where Curtis Baker was dynamit.
ing stumps With John Burton on
Mr.. Burton's hop land.
Mr.! Baker went down early to
work this morning and Gilbert Nc.
Cabe, a young boy os about 1 2 years
Of age, went down with him Tor the
purpose of visiting him and seeing
him blast stumps. While Mr.. Bur
ton was heating the dynamite in a
Fcan of hot water preparatory to
blasting, toe dynamite, from some
unknown cause, exploded and set
off the rest of the hundred pounds
OF dynamite that was near by. The
boys, McCabe and Baker, were in
st,nntly killed. The bodies were
picked up and hurled in midair a
distance of over $50 feet. Their
limbs were torn from their bodies,
which were disemboweled, and
their faces we're mangled beyond
recognition, having been complete
ly blackened by the charge of pow
der.
A house standing at distance
or few hundred yards is in com.
plete ruins, the windows demolish.
ed, the castings and woodwork
wrenched loose, and the whole
house practically off from its found
alton. The earth where the horror
occurred was tom up to depth of
four feet. and for a space of 20 to'
40 feet in diameter. A small pig
was feeding few yards distant and
was instantly killed.
Mr.. Burton was at work only a
short distance awav. and it was a |
miracle that Mr.. Wool, a young
man who was in the field, was not
also killed. He had started to the
spot where the boys were and was
called back by Mr.. Burton, who |
wished him to help him with some
of his work. But for this he too
would hvae fallen a victim 10 the
The coroner of Dallas was called
up. but be concluded that an off.
cial investigation would not have
to be made and the bodies were
picked up and taken to the under
taking parlors for burial.
Gilbert McCabe was young man
of about IS years of age. His faith
u died here about year ago and
nis mother is living in the east.
His father bequea he'd him the tile
factory st this place, which is being
managed by the boys guardian,
Thomas Pomeroy. McCabe had
stated that he had no work to do
his morning on the farm and
hought he would 60 out and make
visit. He got up early and left
With his friend for the bottom,
Vbere the accident occurred. ,
Mr.. Baker was a young man of :
bout 81 years of age, and well ,
:nown here, having been in this !
ity for a number of years. His
cath comes as terrible shock and
alamisy to the stricken family. :
70 blame is placed for the accident. =
t is thought that the sudden con- :
raction caused by the hot water in ;
ne freezing process was. the cause ;
the explosion.
Philadelphia, March 5.-Thomas +
'merson, colored man who was 3
abbed in the heart Monday by his !.
Teetheart, has been the subject of IL
unusual operation. His heart "
as lifted out of the body and six :
ltches were taken to close the big u
lsh made by thei negress' knife. a
he organ was replaced and Emer.
n is recovering.
After the assault Emerson walked b,
lthout assistance to the hospital, b,
distance of five blocks, and was o;
It under the influence of ether as or
on as the wound had been exam. III
ed. On the operating table the ce
art was exposed by a long Incl or
IN which necessitated the break tn
g OF several ribs. The operating ar
Fgeon inserted two fingers aad ! st,