The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-09-20
DEATH CAME TO SNOWMAN
William Brubaker of KnobsviIIe, Fatal.
Iy Injured by Explosion OF
Gas Tank.
T0UINcY LAST WEDNESDAY EVENING

ty, last Wednesday evening, about
6 o'clock.
he and his wife and three
months old baby travelled from
place to place through the rural
districts showing moving pictures
in tent. On the evening of the
18th they were at Five Forks and
next day went to Quincy.
That evening Mr.. Brubaker
was making the gas which is used
to illuminate the machine, a mix.
ture of hydrogen and oxygen, and
had the various chemicals neces-
sarv in an iron tank in the tent IN
which the family cooked and liv-
ed. Through some error, likely,
the tank exploded and the metal
parts flew about many of them
striking the man in the face and
body. His clothing also caught
fire and ne probably inhaled some
of the flames.
DR.. Fritz, of Quincy, was stand
ing near when the accident oc-
Cured, and he wi tn other men
went to the relief of Mr.. Bru baker
who it was apparent was serious
ly hurt. After doing all in his
power to allay the pain, DR., Fritz
decided to hurry HIM off to the
hospital at Cham bersburg. By a
few minutes after seven o'clock
the wounded man had reached
the hospital, but just as he was
being carried into the institution,
he breathed his last.
DR.. Ramsey of Cham bersburg,
Immediately telephoned McCon-
nellsburg to notify the unfortu-
nate mans father, Mr.. David Bru
baker, who owns and lives on the
Kemp farm about two miles north
of Knobsvllle. 1t happened when
Knobsville was called up by phone
that MIR. Brubaker was Ill the vii.
lage, and was greatly overcome
by grief when informed of the
dreadful accident to his son.
Thursday morning the corpse
was shipped up to Loudon on the
South Penn, and Undertaken
Stoner, of this place, received 1t
there and took 1t to the fathers
home, from which place the funer
al was conducted on Friday after
noon, interment beng made In
the cemetery at the NJ. e. church
at Knobsville.
William Brubaker was 81 years
of age, and was q natural born
mechanical genius, and by just
"picking up the skill himself,
could do almost anything from re
pairing the most delicate watch
to the adjusting of heavy machin-
cry.
His wife was Della May "a daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Camp
bell. Besides his father and
mother, he Is survived by two
brothers, John of Knobsvllle, and
Charles, of Saxton.
HIS wife who was IN the tent
with him at the time of the acci.
dent says: owe had been travel
ing with our show through Bed
ford and Franklin counties and
the state of Maryland. We had
been on our trip since July 1st,
and had not been home in the
meanti me. Last night we show
ed at Five Forks and expected to
show at Quincy tonight. Ours
was moving picture show. We
used calcium light, made of oxy-
gen and hydrogen. My husband
was making gas for the evening
performance and was in the tent
in which we cook, when the accl.
dent occurred. There was an ex.
plosion and he was seriously in
jured. ! was washing dishes at
the time. After the accident oc-
Cured, he asked me what hap.
pened. 1 don't think he ever
knew what it was. He was con-
scious and knew what I said to
him until he got In the carriage
at Chambersburg. He could not
speak, but would shake his head.
! believe that his death was acci-
dental and no person was to'blame