The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-27

me that way" His clothing was still
 covered with the dirt that proved
 that he had been practically dragged
 ur ttc grade from the concussion
 T had just been in the boiler room,
 he said. Hadn't been away from it
 a minute and had looked at the steam
 5uase it registered 120 pounds.
 had fired the engine at times myself
 and the normal steam pressure was
 l35 to l4o pounds and 1 have fired
 it up to l65 pounds"
 The circumstances satisfied Cor
 oner Shaw that A was not too high
 steam pressure that caused Inc ex-
 plosion, but more likely a lack of
 water in the boilers, and that with the
 ea- that forms hurriedly when tho
 water gets too low over the tubes.
 the boiler went to pieces under that pressure.
 Doctors M. q. Thompson and C. 4 Mcconnell were the first puysiciau1
 10 arrive, they having been hurried
 10 the scene as soon as tho Valley Mill management heard of the dis
 aster Dr. A. D Shaw arrived very little later There was not so much for physicians to do The tragedy
 had been too compete
 An example oi the 1eroism of the women about the scene was shown lp tue work of Mrs Aubrey Loyd of this
 city. Mir, John Brown was her la
 ther. Lister Brown was her brother
 She had been spending Christmas
 with the family in the country She and the other children were in the mill tenant house They heard the ter rife explosion and they ran out They
 saw the air filled with wrecEage, and they saw the Nreckage settle. She hurried about among the debris until she discovered the body of her father 1 She looked further and then she saw that her broter was perhaps dying She instantly thought of the lack of communication from the scene to Ireach help. and she, looking about. discovered a Ford ear down the road Mir. |. NJ Doris was the driver She jumped In the car and Mir. Doris brought her forthwith to the city for help. and he also took help back TO
 the scene She had not spent more than a minute with her father ol brother after the tragedy until she
 was gone. when she got back sne Ilather was laid out dead, md she was told by the physicians that her
 brother was dying
 By the time the men r bout had pulled themselves together from tleH shock. and had laid the bodies up on
 the porch. and from the waters ot Owl Creek had 9ained the faces ot the dead and had straightened out the limbs that they mieht grow cold ln order there came the thought of the burials Particular sympathy was addressed to tho family oi tho An mouds. 4 committee composed ol C. E. Reeves. j. F Duchett and N. F. Young, went about to solicit funds to buy shrouds for the dead The min men would make the collins The sum of SLIP was raised, and one C.. the committee started on his mule @ town to get the things necessary for the burial. A little list was made up of what would he needed, the men .-urug this out as they sat astride log about the wrecked plant It was suggested 10 Nessrs Reeves uuckctt and Yolng that perhaps tnr better so slow on the burial expenses. becaues there would 0e the living 70 look after in some way "Yes. in some way" answered one of the committee When 1t was suggested to them that perhaps within the city some iinan- .ial help could be gathered 1t re- teved the burden materially.