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Henry Koens T patiantly th e S Phrestier Evigit ‘Di laws, Ups Coronet’ cesuhelaeae lay imaening between 0 and 9 ‘od 1608 when the engine of a threshing 4 ching being operated on, the MisaRal Bolivia farm six miles. “one. and mile north of ‘Rock. Rapids.’ One leg was torn from ‘his’ : wag mixed in the wreck’ of, ‘theta and the body was hurled 2 “a test broken, showing the tremendous:£ 6 oe of the exploision, which was hear Roe: two miles around. tine: tt positive: knowledge as tomia exploded. because of its poor can ter theory seems most reasonable, a the faet that the ‘Injector . to; the gine was open ‘after the leads to the belief that ‘the wate became low and when’ cold ‘water. tered ‘and struck : the’ heated? ox sheet, the explosion followed: Klass Huisman, the ower: ‘and ‘ thne of tha ssvonent he was’ some part of the machine. * ‘s hands was badly’ lacerated by'a'h of flying iron. He’ and “young were the only ones about’ thee when the accident occurred. The tor was seated on the tool “box, “thi si “0 ing crew were about the engine cating is their lunch. They had just started ‘ a new part of the field and’had thre ed but half a load of bundles. ; force of the explosion threw mend ¢ the separator to the ground, 16 tage and some had narrow escapes. f flying bite of Iron.’ The large round” door of “though chamber, weighing‘40 pounds or more, was “plown. ding over the sun and landed” 800 feet an ehgine we are auntie at St sacon. The young ‘man’ who met his ‘dea In the explosion was a son of Mr. an Mrs. Henry Koons, lving on what, known as the Woodward farm, east. oft Rock Rapids. He has been the sole support of his parents, who are quite” old. ‘They came to America about five years ago. Young Koons was in the draft some time ago, but was given a deferred classification to care for hi parents. He had been working wn the threshing crew about two weeks, and was considered an excellent hand.” Ten years ago a brother was Yaled by falling from a load of hay. Owing to the absence from the coun ty of Coroner’ Smith of Little Rock;: Juxtlee 1.1L, Popkes of Midland town ship was called upon to make an in quiry Into the cause of the acciden, and he enaineled a jury composed of Ed Boomgaarden, MF, Freorks and H. Krull to assist him. They have had the engine examined by seve parties and will meet Saturday ev ing to hear testimony in the mat and determine if possible whether th accident was the result of careless. The engine was owned by, Klass Huls man and the separator by Wierd ule quan, his father, Harm Selma and Wil DeBeery. The engine was an old ‘once, and had been run for many seasons, until two or three years ago, when was said to have been thk gway,.an was not used ugaln until faste ft when Henan took it out and. wads it In shelling corn. The funeral was held from the Ge man Baptist church northeast: of George yesterday. -
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Rock Rapids Reporter
Rock Rapids, Iowa, US
Thu, Sep 05, 1918
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