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hi-c ybfitri-rddi-ha*th)0-lo*in-reaheVacation visit.Fatal Explosion KillkskOde Man.On Saturday, Sept 12, at about 10:80«g the little steamer owned by Ellas Stafford of Montezuma, contractor and driller of oil wells, and used in towing material to and from Celina and the Manhatten oil fieldsome three milos out in the reservoir, was preparing to start with aload of material to the field from her dock at the w est bank one-half mile south of Celina, the boiler suddenly without any previous warn-•o-1 Ing exploded. The force of the ex-d- plosion threw the boiler and engine Ml out through the bow end of the boat re | tearing out the whole ehd. The boiler was thrown in a north-west-sh erly direction first striking In the IMteddol-b1, | middle of the pike, then bounded through a picket fence about two T1 hundred feet from the boat and ten so or twelvefeet higher than the boat. »a The engine was thrown nearly.the lit same distance in a more northern ) direction and struck the stone riprap ta breaking the wheel Into several Ioj r~ pieces and scattering the stone, an . Seven teen were in and around the *T boat at the time, James Colson, the engineer, being the only man in the boat, He was thrown out through the roof and struck the water some 00 or 70 feet from the boat. The J ^ other men were knocked and blown into the water, but none of those on the out side were hurt beyond a few scratches/ As soon as they could | cc gather themselves together Wm. Johnson and Jack Carter jumped ‘in I ar a b'o*fc near by and went to 4he res- sn cue of Mr. Coisop who was floating on the water/ The men realizing *u the serious condition ,of tho man en * burried him to the Office of Drs.Wintprmute JbHatter/ where his jV wounds were pronounced fatal. The injured pan .was^ then taken to his j. ineauma'where lie diedv g,? *1 •»%homeI* | asfroP I , 4 *■ - - - . *vC -* f;wer«pr.Ma t are.J m| .-Ci -.ter,'t,r“- ,J1 'Stafford jit 'it 6 a tee am t ,ta «lt;! Lafe* V** S' *41end )* a» . AM a I * , i. _I%f
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Mercer County Observer
Celina, Ohio, US
Thu, Sep 17, 1896
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