Clay County AlArchives Obituaries.....Bell, Clarence July 1907
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Lineville Headlight
An explosion occurred at W W Bell's sawmill six miles east of Lineville last 
Friday evening which resulted in the death of Clarence, the eight-year-old son 
of Mr and Mrs W W Bell. The little boy was sitting near the exhaust or water 
pipe of the engine which had become loosened by jamming wood into the engine, 
and under the pressure of 100 pounds of steam an explosion occurred. The little 
fellow was sitting a few feet from the pite but the noise occasioned by the 
explosioned frightened, him and he rushed toward his mother who was on the other 
side of the engine, opposite the pipe, and in doing so was struck by the 
scalding steam and fire and blown a distance; of about fifteen feet. He threw 
both arms up over his face and thereby protected his face but was otherwise 
fearfully burned and scaldee from head to foot. The little fellow lingered in 
pain until Saturday morning at 6 o'clock when he died and was buried at the 
Lineville cemetery Saturday afternoon.

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