York County PA Archives News.....BLASTING ACCIDENT April 3, 1891
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Rosalie Sommer sommer@suscom.net September 23, 2005, 9:54 pm

Delta Herald And Times, Delta, Pennsylvania, April 3, 1891
BLASTING ACCIDENT
On Thursday of last week, Rev. Thos. H. Wright and Jas. Morrison of 
Constitution, attempted to split a log by a powder blast. They bored a hole 
and filling it too full of powder, cleaned some of it out, leaving some 
scattered on the log. Having fixed the blast, they attempted to light the fuse 
when the scattered powder became ignited and instantly communicated to the 
powder in the blast. There was a sudden explosion and the two men, one on each 
side of the log, were struck by the flying timbers. Mr. Wright was badly 
bruised from head to foot and could not get his breath for some time. His face 
also was cut with the powder. Mr. Morrison was struck in the stomach. Both 
were severely hurt. Dr. Hawkins gave the necessary medical attention

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/

File size: 1.3 Kb