News: Lloyd Children Injured, 1928, York County, PA

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High Rock, Aug. 15 -
Two children of Mr. and Mrs. George Lloyd were injured yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock when a dynamite cap with which they were playing, exploded.  Ruth, aged 
about 12, and Cyrus, 10, found four of the caps in their father's mill at this 
place, and set about experimenting with them.  Going outside the mill, the girl
and her brother took one of the caps and began hitting it with a hammer to see 
what would happen.  The explosion followed, tearing off the thumb on Ruth's left 
hand and part of the forefinger.  Both children were cut about the face and 
hands by bits of stone.  Dr. Vallie Hawkins of Fawn Grove was summoned and 
attended to the children's injuries.  It was stated that the Lloyd family has no 
knowledge of how the dynamite came to be in the mill.  It was not known that any 
of the explosive was in the place.

The Gazette And Daily - Thursday, August 16, 1928