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Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 77 Numéro 2269

Date 26 novembre 1890
Comté Saint John
Lieu Saint John
Journal The Daily Telegraph

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Yesterday morn. the boilers in Sutton's Mill, South Bay (St. John) flew from their beds, crashed through the walls and left death and ruin behind them. Four workmen had been found dead. They were Henry BAIRD, Pisarinco, aged about 50, married. Andrew WARK, Carleton, age 18. Michael LYNCH, Grand Bay, aged about 26. Bert CURRIE, a deaf mute, aged about 9 years. James BAIRD, a son of Henry BAIRD died a little while after the expolsion in Charles SMITH's house to which he had been carried. Patrick LYNCH was taken to his home a few miles from the accident. Patrick was standing just over the boilers, tending sawdust, at the time of the explosion. The doctors did their best for him but said he must die. Another man, for whom medical aid could effect little was Richard HAYES. He was carried to his father's cottage near the mill. Frank GALT was reported dying soon after he was removed to his home, but his friends had hope for his recovery. Michael Lynch had been working at Gibson during the summer and yesterday was his first day in the South Bay mill. He was to have been married next week. A large number of wounded whose recovery is hoped for were terribly injured. A bad case was that of Adam ARMSTRONG, a young man, married, who was soon removed to his home at Sand Point. A boy named Peter HARRINGTON worked at the lath machine. He was sent to the hospital and at a late hour last night had recovered somewhat from the shock. John DUGAN escaped with a dislocated shoulder and burned hand and barearm. He had been standing just over the boilers and was blown into the air landing on the roof of the shed. Enoch CRAIG, a boy of 16, of Carleton had both legs broken and was very badly scalded about the back of the head. There is doubt about his recovery. John DUKE, Charlotte St., West End, had his face very badly scalded and David HARRINGTON, Carleton was injured in the same manner. Among the others who were scalded pretty seriously were: Timothy LEAHY, Carleton; Edward HILLAND, Carleton; Daniel LOGUE, South Bay; Geo. GODFREY, Millwright, Nerepis; Geo. CUSACK, age 12; Herbert KELLY, age 12; Thos. WARK, a brother of Andrew Wark who was killed; John ALLINGHAM. Henry Baird and his son James, were aged about 50 and 18 respectively. They lived at Pisarinco and boarded with Henry Baird's brother-in-law at South Bay. Henry Baird leaves four daughters, two of whom are married and on son Robert BAIRD. Michael Lynch is mourned by a father and mother and several sisters at his home, Grand Bay. Richard Hayes is a single man and lived with his mother and two brothers. Bert Currey was a son of Robert CURREY who worked in the mill. Andrew Wark was a single man, but his parents and a brother and sister survive him. Little Geo. COSTLEY was engaged in wheeling wood up to the boiler. A moment before the explosion he went to the door for a drink of water. His thirst saved his life for before he had time to go back to his job death was at work there. (see original for eye-witness reports by A.C. GREGORY, foreman of the mill; Alfred JONES)

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