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Kenton, OH Sawmill Explosion, Nov 1910

Posted May 28th, 2008 by Linda Horton

FOUR SAWMILL WORKERS KILLED BY EXPLOSION

KENTON, Ohio, Nov. 11.---Four men were instantly killed here at noon by the explosion of a boiler at a new sawmill southeast of the city.

The dead:

John Jennings.

Joseph Harris.

Edward Fleck.

John Buskirk.

The men had gathered about the boiler to get warm.

The Duluth News Tribune, Duluth, MN 12 Nov 1910
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

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