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Greenville, PA Rolling Mill Accident, Oct 1891

Posted November 28th, 2007 by Teri

BURSTING OF A FLY-WHEEL

GREENVILLE, PA., Oct 27. -- A fly-wheel burst at Kimberly's rolling-mill today, tearing a large hole in the roof and injuring five men. Their names were Micheal Shoemaker, Fred Boliver, John Clifford, Michael Spring and James Edwards. Two of the men were working on the roof and were thrown thirty feet in the air. They were badly mangled and will die.

The Daily Inter Ocean, Chicago, IL 28 Oct 1891

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