Submitted by
Loyd Bishop

Terrible boiler explosion!
At Newkirk Monday evening, and John Reeves is killed.
A terrible boiler explosion occurred at the feed mill run by Williams and Co at Newkirk, on last Monday evening. The boiler had long been considered unsafe by the engineer, and negotiations were already being made for a new one. The particulars appear to be as follows: one man was killed and another one slightly injured. When the explosion occurred, John Reeves was standing in front of the boiler throwing cobs into the fire. Reeves and the front end of the boiler were blown through this side of the feed mill. The boards were broken as if they had been small sticks. There were two holes in the side of the feed mill. One was where the man was blown through, and the other the front end of the boiler. The head end of the boiler was found in a kitchen 75 feet distant. It was blown through the kitchen wall and the window glass in this house was badly broken. The excitement was high for a time, and it took some time to be certain, who was injured and killed. Williams thought his boy was killed, but the boy had left a few seconds before the explosion occurred.