Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1910 — CELLAR CAVED IN AND THREE ARE INJURED. [ARTICLE]

CELLAR CAVED IN AND THREE ARE INJURED.

Firman Rutherford, Alfred Peters and Art Battleday Have Fortunate Escape Tuesday Forenoon. An arch covered cement cellar in course of construction at the Alfred Peters farm, south of town, caved in this Tuesday morning at about 8:30 o’clock and buried Mr. Peters, Firman Rutherford and Art Battleday beneath the falling debris of cement and gravel. All were knocked down and Injured and they had difficulty In extricating themselves. Mr. Peters was the most severely injured, having two ribs broken and severe bruises about the head. Both Mr. Rutherford and Mr. Battleday were Injured in the back, quite severely, and a hurry up call was sent in for a doctor. All the men will probably be laid up for some time. The cellar was an outdoors cement construction of the cyclone pattern. The top was arched over a frame and it was thought to he sufficiently set to tear out the frame work. The men were engaged in doing this when the entire top caved in.