Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1914 — TWO ACCIDENTS AT LIGHT PLANT SUNDAY [ARTICLE]

TWO ACCIDENTS AT LIGHT PLANT SUNDAY

Mel Abbott and Dave Haste Injured While Helping to Install the New Engine. The installation of the new engine at the light pliant resulted in two painful accidents Sunday to two of the employes, Mel Abbott and Dave Haste. Mr. Abbott’s injury was the most serious and he will be confined to his home for some time, having tmxr broken ribs. Mr. Haste has the great toe on one food badly bruised. Fortunately the accident to Mr. Abbott occurred when the light Plant was shut down. He' was pulling with four others on a pipe wrench in an effort to uncouple a pipe that had been up for a long time and the 'wrench slipped and Mel fell against the engine? striking on his side. Had the engine been running he might have been killed. •A heavy bffiqck used In raising the engine fell on Dave’s foot and crushed one toe (juite severely.