Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1901 — Killed In a Boiler Explosion. [ARTICLE]

Killed In a Boiler Explosion.

The Bishop mill at Watseka, 111., controlled by the Pure Food Milling Company, was wrecked by a boiler explosion Thursday morning and Luther Mallatt, the engineer, and John Sprohrle, a member of the firm, were instantly killed, while one or two others were injured. Lute Mallatt was a son of T. J. Mallatt of Fair Oaks, was about 25 years of age and had a wife and one child. His wife was a daughter of George Swisher of Wheatfield. He had but recently moved to Watseka from Hoopeston, and began work in the mill the morning he was killed Two brothers of the deceased went to Watseka at once to bring the remains back to Fair Oaks.