Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1895 — A LIFE PRESERVER. [ARTICLE]

A LIFE PRESERVER.

she Indianapolis Journal in n Uerolc Role. 'While Mr. Oscar Potter, secretary of the Ingalls Zinc Company, was superintending some work aboutTltmrock-crush-ing rolls in the company’s plant, Wednesiay morning, the right sleeve of his coat taught in the gearing and he was drawn into the jaws. to be no possible escape from either death or having his arm literally torn from the socket, when, fortunately, an Indianapolis Journal. which was in his pocket, caught in the belting in some manner and, throwing it off,_stoppcLthe;machii>e. No one was near enough at the time to assist him and the paper saved his life. He was badly Injured as it was, and workmen had to use heavy bars to liberate his mangled arm and shoulder.