Aaron B. Teeple - accidental death
Article from Pioneer News, 10/17/1878 (Big Rapids, Newaygo County, MI):
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A large saw mill, owned by Reichard & Sellinger, situated a mile and a half west of Hungerford, on the M.&B.R.R., was blown up last Tuesday morning, badly injuring the followings persons:Aaron B. Teeple, had an arm badly shattered, a leg blown off, and other serious injuries about his head and breast.He died from his wounds about noon of the same day.James Kennedy was badly scalded on the head, besides being hurt in the breastHe is in a fair way to recover.A. I. Zinn was very badly burned on different parts of his body.He was thrown a distance of one hundred and fifty feet from where he was standing when the accident occurred.He is doing well.Mr. Sellinger, one of the proprietors, had his jaw broken and was also badly burned.He is comfortable and will recover.John Greenfield was slightly burned besides receiving an injury in the breast.He will probably be laid up but a few days.The accident was caused by the water in the boiler becoming exhausted.It is almost a miracle that most of the employees were not instantly killed, as _ _ _ _ _own to automa_ _ _ _mored that J. K. P. Snyder, who was at work in the mill at the time, has not been seen or heard from since the explosion.dr. Hendryx received a telegram in the morning to meet the wounded at the depot, on the arrival of the train, which he did, and with the assistance of Dr. F. B. Wood, dressed their wounds and left them as comfortable as could be expected under the circumstances.Mr. Sellinger was attended by Dr. Bigelow, who reports him improving.
Mr. A. B. Teeple, who died on Tuesday, has been a resident of this city for the past five years, and during that time has made his home with L. C. Hodskey.He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, of this place, under whose auspices he is to be buried.
Since tha above was put in type, we learn that Snyder was found some hours after the accident wandering on the railroad track two or three miles from the scene of the disaster.He was then in a dazed or bewildered condition, and was unable to state how he got out of the milll, or how he came to be where he was found.