Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1873-09-06 | Page 2 | Horrible Death

Horrible Dcatli. Detroit, Mich., 5. A horrible accident ac-cident oeeurod at the mill of the Rochester salt and lumber company, opposite Saginaw City, about ten o'clock o'-clock this morning. .Colin Butler, in the employ ot the mill, in stepping over a bolt was caught and carried to tho top of tho drum, and the space between the lloor and the drum not being sufficient for his body to pass through, he was crushed to death. The body was wedged in so tightly that in order to recover it they were obliged to cut through the lloor from above. Butler was about fifty years of age, and had a large family whieh was dependent on him for support.