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Show Terrible and Fatal Accident at Spring ville. Sprixgville, Oct. 3, 1S73. Editors Herald: On the night of tho 2d of October, John Marchbanks, son of James and Mary Ann Marchbanks, who has been cng.iged at the molaes mill of Ahrara Noc, of Springville, during the Beason of sorghum making, was accidently caught, it ia supposed, by by the coat sleeve in tho cogs of the machinery of tho mill. Mr. N'oo states that tho mill had got out of order, and he was repairing it at the time of the accident. While thus engaged, deceased and John Arm-Htrong Arm-Htrong were conversing, Noe heard a k crushing sound similar to that ol I feeding cane in the mill, and turning . around, intended to s.iy, "Do not , begin work yet, ad I am not ready," and looking up ho observed March- milks coming under the machinery toward him, under and ent indict: t in the driving irons and c?g-wheels, Comprehending tho situation, Not took hold of Marchbanks to sec if h( could render any ajwifitance, at the same lime calling on the lxjys U) shut oil the water. Finding that ho could not relense the unfortunate man, he ran to the gate and shut oil the water, and returning in a few seconda found that Marchhand hau been drawn under un-der and thrown by the driving irons to the other Bide of tho machine. No', with a knife, cut M.'s clothing, so a lo disentangle him from the machine, hut life was extinct. Deceased wni justapproaching his 2iJth year. H-was H-was universally recectixi by all who knew him. A coroner's inqueat, held mi tho body, returned a verdict in acoirdatieii jvitb llio facU. C, D, EVi. |