Horrible Deatli.
Mr. Peter E, Andrews, one of our best known citizens, met with a horrible death last Friday afternoon. He had rigged up a tank over the abandoned gas well, near True's mill, and intend¬ ed, if there was sufficient gas, to pipe it to his house. A vent at the top of the tank was opened and he applied a match. The gas in the tank exploded with a tremendous force. Mr. Andrews was hurled some distance and instantly | killed. His skull was fractured in several places and his face horribly mangled. Fred Windish and James Lungard were standing close by when the accident happened, but were unin¬ jured. A boy cautioned Mr. A. about the danger, as he, with a number of {others, had burst barrets in playing; j about the old well. /£.- *t-l** &
The deceased had been a resident of I this county since '57; lived on a farm at | Catawba at first, but later moved to ! Port Clinton, where at different times j he conducted a hardware store, a Hour j mill, and he was engaged in towing^ j etc. He accumulated quite a large ! amount of property.
He was 70 years of age last J une, and ! leaves a wife and five children; Mrs. J Hammel of West Virginia, Mrs. Wm. I Generous of Spokane, Wash,, Mrs Louis ! Orth, Mrs. Geo. Dischinger and Mr. 0. | E. Andrews, of this city.
The funeral was held Monday after- j noon. The services were conducted by I liev. R. P. Mayer at the house. The oc&l lodge of Knights of Honor, of j which he was a member, conducted th& | services at the cemetery.
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