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Mattison, JL explosion News_PottEnt18870518_3

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Hammond's Tannery; A Sad Accident, J.L. Mattison, but 2 Months Married to Miss Weimer
The Potter Enterprise
Coudersport, Pennsylvania •
Wed, May 18, 1887 p3
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• HAMMOND'S TANNERY.
One of the Most • Prosporously Conducted Manufactories in Potter County Graphically Described by Our Traveling Correspondent.
One daay last week our reporter, while "nosing" round for news items, happened to be near the leather tannery of Frank Hammond, situated one- mile from the Court house in this boro. He was kindly invited to enter by the gentlemanly foreman, Mr. H.R. Whittaker, shown through the different departments of this splendidly conducted establishment. Lack of space, are sorry to say, preveuts us from printing his observations in full; but will give our readers the principal features of what he saw.
In the "yard," where Mr. Whittaker first led him, he found a much cleaner and neater department than any similar place he here-to-fore visited in tanneries. Its size is 350 x 60 feet, containing 20 baths and 225 vats. The drying room is 348 40 leet, with 4 "floors," holding the time of our representative's visit, from 8,000 to 10,000 hides.
The grinding department looked as though it might be a lungdestroyer, on account of dust, but when one of the "grinders" yelled at the his voice gave proof positive that his lungs were as tough as a new-rolled side leather. Thirty cords of bark per day are ground here, and conveyed by an endless. chain to the leeches, where its tanning ingredients are extracted and the remainder, conveyed to the furnaces, where it used as fuel to make steam.
The present amount of bark hand at this tannery is about 15,000 cords.
In conversation with some of the workmen, our reporter learned that they earned good wages and were well treated by their employer.
About 40 men are employed, many of whom have been with Mr. Hammond for years.
As our representative turned to go, a gentleman apparently not far from the prime of life pleasantly accosted him. It was old Mr. Hammond.
"I am 84 years old," said he, "and here I've got my working pants on all ready to join the Knights ol Labor.

A Sad Accident.
J.L. Mattison, a son of our esteemed townsman, John Mattison, met with death on the 11th inst. in a most painful and shocking manner. Mr. Mattison, who was a foreman for S.S. Hacket, on Clear Creek, eight miles from Emporium, was engaged with his brother and a party of men in blowing out stumps with dynamite and blasting powder, when one of the cartridges, to which a fuse had been attached failed to expiode. The unfortunate man, who had ever been zealous in his employer's behalf, went to the stump to see why the cartridge did not explode, when, on stooping to examine it, an explosion occurred, blowing him several feet into the air, causing instantaneous death and shocking mutilation.
He had handled dynamite for three years, and remarked to his brother, a few minutes previous to the accident, that he would never touch after that day.
He was married about two months ago to an estimable lady, Miss Weimer, of Roulette, who has our heartfelt sympathy in her deep affliction.
The remains were brought to Coudersport, and enterred in Eulalia Cemetry, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the 13th inst. The funeral services took place at the Methodist church and were largely attended. Mr. Mattison's age was 30 years and 5 months. He was esteemed and loved by all who knew him..

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