Indianapolis [IN] News, 8/12/1871, p. 1
About 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon [8/11] the boiler of Brothers and Woodward's saw mill, about five miles northwest of Greencastle exploded, killing two men named Robert M. Bradshaw and Martin Wesch... the entire engine was blown about 75 feet, The cause of the explosion is not known.
Reported 8/12/1872
Masonic Relief Society paid his widow a death benefit.
Civil War veteran, Pvt. Co. C, 71st IN Infantry, 7/19/1862 - 7/15/1863, he was disabled at the time of his release.
Martha did not apply for Civil War widow pension until 7/12/1890
About 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon [8/11] the boiler of Brothers and Woodward's saw mill, about five miles northwest of Greencastle exploded, killing two men named Robert M. Bradshaw and Martin Wesch... the entire engine was blown about 75 feet, The cause of the explosion is not known.
Reported 8/12/1872
Masonic Relief Society paid his widow a death benefit.
Civil War veteran, Pvt. Co. C, 71st IN Infantry, 7/19/1862 - 7/15/1863, he was disabled at the time of his release.
Martha did not apply for Civil War widow pension until 7/12/1890
Indianapolis [IN] News, 8/12/1871, p. 1
About 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon [8/11] the boiler of Brothers and Woodward's saw mill, about five miles northwest of Greencastle exploded, killing two men named Robert M. Bradshaw and Martin Wesch... the entire engine was blown about 75 feet, The cause of the explosion is not known.
Reported 8/12/1872
Masonic Relief Society paid his widow a death benefit.
Civil War veteran, Pvt. Co. C, 71st IN Infantry, 7/19/1862 - 7/15/1863, he was disabled at the time of his release.
Martha did not apply for Civil War widow pension until 7/12/1890
About 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon [8/11] the boiler of Brothers and Woodward's saw mill, about five miles northwest of Greencastle exploded, killing two men named Robert M. Bradshaw and Martin Wesch... the entire engine was blown about 75 feet, The cause of the explosion is not known.
Reported 8/12/1872
Masonic Relief Society paid his widow a death benefit.
Civil War veteran, Pvt. Co. C, 71st IN Infantry, 7/19/1862 - 7/15/1863, he was disabled at the time of his release.
Martha did not apply for Civil War widow pension until 7/12/1890
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