Military Service: 8 September 1862 to 29 July 1865
Civil War: Corporal; Military Side: Union; Military Unit: 97th Regiment, Illinois Infantry
Killed in the Washburn A Mill Explosion.
"The first Washburn A Mill, built by Cadwallader C. Washburn in 1874, was declared the largest flour mill in the world upon its completion, and contributed to the development of Minneapolis.
On May 2, 1878, a spark ignited airborne flour dust within the mill, creating an explosion that demolished the Washburn A and killed 18 workers instantly. The ensuing fire resulted in the deaths of four more people, destroyed five other mills, and reduced Minneapolis's milling capacity by one third. Known as the Great Mill Disaster, the explosion made national news and served as a focal point that led to reforms in the milling industry. In order to prevent the buildup of combustible flour dust, ventilation systems and other precautionary devices were installed in mills throughout the country." ~ Wikipedia
Civil War: Corporal; Military Side: Union; Military Unit: 97th Regiment, Illinois Infantry
Killed in the Washburn A Mill Explosion.
"The first Washburn A Mill, built by Cadwallader C. Washburn in 1874, was declared the largest flour mill in the world upon its completion, and contributed to the development of Minneapolis.
On May 2, 1878, a spark ignited airborne flour dust within the mill, creating an explosion that demolished the Washburn A and killed 18 workers instantly. The ensuing fire resulted in the deaths of four more people, destroyed five other mills, and reduced Minneapolis's milling capacity by one third. Known as the Great Mill Disaster, the explosion made national news and served as a focal point that led to reforms in the milling industry. In order to prevent the buildup of combustible flour dust, ventilation systems and other precautionary devices were installed in mills throughout the country." ~ Wikipedia
Military Service: 8 September 1862 to 29 July 1865
Civil War: Corporal; Military Side: Union; Military Unit: 97th Regiment, Illinois Infantry
Killed in the Washburn A Mill Explosion.
"The first Washburn A Mill, built by Cadwallader C. Washburn in 1874, was declared the largest flour mill in the world upon its completion, and contributed to the development of Minneapolis.
On May 2, 1878, a spark ignited airborne flour dust within the mill, creating an explosion that demolished the Washburn A and killed 18 workers instantly. The ensuing fire resulted in the deaths of four more people, destroyed five other mills, and reduced Minneapolis's milling capacity by one third. Known as the Great Mill Disaster, the explosion made national news and served as a focal point that led to reforms in the milling industry. In order to prevent the buildup of combustible flour dust, ventilation systems and other precautionary devices were installed in mills throughout the country." ~ Wikipedia
Civil War: Corporal; Military Side: Union; Military Unit: 97th Regiment, Illinois Infantry
Killed in the Washburn A Mill Explosion.
"The first Washburn A Mill, built by Cadwallader C. Washburn in 1874, was declared the largest flour mill in the world upon its completion, and contributed to the development of Minneapolis.
On May 2, 1878, a spark ignited airborne flour dust within the mill, creating an explosion that demolished the Washburn A and killed 18 workers instantly. The ensuing fire resulted in the deaths of four more people, destroyed five other mills, and reduced Minneapolis's milling capacity by one third. Known as the Great Mill Disaster, the explosion made national news and served as a focal point that led to reforms in the milling industry. In order to prevent the buildup of combustible flour dust, ventilation systems and other precautionary devices were installed in mills throughout the country." ~ Wikipedia
Inscription
Created A.D. 1885, by
the Minneapolis Head
Millers Association, in
memory of those who
lost their lives in the
Great Mill Explosion,
May 2, 1878.
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LABOR WIDE AS THE EARTH,
HATH ITS SUMMIT IN HEAVEN
Gravesite Details
Per cemetery records, C. K. Ewing and 3 unidentified remains from the Washburn A Mill explosion are buried at the monument (erected 1885).
