Hillson, Mr.

TWO MEN INSTANTLY KILLED.
By an Explosion of Dynamite at
Robertson Kilns near Milton.
A terribly fatal accident occurred at Robertson's lime stone quarries, four miles from Milton, on Friday afternoon by which two employees, Hillson and Ferrier, were instantly killed by an explosion of dynamite.
They had been drilling during the day, and Ferrier had gone to the magazine to get the dynamite necessary to use in blasting the rock. Ferrier was the regular dynamite man, and Hillson met him as he was bringing over the dynamite. He had about a dozen sticks of the explosive in a box, the sticks being in the usual candle form, wrapped in rough paper. Ferrier appeared to sit down on or near the box, and take out his knife and begin to cut a stick of the dynamite into pieces, one-fourth of a stick being used in each hole drilled. Whether he struck his knife on a rock or not can never be known, but ignition occurred and a terrific explosion followed, all the dynamite exploding. When the other employees, fifty yards away, reached the scene of the explosion, they found Ferrier almost blown to pieces, and Hillson at his last gasp.
Ferrier was 30 years old, and leaves a widow and three children. Hillson was about 55, and leaves a large family, nearly all grown up.
No inquest was deemed necessary, and the double funeral took place to Milton on Saturday afternoon, there being a large turnout, as the men were well known. Much sympathy is felt for the families.