Saturday, December 2, 2017

Mott Brockington, Claude Church, Mrs. Hugh Dobbin Injured in Explosion at Patterson School, 1916

“Patterson School Is Scene of an Accident,” from the Hickory Daily Record, Friday evening, Dec. 22, 1916

Lenoir, Dec. 22—News has been received here of a serious accident at the Patterson School at Legerwood, this county, resulting in three people being badly hurt by the explosion of a kitchen range caused from the freezing of the water pipes. One of the students, Mott Brockington, had a leg broken and was otherwise seriously injured; Claude Church, also a student, suffered the loss of several fingers, and Mrs. Hugh A. Dobbin, wife of the principal, suffered slight injuries. The explosion was terrific and is considered almost miraculous that no one was killed. The range was completely wrecked, causing much damage to the kitchen. At last reports the injured persons were getting along very well.

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