Reiter's saw mill was located in Sylvester where it had been in operation a good many years. At the present time the mill has no definite location. It lies scattered over a large section of territory. An aged boiler was at the bottom of the disaster. The boiler had been in use for more than thirty years, having been taken from Morley about thirty-two years ago.

Mr. Breakey says the noise sounded like the report that comes when a large tree falls to the ground. He felt sure that something had gone wrong at the mill, and he lost no time in reaching the scene of the explosion. He says it was a most horrible sight which met his eyes.

The killed are David Zimmerman and James Moffat, who were in the mill as spectators. Zimmerman, who was about 70 years of age, resided in Sylvester, and leaves a large family, the children being all grown, however. Moffat, who was about 24 years of age, resided with his father on a farm, and was the oldest son. The injured are Frank Maxwell and Oscar Zimmerman, the latter who is about 22 years of age being a son of the old gentleman who was killed. Maxwell is a married man and is reportedly quite badly hurt, having an arm broken. Zimmerman is also badly hurt and is not expected to live. Both Maxwell and Zimmerman were employed at the mill, which started up last Monday for the season's run.

A few minutes before the explosion occurred several children were in the mill, but at the time of the accident less than half a dozen persons were present. The engineer was not at the mill at the time of the explosion, and Mr. Breakey doesn't know where he was. He is said to have escaped injury, however. No houses near the mill were molested, but several rails in a fence about thirty rods away are said to have been cut in two by a piece of the boiler. The mill, as well as the boiler, was converted into small pieces, and the pieces were widely scattered. The boiler should undoubtedly have been discarded years ago and now that the catastrophe has occurred, it is not hard work, seemingly, to find plenty of people who have been looking for the explosion for some time.