Miami Union

September 7, 1872 

GANTZ, (NO FIRST NAME) - Sad Accident - A horrible accident occurred on the farm of Mr. Frantz, at West Charleston, in this county on Thursday afternoon.  It was the bursting of the boiler attached to an engine used in running a Threshing machine, and the killing instantly of an excellent young man named Gantz, who was aiding in the work.  Some others were injured, but not seriously.

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