The Journal Leon, Iowa November 8, 1883 Last Wednesday evening as R. ROBERTS, the proprietor of the mill, was working around the mill a pin in the main shaft on the 4th floor of the mill caught in Mr. ROBERTS' coat pocket. In an instant his coat, vest and shirt was wound around the shaft. Mr. ROBERTS, with wonderful presence of mind braced himself against a support near and by exerting all his strength he was enabled to spring the shaft sufficiently to throw the coggs out of the opposite coggs. By that time his clothing was torn in threads and firmly wrapped around the shaft. His clothing would not give way on the shoulders. Mr. EDWARDS, the miller, was working on the lower floor and heard the noise caused by the grating of the coggs and ran up stairs to see what the trouble was. One glance at Mr. ROBERTS' forlorn position was sufficient. He ran down stairs and shut down the water gates, stopping the machinery, and thus saving Mr. ROBERTS' LIFE, for he certainly could not of held out much longer as the strain was terrible. Some idea of the force that he was contending with may be gained from the fact that his clothing had been drawn so tight over his shoulders, chest and arms as to force the blood through the skin. The only injury he sustained was a general straining of his entire system. After a few days rest he will be all right. It was a close call for Mr. ROBERTS. ------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert January 1, 2010 [email protected]