Vermont Journal, Windsor, Saturday, July 19, 1884 Sad Accident--Burlington A distressing accident occurred at P. H. CATLIN's stone quarry in Burlington Saturday afternoon by which two men lost their lives, and another was so seriously injured that his recovery is highly improbable. A large seam in a ledge had been fired several times without result. The workmen decided to largely increase the charge the next time, and placed about a keg of powder in the fissure. Jerry PATNAUDE and his son Frank were tamping the charge when the blast exploded with terrific force. The PATNAUDEs were hurled out of the quarry and over a fence fifty feet distant. Joseph MASCOTTE, another laborer, who was standing on the side where most of the broken rock fell, was completely buried, while Paul LeCLAIR, who has charge of the quarry and was standing some distance away from the charge, was thrown across the road. The PATNAUDEs were killed instantly. When those nearest the scene of the accident reached the spot MASCOTTE was found to be alive and conscious, but so completely bound by immense rocks upon his arms and legs that it would have been impossible for him to move even if not seriously injured. When he was rescued from his perilous position it was found that he had an arm and leg broken and terribly lacerated and his head badly bruised, he having sustained several contusions. Frank PATNAUDE's clothing caught fire, and some persons in the vicinity say that his body with that of his father was thrown into the air to a height of fully sixty feet. Their faes were blackened and so disfigured as to be scarcely recognizable. LeCLAIR escaped unhurt, with the exception of a few slight bruises. The elder PATNAUDE was about fifty years of age and leaves a large family if children. What adds to the sadness of the occurrence is the fact that Mrs. PATNAUDE has been ill for some time, and at about the time the accident occurred was regarded as rapidly failing. Frank PATNAUDE was single and about seventeen years old. MASCOTTE has a wife and six children and is 44 years of age. Transcribed by Ruth BartonVermont Journal, Windsor, Saturday, July 19, 1884 -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT