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TERRIBLE 
CALAMITY 
Two Well Known Manchéster Men Killed by Pre- 
mature Explosion 
One of the saddiest accidents in the 
history of the town occurred yesterday 
afternoon about 3.45 when John Baker 
and Deglan A. Walsh, two of Manches- 
ter’s well known citizens were killed as 
the result of a premature explosion of 
dynamite, at the Dexter estate, off For- 
est street, where water mains are being 
laid through the new roads opened up 
recently. 
The work has been in progress for 
some months and yesterday Mr. Baker 
and his men were preparing the last blast 
for the day. “They hadcharged all but 
one hole, and were just completing that 
when the explosion occurred. 
‘“Well, boys, this is the last hole,’’ 
remarked Mr. Baker in his cheery man- 
ner. And it was the last. No sooner 
had he spoken the words then there was 
a terrific explosion. Mr. Baker was 
standing over the hole tamping in the 
charge and Mr. Walsh was bending 
over pouring in the sand from a_ shovel. 
The force of the explosion threw Mr. 
Baker high into the air, over the trees, 
over 100 feet. His body was terribly 
torn and mangled. Mr. Walsh was not 
killed outright, but he was thrown some 
feet, his chief injuries being about the 
head. 
It was a terrible sight. The men 
came rushing around, but there was 
nothing they could do. Jacob Haskell 
was within six feet of the hole at the 
time, preparing the wires.. He was 
thrown to the ground, and received a 
few minor bruises. His injuries were 
only slight, however. 
Sone men rushed for a telephone, 
one to Magnolia station and another to 
the cottage on the estate, and summoned 
tte ambulance. ‘The three doctors, too, 
were summoned. “The ambulance made 
record time, in charge of Thomas Car- 
roll, and Mr. Walsh was rushed off to 
the hospital in Beverly. ‘The trip to the 
hospital was made in a little over half an 
hour, but the unfortunate man had ex- 
pired just before reaching there. 
The ambulance was stopped at the 
parochial residence to have the last rites 
of the church 
Powers was away, and the stop wis 
made at Beverly Farms where Rev. Fr. 
Walsh pronounced the last rites of the 
church. Fr. McKenna of Beverly was 
on hand when the ambulance: reached 
the hospital but his services were nct 
nce led as the end bad come. 
‘The news of the accident spread over 
town like wildfire and general gloom 
settled over all. The two men had. left 
home in the morning in the full strength 
administered, but Fr... 
of manhood, and were about to return 
to their families again after their day’s 
work, when in a twinkling their lives 
were snatched away. 
The cases are all the more sad when 
it is realized that both leave large fami- 
lies of children, Mr. Baker being sur- 
vived by five boys ranging in age from 
13 years to 8 months, and Mr. Walsh 
leaving eight, the oldest being 23 and 
the youngest seven. 
Just a few minutes before the accident 
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Dexter, who had 
been down from Boston to see the work 
being done, had left Mr. Baker to go to 
the station to take the 4.18 train for 
Boston. They heard of theaccident at 
the station and after calling up the police 
station and asking the police to do every- 
thing they could in the emergency they 
were driven back to the estate. Mr. 
Dexter had just given Mr. Baker $600 
to pay off the men, and bits of the bills 
were picked up around the scene of the 
accident after the explosion and again 
yesterday. 
‘The sympathy of the entire town goes 
out to the grief stricken families in their 
hour of trouble. 
Mr. Baker was a native of Manches- 
ter and had spent practically his whole 
life here. Hewas of an honest, am- 
bitious nature, and it was this latter trait, 
no doubt, that lead to his death, for he 
insisted on attending to charging the 
blasts himself and_ personally attending 
to this part of the work. 
He was born fifty years ago last Feb. 
22. His parents were John and Nancy 
(Merrill) Baker. The latter survives 
him and is now in her 74th year. He 
came from old Puritan stock. He was 
always prominently connected with town 
affairs and was one who always wanted 
to see the business of the town conducted 
right. 
He was twice married, his first wife 
being Mary B. Dade. His second wife 
was Miss Hattie F. Damon of Reading, 
a former teacher here. A daughter by 
his first wife, Mrs. Chester D. Cook, 
survives, and five sons, J. Irving, Harry 
D., Sydney D., Roger A. and Percy 
F. ,---the oldest 13 years, and the young- 
est 8 months, by his second wife survive. 
Two brothers, Robert and Lorenzo, and 
one sister, Miss Lucy Baker, also. sur- 
-vive him. 
He was a-member.of Magnolia lodge, 
149, I, O. O. F., of the Historical “so- 
ciety end treasurer of ‘the North: Shore 
Horticultural society. He was also a 
member of the Appropriation. committee 
of the town, il som Sey 
