Stuber, William 1922-1938

STUBER, SASS

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 3/14/2012 at 15:12:02

One youth was dead, two were in hospitals seriously wounded and a fourth was recovering at his home Friday after a blast Thursday afternoon literally blew holes through the victims.

Dead was William Stuber, 16, of 215 North Fifth West street, who succumbed in a local hospital at 5:20 a.m. Friday after amazing surgeons with his fight against death. His stomach was ripped and jagged holes were torn in both arms by the explosion.

The four boys were mixing potassium chlorate and sulphur to make fire crackers in an old fashioned flour grinder in a tool shed at the rear of the Stuber youth's home. There was a terrible explosion. "The grinder burst into little pieces and ripped into us," related one of the boys. Stuber, standing with body almost pressed against the bench to which the vise and grinder were held, received the full force of the blast, jagged pieces of metal tearing through his body, ripping great holes.

Young Stuber was born in McGregor, Iowa, on May 4, 1922, a son of Viola Fannie Sass Stuber and George R. Stuber. He moved with his parents to Salt Lake City while still a child. He attended grade schools here and was to have entered his final year at West high school next month.

Surviving besides his parents are three grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sass of McGregor, Iowa, and Mrs. John G. Stuber of Lilpsic, Ohio; a sister, Alice Mary Stuber, and a brother, Harvey Theodore Stuber, both of Salt Lake City. Pending funeral arrangements the body was taken to Kingdon & Lees mortuary, 255 Second East street.

~Salt Lake Telegram, August 26, 1938

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