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Clarence Wharton

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Clarence Wharton

Birth
Death
3 Jul 1903 (aged 16)
Dugger, Sullivan County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Dugger, Sullivan County, Indiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.0615158, Longitude: -87.2591171
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Son of Charles A & Josie Wharton
MINER CRUSHED TO DEATH
Clarence Wharton Killed at Dugger Friday by Falling Slate.
Clarence Wharton, aged sixteen years, a driver in the Indiana & Chicago company's mines at Dugger was instantly killed last Friday morning by falling slate. Wharton was at work in an entry when a mass of slate weighing about 300 tons fell on him crushing him in a horrible manner and resulting in death instantly. Wharton was a son of Charles Wharton the assistant mine boss. Sullivan Union July 8, 1903
Son of Charles A & Josie Wharton
MINER CRUSHED TO DEATH
Clarence Wharton Killed at Dugger Friday by Falling Slate.
Clarence Wharton, aged sixteen years, a driver in the Indiana & Chicago company's mines at Dugger was instantly killed last Friday morning by falling slate. Wharton was at work in an entry when a mass of slate weighing about 300 tons fell on him crushing him in a horrible manner and resulting in death instantly. Wharton was a son of Charles Wharton the assistant mine boss. Sullivan Union July 8, 1903


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