On Grave stone I can see J.B. Some information was scratched onto stone.
INSTANTLY KILLED. Terrible Accident, Which Results in the Death of a Prominent Citizen.
The community was shocked lst Friday by the news that Mr. John C. Blaisdell, proprietor of one of the local coal mines, had been killed by the fall of a portion of the mine roof. Deceased was engaged in hauling the output of the mine at the time. The accident occurred about 10 o'clock at which time Mr. Blaisdell went to the mine for a load of coal. A shot had just been fired, and while waiting for the smoke to clear away the employees of the mine ate their lunch. Messrs. Blaisdell and Skinner had entered the mine and were beginning the work of clearing out the debris preparatory to taking out the coal when, without any warning, several tons of slate and rock forming the roof fell. Both men jumped, but Mr. Blaisdell was caught by the mass and buried from sight. Mr. Skinner had a leg pinned under the debris, but with assistance was able to extricate himself just in time to escape another fall which would unquestionably have killed him also.
The body of the dead man was taken from the mine as soon as possible, and an examination made by Dr. Jesurun. The skull had been crushed in above the right eye, the cheek bone broken, and the lower lip badly cut. Death had been instantaneous.
The funeral ocurred on Saturday, from the residence, under the direction of Douglas Lodge No. 15, I.O.O.F., of which deceased was an honored member. Revs. Ball and Corbin officiated, and the procession which followed the remains to the grave was one of the largest in our history.
John C. Blaisdell was an old resident of this section, though only 36 years of age. He came to central Wyoming in 1880, and formerly rode the range as a cowboy. He was the first man to engage in business in the old town of Douglas, in the spring of 1886, since which time he has been a resident of this city. He was a man among men--hardworking and industrious, honest in all his dealings, and just in his intercourse with his fellow men. That his death was a shock to the community, and brought regret to everybody, was shown in the universal expressions of sorrow heard on every hand, and the closing of every business house in the city during the performance of the last sad rites over his remains.
To the widow--who gave birth to a little girl only two days before the death of her husband, and whose grief is calculated to shake the stoutest heart--to Mr. O. G. Blaisdell, the father who lost a won, to Mr. and Mrs. Bertolette, parents of the widow, and to the three little ones who are bereft of a father, the heart of the entire community goes out in sincere sympathy.
---Bill Barlow's Budget Nov. 4, 1896
Sources: Laura Reid article and Douglas Budget New Paper
INSTANTLY KILLED. Terrible Accident, Which Results in the Death of a Prominent Citizen.
The community was shocked lst Friday by the news that Mr. John C. Blaisdell, proprietor of one of the local coal mines, had been killed by the fall of a portion of the mine roof. Deceased was engaged in hauling the output of the mine at the time. The accident occurred about 10 o'clock at which time Mr. Blaisdell went to the mine for a load of coal. A shot had just been fired, and while waiting for the smoke to clear away the employees of the mine ate their lunch. Messrs. Blaisdell and Skinner had entered the mine and were beginning the work of clearing out the debris preparatory to taking out the coal when, without any warning, several tons of slate and rock forming the roof fell. Both men jumped, but Mr. Blaisdell was caught by the mass and buried from sight. Mr. Skinner had a leg pinned under the debris, but with assistance was able to extricate himself just in time to escape another fall which would unquestionably have killed him also.
The body of the dead man was taken from the mine as soon as possible, and an examination made by Dr. Jesurun. The skull had been crushed in above the right eye, the cheek bone broken, and the lower lip badly cut. Death had been instantaneous.
The funeral ocurred on Saturday, from the residence, under the direction of Douglas Lodge No. 15, I.O.O.F., of which deceased was an honored member. Revs. Ball and Corbin officiated, and the procession which followed the remains to the grave was one of the largest in our history.
John C. Blaisdell was an old resident of this section, though only 36 years of age. He came to central Wyoming in 1880, and formerly rode the range as a cowboy. He was the first man to engage in business in the old town of Douglas, in the spring of 1886, since which time he has been a resident of this city. He was a man among men--hardworking and industrious, honest in all his dealings, and just in his intercourse with his fellow men. That his death was a shock to the community, and brought regret to everybody, was shown in the universal expressions of sorrow heard on every hand, and the closing of every business house in the city during the performance of the last sad rites over his remains.
To the widow--who gave birth to a little girl only two days before the death of her husband, and whose grief is calculated to shake the stoutest heart--to Mr. O. G. Blaisdell, the father who lost a won, to Mr. and Mrs. Bertolette, parents of the widow, and to the three little ones who are bereft of a father, the heart of the entire community goes out in sincere sympathy.
---Bill Barlow's Budget Nov. 4, 1896
Sources: Laura Reid article and Douglas Budget New Paper
On Grave stone I can see J.B. Some information was scratched onto stone.
INSTANTLY KILLED. Terrible Accident, Which Results in the Death of a Prominent Citizen.
The community was shocked lst Friday by the news that Mr. John C. Blaisdell, proprietor of one of the local coal mines, had been killed by the fall of a portion of the mine roof. Deceased was engaged in hauling the output of the mine at the time. The accident occurred about 10 o'clock at which time Mr. Blaisdell went to the mine for a load of coal. A shot had just been fired, and while waiting for the smoke to clear away the employees of the mine ate their lunch. Messrs. Blaisdell and Skinner had entered the mine and were beginning the work of clearing out the debris preparatory to taking out the coal when, without any warning, several tons of slate and rock forming the roof fell. Both men jumped, but Mr. Blaisdell was caught by the mass and buried from sight. Mr. Skinner had a leg pinned under the debris, but with assistance was able to extricate himself just in time to escape another fall which would unquestionably have killed him also.
The body of the dead man was taken from the mine as soon as possible, and an examination made by Dr. Jesurun. The skull had been crushed in above the right eye, the cheek bone broken, and the lower lip badly cut. Death had been instantaneous.
The funeral ocurred on Saturday, from the residence, under the direction of Douglas Lodge No. 15, I.O.O.F., of which deceased was an honored member. Revs. Ball and Corbin officiated, and the procession which followed the remains to the grave was one of the largest in our history.
John C. Blaisdell was an old resident of this section, though only 36 years of age. He came to central Wyoming in 1880, and formerly rode the range as a cowboy. He was the first man to engage in business in the old town of Douglas, in the spring of 1886, since which time he has been a resident of this city. He was a man among men--hardworking and industrious, honest in all his dealings, and just in his intercourse with his fellow men. That his death was a shock to the community, and brought regret to everybody, was shown in the universal expressions of sorrow heard on every hand, and the closing of every business house in the city during the performance of the last sad rites over his remains.
To the widow--who gave birth to a little girl only two days before the death of her husband, and whose grief is calculated to shake the stoutest heart--to Mr. O. G. Blaisdell, the father who lost a won, to Mr. and Mrs. Bertolette, parents of the widow, and to the three little ones who are bereft of a father, the heart of the entire community goes out in sincere sympathy.
---Bill Barlow's Budget Nov. 4, 1896
Sources: Laura Reid article and Douglas Budget New Paper
INSTANTLY KILLED. Terrible Accident, Which Results in the Death of a Prominent Citizen.
The community was shocked lst Friday by the news that Mr. John C. Blaisdell, proprietor of one of the local coal mines, had been killed by the fall of a portion of the mine roof. Deceased was engaged in hauling the output of the mine at the time. The accident occurred about 10 o'clock at which time Mr. Blaisdell went to the mine for a load of coal. A shot had just been fired, and while waiting for the smoke to clear away the employees of the mine ate their lunch. Messrs. Blaisdell and Skinner had entered the mine and were beginning the work of clearing out the debris preparatory to taking out the coal when, without any warning, several tons of slate and rock forming the roof fell. Both men jumped, but Mr. Blaisdell was caught by the mass and buried from sight. Mr. Skinner had a leg pinned under the debris, but with assistance was able to extricate himself just in time to escape another fall which would unquestionably have killed him also.
The body of the dead man was taken from the mine as soon as possible, and an examination made by Dr. Jesurun. The skull had been crushed in above the right eye, the cheek bone broken, and the lower lip badly cut. Death had been instantaneous.
The funeral ocurred on Saturday, from the residence, under the direction of Douglas Lodge No. 15, I.O.O.F., of which deceased was an honored member. Revs. Ball and Corbin officiated, and the procession which followed the remains to the grave was one of the largest in our history.
John C. Blaisdell was an old resident of this section, though only 36 years of age. He came to central Wyoming in 1880, and formerly rode the range as a cowboy. He was the first man to engage in business in the old town of Douglas, in the spring of 1886, since which time he has been a resident of this city. He was a man among men--hardworking and industrious, honest in all his dealings, and just in his intercourse with his fellow men. That his death was a shock to the community, and brought regret to everybody, was shown in the universal expressions of sorrow heard on every hand, and the closing of every business house in the city during the performance of the last sad rites over his remains.
To the widow--who gave birth to a little girl only two days before the death of her husband, and whose grief is calculated to shake the stoutest heart--to Mr. O. G. Blaisdell, the father who lost a won, to Mr. and Mrs. Bertolette, parents of the widow, and to the three little ones who are bereft of a father, the heart of the entire community goes out in sincere sympathy.
---Bill Barlow's Budget Nov. 4, 1896
Sources: Laura Reid article and Douglas Budget New Paper
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