Obituary furnished by contributor Vickie #47851655:
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IOLA REGISTER, AUGUST 1, 1902
KILLED AT THE SMELTER
A.L. Corbett aged 23, a victim of the remorseless wheels of machinery.
A. L. Corbett, a young married man who resides on North Buckeye street died last Monday at 8 o'clock from the effects of injuries sustained half an hour earlier by falling into the machinery at the roast kiln of Works No. 1 of the Lanyon Zinc Company.
Will Rutledge is the machinist of the huge kiln and Corbett was his assistant. At the time of the accident, Corbett was seated on a plank beside the machine. The plank was elevated and above and near a seat on which the men sat, just beside the track around by which the heavy rakes traveled. Talking to someone, Corbett did not notice that the hot rakes were approaching him until the thing was a few feet away. There was not room for it to pass him and he hastily jumped down from the beam. Instead of jumping forward and crouching below the passing rake, he swung around and jumped the other way. On the side where he lit are two heavy cog wheels which drive part of the machinery and it was evil chance which caused him to fall upon these. His leg was caught and crushed nearly off by the cogs and his body drawn into the wheels. His side was torn so severely that death resulted only half an hour later.
The machinery was stopped as quickly as possible and the iron taken apart before the mangled body could be freed. Dr. Cox and Dr. Coffman were summoned. When they arrived they quickly decided that there was no hope in saving the young man's life and subsequent events proved them correct. It was a very sad scene that greeted the eye at the works. On the ground was the corpse covered by a cloth while around stood the workmen uncovered and with awe-struck faces. Beside he body knelt the young wife who first kissed the dead face and then between sobs offered up a fervent prayer.
The dead man formerly lived at Joliet, Illinois and came here some time ago to work in the factory. He was married on February 22 to Miss Etta Evans, an orphan girl of this city and the two were living happily together. In her heart-broken mourning, the poor young wife reiterated that she was again left alone in the world, no husband, no mother or father.
The body of Mr. Corbett was shipped to Bloomfield, Illinois this morning for burial. The Lanyon Zinc Company took charge of the matter and provided the finest burial equipment to be found in this city. Shortly after Mr. Corbett's death, the Lanyard Company sent Mrs. Corbett $50 from it's fund.
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IOLA REGISTER, AUGUST 1, 1902
KILLED AT THE SMELTER
A.L. Corbett aged 23, a victim of the remorseless wheels of machinery.
A. L. Corbett, a young married man who resides on North Buckeye street died last Monday at 8 o'clock from the effects of injuries sustained half an hour earlier by falling into the machinery at the roast kiln of Works No. 1 of the Lanyon Zinc Company.
Will Rutledge is the machinist of the huge kiln and Corbett was his assistant. At the time of the accident, Corbett was seated on a plank beside the machine. The plank was elevated and above and near a seat on which the men sat, just beside the track around by which the heavy rakes traveled. Talking to someone, Corbett did not notice that the hot rakes were approaching him until the thing was a few feet away. There was not room for it to pass him and he hastily jumped down from the beam. Instead of jumping forward and crouching below the passing rake, he swung around and jumped the other way. On the side where he lit are two heavy cog wheels which drive part of the machinery and it was evil chance which caused him to fall upon these. His leg was caught and crushed nearly off by the cogs and his body drawn into the wheels. His side was torn so severely that death resulted only half an hour later.
The machinery was stopped as quickly as possible and the iron taken apart before the mangled body could be freed. Dr. Cox and Dr. Coffman were summoned. When they arrived they quickly decided that there was no hope in saving the young man's life and subsequent events proved them correct. It was a very sad scene that greeted the eye at the works. On the ground was the corpse covered by a cloth while around stood the workmen uncovered and with awe-struck faces. Beside he body knelt the young wife who first kissed the dead face and then between sobs offered up a fervent prayer.
The dead man formerly lived at Joliet, Illinois and came here some time ago to work in the factory. He was married on February 22 to Miss Etta Evans, an orphan girl of this city and the two were living happily together. In her heart-broken mourning, the poor young wife reiterated that she was again left alone in the world, no husband, no mother or father.
The body of Mr. Corbett was shipped to Bloomfield, Illinois this morning for burial. The Lanyon Zinc Company took charge of the matter and provided the finest burial equipment to be found in this city. Shortly after Mr. Corbett's death, the Lanyard Company sent Mrs. Corbett $50 from it's fund.
Obituary furnished by contributor Vickie #47851655:
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IOLA REGISTER, AUGUST 1, 1902
KILLED AT THE SMELTER
A.L. Corbett aged 23, a victim of the remorseless wheels of machinery.
A. L. Corbett, a young married man who resides on North Buckeye street died last Monday at 8 o'clock from the effects of injuries sustained half an hour earlier by falling into the machinery at the roast kiln of Works No. 1 of the Lanyon Zinc Company.
Will Rutledge is the machinist of the huge kiln and Corbett was his assistant. At the time of the accident, Corbett was seated on a plank beside the machine. The plank was elevated and above and near a seat on which the men sat, just beside the track around by which the heavy rakes traveled. Talking to someone, Corbett did not notice that the hot rakes were approaching him until the thing was a few feet away. There was not room for it to pass him and he hastily jumped down from the beam. Instead of jumping forward and crouching below the passing rake, he swung around and jumped the other way. On the side where he lit are two heavy cog wheels which drive part of the machinery and it was evil chance which caused him to fall upon these. His leg was caught and crushed nearly off by the cogs and his body drawn into the wheels. His side was torn so severely that death resulted only half an hour later.
The machinery was stopped as quickly as possible and the iron taken apart before the mangled body could be freed. Dr. Cox and Dr. Coffman were summoned. When they arrived they quickly decided that there was no hope in saving the young man's life and subsequent events proved them correct. It was a very sad scene that greeted the eye at the works. On the ground was the corpse covered by a cloth while around stood the workmen uncovered and with awe-struck faces. Beside he body knelt the young wife who first kissed the dead face and then between sobs offered up a fervent prayer.
The dead man formerly lived at Joliet, Illinois and came here some time ago to work in the factory. He was married on February 22 to Miss Etta Evans, an orphan girl of this city and the two were living happily together. In her heart-broken mourning, the poor young wife reiterated that she was again left alone in the world, no husband, no mother or father.
The body of Mr. Corbett was shipped to Bloomfield, Illinois this morning for burial. The Lanyon Zinc Company took charge of the matter and provided the finest burial equipment to be found in this city. Shortly after Mr. Corbett's death, the Lanyard Company sent Mrs. Corbett $50 from it's fund.
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IOLA REGISTER, AUGUST 1, 1902
KILLED AT THE SMELTER
A.L. Corbett aged 23, a victim of the remorseless wheels of machinery.
A. L. Corbett, a young married man who resides on North Buckeye street died last Monday at 8 o'clock from the effects of injuries sustained half an hour earlier by falling into the machinery at the roast kiln of Works No. 1 of the Lanyon Zinc Company.
Will Rutledge is the machinist of the huge kiln and Corbett was his assistant. At the time of the accident, Corbett was seated on a plank beside the machine. The plank was elevated and above and near a seat on which the men sat, just beside the track around by which the heavy rakes traveled. Talking to someone, Corbett did not notice that the hot rakes were approaching him until the thing was a few feet away. There was not room for it to pass him and he hastily jumped down from the beam. Instead of jumping forward and crouching below the passing rake, he swung around and jumped the other way. On the side where he lit are two heavy cog wheels which drive part of the machinery and it was evil chance which caused him to fall upon these. His leg was caught and crushed nearly off by the cogs and his body drawn into the wheels. His side was torn so severely that death resulted only half an hour later.
The machinery was stopped as quickly as possible and the iron taken apart before the mangled body could be freed. Dr. Cox and Dr. Coffman were summoned. When they arrived they quickly decided that there was no hope in saving the young man's life and subsequent events proved them correct. It was a very sad scene that greeted the eye at the works. On the ground was the corpse covered by a cloth while around stood the workmen uncovered and with awe-struck faces. Beside he body knelt the young wife who first kissed the dead face and then between sobs offered up a fervent prayer.
The dead man formerly lived at Joliet, Illinois and came here some time ago to work in the factory. He was married on February 22 to Miss Etta Evans, an orphan girl of this city and the two were living happily together. In her heart-broken mourning, the poor young wife reiterated that she was again left alone in the world, no husband, no mother or father.
The body of Mr. Corbett was shipped to Bloomfield, Illinois this morning for burial. The Lanyon Zinc Company took charge of the matter and provided the finest burial equipment to be found in this city. Shortly after Mr. Corbett's death, the Lanyard Company sent Mrs. Corbett $50 from it's fund.
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