THE FLORENCE DAILY CITIZEN, FLORENCE, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO - JANUARY 12, 1926
Edward Hawksworth arrived yesterday morning from California in response to a message announcing the sad death of his brother, Harold, as a result of an accident at well No. 42, of the United Oil company, on Friday morning.
THE FLORENCE DAILY CITIZEN, FLORENCE, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO - MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1926
HAWKSWORTH ACCIDENT UNAVOIDABLE
The inquest to investigate the circumstances of the tragic death of Harold Hawksworth at well No. 42 of the United Oil company, was held at the Campbell parlors Saturday afternoon and was conducted by Coroner V. A. Hutton, and the sate was represented by District Attorney D. A. Hessick. From the nature of the testimony introduced at the hearing, the accident was unavoidable. Five witnesses were examined, including E. H. Schaffer, Ross Cremean, Edward Wood, Enos Blankenship and Robert Cox. Mr. Schaffer was summoned as a witness on account of his 17 years experience in this line of work in the Florence field. He testified that it is a dangerous practice for a man to turn his back on the bull wheel while taking up slack. Messrs Cremean and Wood, who were working at the well at the time of the accident, testified that they observed the young man with his back to the bull wheel a short time before the fatal accident occurred. The jury consisting of Thomas Blunt, R. W. Stoddard, Joseph Hamblet, James Donnelly, W. D. White and A. I. Green, returned a verdict to the effect that Harold Hawksworth came to his death on January 8 at 9:30 a. m. by being accidentally caught by the derrick line at well No. 42 of the United Oil company and carried around the bull wheel shaft.
Edward Hawksworth arrived yesterday morning from California in response to a message announcing the sad death of his brother, Harold, as a result of an accident at well No. 42, of the United Oil company, on Friday morning.
THE FLORENCE DAILY CITIZEN, FLORENCE, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO - MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1926
HAWKSWORTH ACCIDENT UNAVOIDABLE
The inquest to investigate the circumstances of the tragic death of Harold Hawksworth at well No. 42 of the United Oil company, was held at the Campbell parlors Saturday afternoon and was conducted by Coroner V. A. Hutton, and the sate was represented by District Attorney D. A. Hessick. From the nature of the testimony introduced at the hearing, the accident was unavoidable. Five witnesses were examined, including E. H. Schaffer, Ross Cremean, Edward Wood, Enos Blankenship and Robert Cox. Mr. Schaffer was summoned as a witness on account of his 17 years experience in this line of work in the Florence field. He testified that it is a dangerous practice for a man to turn his back on the bull wheel while taking up slack. Messrs Cremean and Wood, who were working at the well at the time of the accident, testified that they observed the young man with his back to the bull wheel a short time before the fatal accident occurred. The jury consisting of Thomas Blunt, R. W. Stoddard, Joseph Hamblet, James Donnelly, W. D. White and A. I. Green, returned a verdict to the effect that Harold Hawksworth came to his death on January 8 at 9:30 a. m. by being accidentally caught by the derrick line at well No. 42 of the United Oil company and carried around the bull wheel shaft.
THE FLORENCE DAILY CITIZEN, FLORENCE, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO - JANUARY 12, 1926
Edward Hawksworth arrived yesterday morning from California in response to a message announcing the sad death of his brother, Harold, as a result of an accident at well No. 42, of the United Oil company, on Friday morning.
THE FLORENCE DAILY CITIZEN, FLORENCE, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO - MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1926
HAWKSWORTH ACCIDENT UNAVOIDABLE
The inquest to investigate the circumstances of the tragic death of Harold Hawksworth at well No. 42 of the United Oil company, was held at the Campbell parlors Saturday afternoon and was conducted by Coroner V. A. Hutton, and the sate was represented by District Attorney D. A. Hessick. From the nature of the testimony introduced at the hearing, the accident was unavoidable. Five witnesses were examined, including E. H. Schaffer, Ross Cremean, Edward Wood, Enos Blankenship and Robert Cox. Mr. Schaffer was summoned as a witness on account of his 17 years experience in this line of work in the Florence field. He testified that it is a dangerous practice for a man to turn his back on the bull wheel while taking up slack. Messrs Cremean and Wood, who were working at the well at the time of the accident, testified that they observed the young man with his back to the bull wheel a short time before the fatal accident occurred. The jury consisting of Thomas Blunt, R. W. Stoddard, Joseph Hamblet, James Donnelly, W. D. White and A. I. Green, returned a verdict to the effect that Harold Hawksworth came to his death on January 8 at 9:30 a. m. by being accidentally caught by the derrick line at well No. 42 of the United Oil company and carried around the bull wheel shaft.
Edward Hawksworth arrived yesterday morning from California in response to a message announcing the sad death of his brother, Harold, as a result of an accident at well No. 42, of the United Oil company, on Friday morning.
THE FLORENCE DAILY CITIZEN, FLORENCE, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO - MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1926
HAWKSWORTH ACCIDENT UNAVOIDABLE
The inquest to investigate the circumstances of the tragic death of Harold Hawksworth at well No. 42 of the United Oil company, was held at the Campbell parlors Saturday afternoon and was conducted by Coroner V. A. Hutton, and the sate was represented by District Attorney D. A. Hessick. From the nature of the testimony introduced at the hearing, the accident was unavoidable. Five witnesses were examined, including E. H. Schaffer, Ross Cremean, Edward Wood, Enos Blankenship and Robert Cox. Mr. Schaffer was summoned as a witness on account of his 17 years experience in this line of work in the Florence field. He testified that it is a dangerous practice for a man to turn his back on the bull wheel while taking up slack. Messrs Cremean and Wood, who were working at the well at the time of the accident, testified that they observed the young man with his back to the bull wheel a short time before the fatal accident occurred. The jury consisting of Thomas Blunt, R. W. Stoddard, Joseph Hamblet, James Donnelly, W. D. White and A. I. Green, returned a verdict to the effect that Harold Hawksworth came to his death on January 8 at 9:30 a. m. by being accidentally caught by the derrick line at well No. 42 of the United Oil company and carried around the bull wheel shaft.
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