The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-18
FIFTH EDITION.
JOSEPH S. BOOTHS DEATH
A Coroner's Jury Finds a YER
dict of Accidental Death.
NO ONE SAW The ACCIDENT.
with s,es Who saw tho Injured AdJutans
General After lilo Received Rls In-
jurIes, Testify the Pinner In Per-
feet Running Order-
NO ONE SAW The ACCIDENT.

Joseph S. Booth. Ajjutant General of
the q. A. II OF Delaware, who received
mortal Injuries while at work In the trim
mill OF tile Jackson & Sharp COMPANY
yesterday morning, came to his death by
accident So decided Jury drawn by
Deputy Coroner James L. Chandler. this
morning OF which Charles Whann was
foreman and Arthur o. Davies secretary.
The Jurors assem9 led at the coroner's
office and after being sworn over the
body OF MIR. Booth, which lie at his late
home, No. Ola Wegt Seventh street, began
the examination OF those persons who
were In the shop at the time OF the accl-
dent, and the physioians who had attend.
ed the unfortunate man. DIR. II. NJ. Frlst
was frat examined. He saw the injured
man at his home and found wound In
the stomach about three and haif
inches long and one inch and half wide.
The position OF the wound was In the
most delicate part Of the body and the
blow could not have resulted otherwise.
The doctor asorihed the immediate
cause as Internal hemorrhages, or cardiac
paralysis. DIR. j. 4. V. Blocksoms teeti.
mony was substantially the same as that
OF DR.. Frist's.
The Investigation OF the accident Itself
was then begun by the calling Of Frank
p. Walker. who is ror5msn 10 tee eth
ploy of the Jackson d Sharp Company.
The witness did not see the accident. but
was at the aide Of the wounded man q
short time after 1t had happened. Booth,
ho bad Understood, was working on the
planer and had been running two different
slzes Of wood, which the witness ascribed
as the cause OF the accident.
When working O thin piece OF lumber
before thlok piece the rolls Of the machine
would tend to resist the heavy piece.
Thus 1t was that the heavy piece wHa
thrown from the machine The piece In
the machine was being cut from one and
three eighth inches to eeven.eights OF an
inch An examination OF the planer after
the accident revealed the fact that IL was
In perfect running order. Mr. Booth. the
witness said, was careful workman aud
had about i've years experience at mill
work
John Foscht, sub.'oreman OF the cabl.
net department was In the came mill with
Mr.. Booth when he was injured. Mr.
Booth walked toward the witness In
bending position and the witness asked
him whether or not he had a cramp to
witness assisted his injured fellow.w0rk.
while lying there he asgolti told u having
been struck In the stomach by a piece of
lumber. The witness was 81 the oplnlon
that no one saw the piece when 1t left tho
mach ne which suppostion afterwafd
proved fact.
MIR. Foscbt was working about 30 feet
from Mr.. Booth. In his estimation Mr..
Booth WAS A. gsJsiql workman. He also
eS1s'dets9 ne blaier to 10 In the best pos
Walter Gerres was Mr.. Booths helper
and was standing within few feet OF
him but did not sec the board strike him.
Gerrss was In position to know much
but he had turned to place pieoe OF lum.
btr which had come through the machine
on pile OF finished material and as lie
did MIR. Booth was Injured. Thus 1t was
that he did not soc the accident,
He and Mr. Booth had been working
different sized pieoes during the morning
and had experienced some little trouble
in running the m through the planer one
immediately after the other. To use the
Witness own terms. he had let down the
machine several times and then IL ran
well. After MIR. Booth had been struck
Ceres saw him leave the planer and walk
toward the circular saw when he fell. The
witness had worked on q planer over O
month but never before know OF IL Jam.
ming and only ascrlbed the Jam upon tho
occasion ln point to The running OF differ
ent sizod pieces but worked them with no
apparent danger. He also considered the
unfortunate Innn very careful After the
accident the machine was run and 1t was
found to be in perfect running order.
Gawthrop testified at length to the con-
stI uction OF the planer, which he said was
nm improved one. ana ono which worked
perfectly. The position OF tts feed rolls
was Ito particular feature, and they were
so placed that the work was held against
tho knives SO tightly that an accident was
aim lost i'm possible. From his observation
the heavy piece had not been directly
forced into the rollers after the thin piece.
Then 1t might have caught on one oorrer
| and forced the piece backward. As to Mr..
Booth. the witness considered him q COM
petent man to run the machine. He was
! also steady and industrious,
MIR, GHwthrop was the last witness and
| the Jury then agreed upon this verdict,
Resolved that Joseph s. Booth came to
his death ON July nth In the trim mill OF
tho jackson Il Sharp Company by being
accidentally struck by piece of lumber
thrown from planer on which he was
| working"