The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-07-02
A VIOLENT DEATH,
MIR. VIM. ButtOlph Caught
I'm the Gear Wheels
CRUSHED AND INSTANTLY KILLED,
The Upper Part Of His Body Mashed
Beyond Recognition He was Burr.
ed i'm Columbus.

About 3 o'clock yesterday morning
Dir. William Buttolph, cotton buyer for
the Eagle & Phenx Mills, met most
horrible death by being caught in the
driving gear of No 3 mill. The upper
portion of his body passed through the
eogs of the two great wheels and was
ground almost into fragments. Just by
what accident he was caught in the ma,
chinery will never be known, as no one
was witness Of the terrible occurrence.
A lew minutes before Mr.. Buttolph was
seen standing near the wheel by 7. i.
Willis, whose duty it is to look after the
racks of the mill fumes and keep them
clean of trash. Mr.. Willis was standing
very near at the time, but soon went to
the upper end OF the fume to attend to the
racks there. When he returned few
moments later, he was Mortified to find
lying beside the great wheel, mangled
body. He could not positively identity
the body, and reported the matter to SUI
perintendeut Matheson, who Immediately
repaired to the scene OF the accident, ac,
colpanled by several other OF the officials.
BY the means Of the clothing these glntle>
men were able to ascertain definitely that
the mangled remains were those OF Mr..
William Buttolph.
1t is believed that Mr.. Ruttoph was
standing too near the wheel, Shen he lost
bis balance and fell. This is shown BY the
fact that his head and shoulders struck
the cogs. Death was instantaneous. The
wheels turn with terrific speed, and it
took but the fraction of a second for the
mighty cogs to pass over the body. Then
it was throgn off TO side and there it lay
until found by Mr.. Willis. The place
where the accident occurred is situated
just behind Nc. 3 mill. The big wheels
are over the fume which feeds the water
wheel. The shaft running from the water
wheel turns great wheel oh this plank
surface with beveled cogs, which turns an
other wheel on the shaft leading into the
mill This shaft is the propelling power
for the machinery in the mill It was be-
tween these cogs thst Mr.. Buttolph was
caught
Mr.. William Buttolph had been for
several years connected with the mills in
the capacity Of cotton buyer. He was
gentleman of the most sterling type, cour-
teous and affable. He was universally re.
spccted and liked by all who came in con>
tact with his many charming traits Of
character and his death is lamented by
all. With officials and operatives alike be
stood in high favor, and about the mills
during the entire day there reigned an air
of sadness and gloom that spoke ieelingly
of his great personal popularity with all,
He was thirty-fve years of age at the time
of his death BE came originally from
Marietta, where his father, Rev. D. l..
Buttolph, a Presbyterian minister, and
mother, brother, Dir. Wallace BGttolph,
and sister, Miss Susie Buttol ph, now re.
side He moved to this city number OF
years ago, and afterwards married Miss
Sall;e Peabody, daughter Of the late Col
John Peabody, who, with three small chill.
dren, survive him.-Columbus Enquirer
Sun, June 18th.