Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-14
ONE MAN IS KILLED.
Frightful Accident at the lum.
Der Company's A
Mill.
CHARLES CARLSON DIsENBowMED.

the Unf0FtunAtO HAN Down and In.
niets IDjuRles From which He Soon
Expirss-Augass Pet, rson's skol. Hrso-
turod.
Charles Carlson met terrible fate
at The Rock Island Lum Der & Man
ufacturing ca. 3 mill At $3.50 last even
ing. A plank rebounding from the ed
ger did the deadly WORK. Carlson re-
ceived injuries which caused his
death within few hours, while his
fellow workman, August Peterson,
had his skull fractured. There was
grave apprehension as to the out
come Of his injury at the time, but
he has since regsined strength, and
there 10 fair prospect Of his recov-
cry.
rhe logs on being taken from the
river are run through the band saws.
Then they are turned out to be trim
med up. Carlson and Peterson
worked at one of the machines.
known in saw-mill phraseology as an
edger. which did the trimming. The
piece which caused the accident was
TO beUturned out into q exc inch
plank. 1t was fed inso the machine
all right. it appears. The piece
when placed in the machine was 6xS
in size. q piece 2x6 to be cut from
one side. The 2x6 plank, by some
inc piicable means, when about
ready to be taken from the rear Of
the machine. got up on top of the
saws, which returned it with terrific
force. Carlson had charge of the
edeer and VAS standing directly in
front OF the machine. according to the
evidence of eyewitossses, when
struck. He was felled to the floor. The
plank struck him in the ADD m5u.
cutting through mis- heavy leather
apron and disem DO yelling him H.
was also injured in the right az m
and in the forehead.
Brother work men were soon at the
side of the wounded men. Carlson
was conscious and cool. He talked
freely. "BGy this is worse than
the one got before" He referred
to a former accident at the edger in
which he was slightly hurs.
The injured men we're carried into
the filing room. Drs. De Silva
Barth. Hollowbush. Comegys and
Eyster arrived soon afterward and
administered to the sufferers. Pc
terson was taken to the hospital in
the ambulance. Carlson was in so
ghastly q condition that he could
not be removed until he was sewed
up. By 8 o'clock the physicians had
him in shape SO that he could be
transported to the hospital.
Dies on the Way.
Carlson died on the way. The
body was taken to knox's un-
dertaking room and prepared for
burial.
Drs. Barth and Hollowbush, the
lumber company's physicians. as
sisted by Drs. Eyster, Comegys and
De Silva, attended Peterson at the
hospital. Several splinters of the
skull, which had been pressed in on
the brain. we're removed. The oper-
alton occupied several hours. Peter
son was Carlson's assistant. He
was standing at the side of Carlson
when he was struck. Carlson fell
against his assistant, knocking him
over on the rollers of the edgsr,
which he struck with his head, caus-
ing the fracture.
Coroner Eckhart took charge of
the remains of Carlson and empan-
nelled q jury composed Of j. NJ. Col.
ligan, foreman, L. G. Eddy, W. F.
Salzmsnn. A. W. Diedrick, F. Hill
finger and w. L. Nichols, which a.
ter viewing the body adjourned
until 9 O'Clock this morning
at The coroner's Office. The testi-
mony OF W. H. Scott, mill foreman;
Swan Dahlberg. millwright; Henry
Brookman. who runs an edger ne ar
where the accident occurred; John
Dahlberg. Erick Alvin, Charles Mel
son and John Baker. lsborers at the
mill, was heard. No one could ex-
plain just what caused the accident
1t was claimed that the machinery
~as inspected after the accident AID
found to be in first class condition.
Messrs. Scott, Brookmsn and Swan
Dshlberg. men thoroughly &C.
quainted with the running of an
edger, testified that it was the drst
time since their connection with the
mill that plank had taken such .
course. A verdict In accordance
with the evidence was rendered, no
one being held responsible for the "a
tality.
Charles Carlson WAS Is years of
age. He made his home with his
uocle, N. 7. Peterson, At SlOS Tenth
avenue. He was an enthusiastic
wheelmsn and had distir 2 : ished
himself in several amateur races
His folks live in Sweden, where he
was born. He had been employ ed
by the Rock Island Lumber & Man
ufacturine Co. for four years. and
WAS we'll thought Of by his employ
ers. His death will be mourned bv q
large circle Of acquaintances. The
funeral will be held At las tomorrow
afternoon from the residence of N. :.
Peterson to the Swedish Lutheran
church on Fourth avenue AID Four
teenth street, where services will be
held 1T o'clock.