Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-06
BURSTING GRINDER
Instantly Kills Charles F. Hall
at Oakland, Friday.
Mrs. WIN. Jackson, Kennebunk, Killed
by Accidental Gun Explosion.
Ice Leaving Moosehead and Fishermen Pre-
pairing for Season Of Sport

Oakland. Ne, May 4.-(SpeciaD.- Tho
bursting Of grindstone at the plan,
Of the Emerson & Stevens Manufac-
turing CO.. scythe ana axe manufacture
ers, instantly killed Charles +. Hall
ore of the NEST prominent men in the
town.
The accident was in the grinding
room Where Mr. Hall went 70 sharpen
a tool With which he was working. He
was not regularly employed in the
grinding room, but went there AT S
o'clock. Lester Knox was at work on
the stone at the time but at the re-
quest Of Mr.. Hall left the saddle. Mi
Hall stepped into the saddle. ana. fol-
lowing the usual custom Of the grind
erS. SAT straddling the stone while
sharpening the die which he held in his
hand. He had been al work bur a few.
moments before there was a crash.
On Iook.uG t1 learn the cause NJ The
sound the workmou saw a clo1l uf
dust at the stone where Hall had hneu
working, and one half Of the stone drop
from the ceiling. where it had been
hurled. When the stone split one half
Of it dropped back into the pit. The
other half. over which Hall was sitting.
threw him half way across the room,
struck the ceiling where it cleared
away part of the timbers and dropped
back To- the ground Il few inches only
from whence il had started.
MI. Hall was thrown half way across
the room. over a stone ana in falling
struck an iron kettle by which H. was
badly cut. In addition to the cuts from
the kettle the top and back of his skull
was crushed.
There were several workmen nearby
in the room ana although the timhers
overhead We're broken, none Of the mon
We're injured.
The stone ut which Mr.. Hall was
working was a massive affair. weigh
ing about two tons and was five feet
in diameter. 1t had been run about
two weeks and was a fayorite With the
men ut the shop, being considered an
unusually good grinder. At the time
Of the accident it was running about
1000 ribbon feet to the minute.
The usual talk started that the stone
had been condemned. but several Of the
workmen who examined the stone dur
ing the forenoon. said that they could
not discover flaw in il, sufficient u
cause it's bursting.
\ part of the machinery nearby WAS
| damaged but not 50 badly that the
| plant cannot be run as usual. although
it was shut down fer the forenoon.
| Mr.. Hall was one of the most highly
! respected men in the town. He was 4
| worthy and consistent member of III.
| BAPTIST church and had always taken {
great interest in its work. He was on,
of the old lire tool workers learning his
trade al the time when il was consid.
cred the best trade one could learn.
I He served in the famous iiglot
/ Massachusetts Battery during the ClVi
war. being one of the gunners VINO a
| Gettysburg had 46 horses shot at tht
famous Peach orchard. He had always
\ taken q great interest in the Crane
1 Army ana was ona Of the charter
1 members Of Sergeant Wyman Post
/ 10. 81. He was also a member OF
/ MessaIonskee Lodge. No. 113, f an'
\ NJ and Oakland Lodge. No. II. y
q. L. W. His age was 60 years. y Wlie
two children, Frank and Miss Anne
survive him.
The remains were taken TO another
mart Of the shop awaiting the arrlVa
of Coroner II. Z. Smell of WaterVIlle
| who. after viewing them. deemed al
| INQUEST unnecessary and they Wef'
taken Ia his residence.