The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-10-10
local News.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10. 1900.
A Shocking Accident.

That was Il shocking accideht-Onc
OF the worst in the long list OF gin vic
tims-by which Mr.. Robert G. Griffin
lost his life at Cherry, or tn" Blue
Ridge Railroad. on the afternoon OF the
eth ult. only The balcst mention has
been made "i it in the papers, and This
was incorrect in nearly every pariicu-
lar The public will be Interested, we
are sure. iii IN accurate and fuller uc-
count.
Mr.. Griffin. who was Just past forty
two yca> of age at his death, ard
whose wife was Miss Sallic Davcn-
rort. of Grccnvillc County, moved 10
the vicinity OF Chcrry's Crossing, in
oconcc County, eight years ago. For
five years he lived on the large Cherry
farm, and during most of that lime had
been postmaster ut Cherry lie was Il
good farmer and good man, true to
every obligation, He was III active
member of Shiloh Church (5aptist
anu iOr some time served this Church
and Fants Grove Church, in this COun-
ty, as Superintendent OF the Sunday
School. His body was inferred ut Shi-
loh, the Rev. -. Weston IIiott, Of Sem
cca, conducting the service. lie is sur
vivcd by his wife and five children,
the two oldest being daughters, near
jy grown.
The postoilicc authorities have been
asked already to appoint Mrs. Griffin
postmaster ut Cherry to succeed her
husband.
About o'clock Of the day Inc was
killed, Mr.. Griffin was having some of
his cotton ginncd at the plantation
ginncly, and was loading the seed into
lis wagon as they fell from the saws
to the floor. Waiting for The seed to
accumulate, he explained after he was
hurt, he saw Il small quantity OF lint
that the brush failed to catch from the
saws, dangling and whirlcd about by
the suction. STOPPING and extending
his right hand to remove this, in IL
twinkling before his thirteen ar-oId
son and n man who were walking in
the gin could understand and raise nm
alarm, his forearm was stripped to the
bone, his hand cut off just above the
wrist and dropped into tho mote pile
nearly unrccOgnizoblc mass of pulp.
Freed by the loss OF his hand, Mr..
Griffin rOsc and walked to the door,
down the steps and toward the engine
house, blood streaming from his arm,
till he met the fireman who, hearing
the alarm, had stopped the engine and
started to investigate. Seating him
self on wagon and extending pitcous-
ly the torn and bleeding stump, the
bones freed Mt the wrist standing apart
like fork, Mr.. Griffin calmly told how
1T happened and said there was no need
to send for doctor for he was bcvond
help, and that the accident. sudden
anu awful rs 1T was, had not found him
unprcparcd for death. His arm :sns
bandagcd by the bystandcrs and the
flow of blood stopped. 1t was two
and half hours before the doctors ar
rived, but they found him bleeding
from a fearful internal hcmorrlagc,
caused, no doubt, by a powerful effort |
TO free himself from the gin, and they !
could do nothing but ease his passage |
out OF the world. For two mortal |
hours and more he endured the most
terrible agony, and finally, as he was
passing under complete control Of the
powerful drug administered by human
hands, he murmured his last words
with the query: "Whnt, doctorg' and
IN thirty minutes was ut perfect rest.