The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-10-31
DISTRESSING FATALITY.
Charles Klinestiyer, of Nebraska, Loses
His Life While at Work on the
Lumber Mill.

His Life While at Work on the
Lumber MIL.
One of the most distressing accidents in
this vicinity in recent years occurred at
the Collins, Darrah q Co. saw-mill in
Nebraska, last Monday morning, Oct. 20,
1906, by which Charles Klinestiver lost
his life. He had recently taken the place
of his father, George Klinestiver, as filler
on the mill, whose duties included gen.
eral supervision of the machinery. Early
in the morning he had gone underneath
the fume, which was causing the water
to overflow on the machinery, when by
the pulling loose of board nailed to
some timbers and which he had grasped
to steady himself, he was thrown into
large cog gearing His right leg was
caught above the knee and the flesh and
bones of the upper part of the leg and of
the hip were fearfully crushed and man
gled. He was also injured internally.
His body was too large to pass through
the cogs and the gearing was forced back
and unmeshed to such an extent that he
was enabled to free himself. Notwith-
standing his awful injuries he did not
lose consciousness and dragged himself
distance of fully forty feet to side door
of the mill and called for help. His cries
were heard by X. l.. Haugh, the engineer,
who called help and had him removed
to his fathers home. Medical aid was
summoned and DR.. j. @. Dunn, of Tio-
nesta, promptly responded, but nothing
could be done to save the unfortunate
man, his death occurring at S:45 a. IN.
from the shock. He was conscious until
within few minutes Of his death, con-
versing with those around him.
Charles Frederick Klinestiver was the
son of George and Dorcas (Lawrencej
Klinestiver, the latter deceased, and was
born in Tionesta Feb. II, 1867. Reared
to young manhood in the vicinity of his
birthplace, he had followed numbering
the greater portion of his life, and had
become an expert sawyer and filler.
Some years ago his health was broken
and he had not been able to perform the
hard work to which he had been accus-
toned, yet he was rarely idle, his inher-
tied energy and industry spurring him
on when he often should have taken rest.
He was a single man and lived "at
home' with his father and revered step
mother, to whom he was an honored and
dutiful son. Trustworthy to the last de-
gree he had held nearly all the offices of
trust within the gift of his neighbors in
his township, aud last fall was elected as
Republican to membership on the
board of County Auditors, a position
which he was amply fitted by experience
and sound sense to fill to the satisfaction
of the taxpayers and citizens. No man
stood higher in the estimation of the peo-
pie as man of absolute honesty and
frank, pen-heartedness than Charley
Klinestiyer. The soul of honor in all his
acts and dealings with his fellow men,
his friends we're limited only by the cir
Gle of his acquaintanceship. A "true
blue'' friend, loyal to every principle OF
right, and just to friend and foe alike
The passing away Of such a man is a
shock to any community, which is made
doubly so when attended with such tragic
circumstances. Charley will be missed
as few others would be in his community
and his memory will live long in the
hearts of all who knew him. Besides the
parents he is survived by five brothers
and two sisters, as follows: VIM. L., of
Sheffield; Jacob L., of Hickory twp.
Harry T., of Tionesta; Miss Florence, of
Warren; Mrs. S. H. Secor, of Nebraska;
George, of Kellettville and Fred, of
Nebraska.
Funeral services, conducted by Rev.
w. o. Calhoun, will be held in the M. e.
church at Nebraska this afternoon, and
the interment, which will be in charge of
Tionesta Lodge No. 1859, I. o. o. F., of
which the deceased was a member, will
take place in Riverside Cemetery at
three o'clock. p. M.