The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21
THOS. J. WHITE MORTALLY
INJURED AT GLEN CAMPBELL
Died in Adrian Hospitsl Monday and
Body was brought to Reynoldsvlle
for Interment

DouN WAS DiouBHt 10 fNcyilOiuSVlne
for Interment
Thomas j. White, of Reynodsville,
met with an accident in the coal shaft
at Glen Campbell, Indiana county, about
500 a. m. on Wednesday of last week
which resulted in his death in the
Adrian Hospital at 600 a. IN. Monday
of this week, February 10, 1906. 1t is
miraculous that Mr.. White was not
instantly killed, and had it not been for
strong constitution he would not have
survived as long as he did The shaft
is 1873 feet deep. AT one time a pump
was used in the shaft and an inch and
one-quarter steam pipe ran from top
down into the mine. The pump was
taken out, but the steam pipe was not
removed and the frequent blasting In
the shaft loosened thepipe until it finally
fell and caused the fatal accident.
Wednesday morning, coming off night
shift, Mr.. White and another miner
we're standing in the bucket waiting to
be lifted out Of mine, when a sixty foot
piece of the steam pipe became dis
connected at top of shaft and shot
swiftly down the shaft, striking Mr..
White on left shoulder and tearing its
way down through his body, coming
out within two inches of the rectum.
The sixty foot piece of iron pipe had to
be pulled up through the body to get 1t
out. 1t was an excruciating ordeal for
Mr.. White and heart sickening task
for the men to perform, but it had to be
done. Mr. White was taken to the
National Hotel and everything possible
was done for his comfort The doctors
did not expect him to live many hours,
but Thursday morning there seemed to
be possible chance of saving his
life and he was moved to the
Adrian hospital at Punxsutawney He
seemed to get along nicely up until
Sunday afternoon and his loved ones
began to have hopes that he would re-
cover, but Sunday evening his condition
changed for the worse ahd at daybreak
Monday his spirit took its flight to the
Eternal Land.
The body was brought to Hughes &
Fleming's undertaking rooms in this
place Monday afternoon, prepared for
burial and taken to the family residence
Monday night.
Thomas White was born in England
May 30, 1858, and would have been As
years old next May. He came to
America in 1880. In 1883 he was mar
ried to Mary Ann Pillow at Mannona,
Mich. They came to Reynoldsville in
1885. He is survived by his mother
and step-father, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Cottle, his wife, six children, Bessie,
Thomas, William, Mary, George, Leona
and one brother, William White.
Mr.. White was coal miner by occu-
patton and had worked in the mines at
this place number of years. He had
only worked at Glen Campbell about
three weeks. He was member Of the
United Mine Workers of America. Had
been secretary of the Local Union
several years, was delegate to the
National convention a couple of times.
Politically he was Republican and
took some active part in political affairs.
Was auditor in this borough one term.
He was a member OF the Knights OF
Pythias Lodge and Knights of Golden
Eagle OF Reynoldsville. Members of
these lodges will attend the funeral in
body.
Funeral will be held at the family
residence at 200 p. m. tomorrow,
Thursday, conducted by Rev. DR.. j. A.
Parsons, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and interment will be
made in the Reynodsville cemetery.