Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
John R. Hutchinson.

John r. Hutchison.
One of the saddest accidents ever
known in the history of our little vii
lage, occurred about II SO O'Clock Wed>
nesday, at the Loveland Mills. when
John r. Hutchinson met SO sudden and
terrible death.
The railroad company had been un-
able to furnish cars several days, con-
sequently the mills, bins and every
thing being full. Mr.. Hutchinson decided
to spend the day grinding an extra sup
ply of meal and ground feed; his
daughter, Miss Lulu (who is weigher
and book-keeper) also Bonnie Bailey,
who visiting his brothea Daniels family
were assisting, both with the work and
waiting on customers, viz VIM. Stod-
gel, and ]. Robinson, both had lust
stepped out, Miss Lulu was taking he
coat from the hook preparatory to 90
ing to dinner, when all heard cry of
agony
Mr. Hutchinson had remarked to Mr..
Robinson, few minutes before. chat
the meal seemed clogged and was net
running good through the spout to the
bolter, when last seen by Mr.. Robinson
Mr.. Hutchinson had climbed to first
landing above main floor, stepped over
two beams and was pushing meal from
the clogged spout, when he went out
and 1T is supposed when he stepped
back, he missed his footing, catching
his clothing in the shaft, winding his
clothing and body around the same
the velocity of the revolution, the
beams, etc. with which his body can e
in contact breaking and crushing every
bone in him. His injuries were two
numerous and terrible to be given in
detail
Bonnie Bailey ran to depot and in
formed his brother Daniel who ran and
phoned for doctors Mack Fonts section
forman, and Messrs Stodgel and Rob-
inson also heard the scream and ran to
the mill. This all happened in few
seconds, but when they arrived, Miss
Lulu had thrown off the friction clutch
of the engine which drives the macl.in-
crv Bonnie Bailey had thrown off the
electrical current of batteries which
runs the engine. The three above
mentioned men, also Geo Morrison and
Dan Stone found Mr.. Hutchinson un-
conscious body hanging, head down,
clothing nearly all torn off, were ccm-
pelled to hold weight of same while the
new arrival soon built sacks of grain up
on which to stand, while haldnp the
blanket, into which the body was plac-
ed soon as Harry Tool had cut the telt
which freed the body from the shaft
it was indeed sad procession of most
of inhabitants of town. who followed
his body to his home, from which he
had gone to work only few hours be-
fore. all fully realizing, "ln such an
hour as we think not the son of man
cometh." Within half an hour from
time of accident. without gaining con
seriousness, ard before Drs. ]. Frazier
of Honey Creek, Hugh and Jno. Tamis-
lea of Mo- Valley, arrived, his spirit
took its fight. He was more or less ex-
perience in milling business for thirty
wears, having worked in the old Love
land FIGURING mills, also in the present
Loveland Mills and Elevator, when
owed by VIM Perkins. who sold it to
Daniel II Pailey and lanes N. Hutch
Iscn, son Of deceased, three years ago, he
worked then as manager and has also
been retained and employed in same
lcapacity. since the ptesent owner Dan
iel II. Bailey bought it last July. Miss
Lulu acted as her fathers weigher, run
engine in office when necessary while
Mr.. Hutchison was usually kept busy
watching and oiling machinery in diff
erent parts of building He was an
honest upright citizen, kind husband
and father. always speaking kindly and
| loyalty OF his friends, spent his last
moments in conscientious and unselhsh
service, both for his family and en-
ployer, also carried paid up W. o. w.
fe insurance policy which draft was
paid over personally in five days by
Rev. G. H. Schlch, of Omaha. who will
conduct memorial service in his
memory, first Sunday in March, at M.
L; church Being an unusually active
man for his years, certain mystery
will always cling around the cause OF
the accident, which cost Mr. Hutchin-
SON his life.