The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-28
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DAVID HUNT KILLED
Manufacturing Manager for the E.
M..F. Co. Victim of Fatal Acct
dent Near Yale.

David Hunt, Jr.. manufacturing
manager tor the EMF Co.. was
almost instantly killed on the out
skirts of Yale, Mich, Saturday night
when the automobile In which he was
passenger overturned while going
down a narrow incline, rendered slip
perry by rain. Charles Adams. general
superintendent. Of the EMF, was
driving the car and escaped with
wrenched back Mr.. Hunt was pinned
under the machine and his neck
was broken.
Messrs. Hunt and Adams were two
OF a party of six men who had started
out on a rabbit hunting trip. They
left Detroit Friday night and Saturday
afternoon started out In two machines
procured from the E-M-F factory In
Port Huron. The first machine, con
tanning Martin Kavanaugh, head OF
the EMF drafting department; Chief
Inspector Lee M. White, Benjamin
Boye and Capt Edward Riffenberg, ne
gotiated the road safely. When the
second machine failed to reach Yale
the others went back over the route
and found the overturned machine.
Mr.. Adams was somewhat dazed anu
did not know what had become OF his
companion. A search revealed Mr..
Hunts unconscious form at the bottom
Of the ditch beside the road. his head
pinned down by the bows Of the ma
chimes top. The body was taken to
Port Huron and thence shipped to De-
troit. The funeral takes place this att
ernoon from his late residence, No. 63
Warren-ave east, where his widow and
an S-year-old daughter reside. The
body will be taken to Boston, where
the parents OF the deceased reside, for
burial.
Mr.. Hunt was 35. years old. He had
been associated with the EMF Co.
since last May. His death is great
loss to the company, for he stood next
to President Flanders as far as the
manufacturing end of the business
was concerned. He was regarded as
one of the country's best experts on
machine tools AS manufacturing
manager, Mr. Hunt exercised general
supervision over all the plants OF the
company. He was prince socially
and WAS we'll liked by the men under
him.
Mr.. Hunt was a Harvard man and
played on the varsity football and
baseball teams.
Forman action was taken on Mr..
Hunts death by the EMF. Co..
Monday morning, in an order closing
down all the eight plants of the COM
pany for the afternoon. Plant No. l,
If.tsn vfn SNf
the company are located, was closed
for the entire day, in spite OF the
fact that the plant has been running
at full speed. several hundred cars
behind orders.
Department heads and business
associates of the dead manufacturer
ofiiciate as pail bearers at the funeral
this afternoon. The EMF. Co. and
the office employees sent floral offer
ings, In addition to a considerable
number of personal contributions
from members OF the STAFF.
Mr.. Hunts death was sincerely
mourned among the thousands of the
company's employees, with nearly
every one OF whom he had personal
acquaintance His memory for faces
and names was remarkable, and his
close association with his men was
one OF the marked factors In his sue.
cess in achieving results.
In the baseball game, which form.
ed one of the main features Of the
EMF. Cos. summer outing several
weeks ago, Mr.. Hunt caught for one
OF the teams. showing all the old
ability which had made him an ath-
letic star at Harvard, during his col
leaiate course