The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-11-08
BLASTING ACCIDENT
COMMUNITY
WILLIAM POYSEoR. JR. KILLED IN
srANTLY BY PIECE or STUMP
WAS CLEARING SCHOOL SITE
Stood Behind Log Pile About 200 Feet
From Blad-Psce Fell On
His Head
WAS CLEARING SCHOOL SITE

Not for many moons has Crystal
Falls been stirred as II was last Satur-
day night when the news spread about
that Will Poyseor. son Of Rev. and
MIRA VIM. Poyeor, was killed by a
piece of stump thai struck him on
he head while at work clearing the
new school grounds near the old
Myers farm, west OF Fortune Lake.
The accident happened about $3.50,
just a. the men were ready TO go home
from their work Thus il was that
the news spread slowly. As nearly
as we can get the story, the deceased
was engaged with several other men
In the clearing operations. They had
charged up ten stumps ready for blast
ing and one man was sent to warn the
approaching teams on each side while
Poyseor lit the fuse and ran TO pile
OF logs about 200 feet from the nearest
charge. The logs were IN rollway
about six feet high and the deceased
thought he had ample protection from
shelter. II was too dark for the men
working with him TO see the path
travelled by the piece that struck Poy-
seor but IL is quite evident that 1t
was thrown up in the air and fell
upon the man while he was in a
crouching position as it struck him
on the back of the head. The skull
was crushed. killing him instantly.
viii Richards was passing along the
road at the time of the blast and
was stopped by the man sent to warn
the approaching teams. After the
first shot he heard man scall ont,
How many more. Poyseor1' and the
deceased answered. ten. The man
evidently didn't hear the reply for
he asked again. lust after the second
report, and he got no reply. The
blasting being over with Mr.. Rich
ards drove along home. little dream
ing of the tragedy that had been en-.
acted within few rods of him
The remaining charges not explod-
ing, the men working with Will start
ed for home. They yelled 10 VIII TO
accompany them and as they got no
answer they waited awhile and called
again. No reply coming they went
back 10 see what the matter was and
found him lying dead behind the logs
with a piece of hemlock stump upon
him.
They went at once to give the alarm
but il was quite way to the Pcyseor
home and so the news didn't get 10
town until after supper. Rev. Poy
seor. the father. who is Episcopal
missionary in the upper peninsula,
was away from home at the time and
IL was with difficulty that they locat.
ed him.
In the mean time some OF the friends
Of the Poyseor family were notified
and soon there were number on the
way out TO the scene of the tragedy
Every station along the Ecsanaba a
Lake Superior that could be reached
by telegraph was called mp but Mr.
poyseor couldn't be found Fina lly
the message attracted the attention OF
the dispatcher who happened TO be in
the Office "a one OF the stations was
called up. he had accompanied Mr..
PoJseor that afternoon. riding in the
same seat from Charming 10 Corn5ii
and he kenw that the man sought
for wes there 80 he ordered his own
gasoline car cut at once to get Mr.. |
Poyseor and take him 20 Charming
where ARRANGEMENTS had been made, in |
the meantime. 20 have an engine carry |
Mr., poyseor TO Crystal Falls
The deceased was % years Of age
He came TO Crystal Falls with his
parents abont twelve years sgo when
he was small boy 30 that he grew
20 manhood in thu community and
had wide acquaintance and was uni.
versslly liked by all.
When his parents purchased the
present property at Fortune lake. will
At once took hold of the farm work
and. with the exception Of one winter
that he spent st the Michigan Agri-
cultural college. he has been engaged
there ever since.
He was a hustler in every way and
II was mainly through mis- energy that
the splendid dairy business which i
MI. Poyseor enjoys WAS built mp
There was not better Young man in
lion county than Will Poyseor. He was
f(ontlnnai on Pare Al