The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-07-10
Frank Randall Killed
By Falling Logs
is CAUGHT WHILE UNLOADING CARS
Chain Gives Away and lie and Bother Are Knock.
ed Into River

One of the sadest accidents
that We have had to chronicle in
q long time occurred Tuesday
afternoon at the st. Maries Lum-
ber company's docks by which
Frank Randall lost his life and
his brother, Albert Randall was
badly injured.
The two Randalls and Charles
Leavitt were engaged in unload
ing logs from the cars into the
river and had just finished un-
loading one car. Frank Ran
dall and Leavitt were picking up
the chains and skids and Albert
went to unfasten the chain that
held the logs ON the next car.
Usually the hook is turned i'm
such a manner that it can be
pulled out by a man at the end Of
the car. Sometimes the hook is
turned over and it is necessary to
turn il back or if this cannot be
done dynamite is used.
In this case the hook was turn
ed the wrong way and Albert
called to his brother to come and
help him turn it. Frank came
and the two proceeded to adjust
lit. In doing this they were on
the dock in front Of the car.
The hook proved to be defec-
tive and as they turned it, it gave
away letting the logs roll from
the car.
Both men We're struck by the
logs and knocked into the river.
Leayitl heard the mems shout
as the logs started and turned in
lime To see Albert Randalls hal
dying through the air and the two
men and the logs go into the
river together.
After the logs stopped falling
he rushed TO the spot and saw
Albert Randall in the water. He
jumped down on the logs and
helped get him out on top Of them
Bert said Don't mind me but
get Frank out" but Frank was no
where to be seen. LeaVitt and
lanes Stevens who was near by
helped Albert out and he was tax
on i'm a launch, which was pass
ing down to the company's Office
and from there to the hospital
lie had a crushed foot and had
5ernstruck on the head and was
almost unconscious stale Of mind
We would not stay at the hospital
but insisted upon being taken to
his home. He lived with his
brother and as the rig in which he
was being taken there approach
ed the house, he was waving his
arms and shouting Frank is kill
ed"
This was the first ontimation
hat Mrs. Randall had of the acci-
lent the parties who had been
fent from the mill to notify her.
not having arrived, and The sudden
Jews almost prostrated her.
The acci irni was Witnessed bv
he men working i'm the shingle
nill and the crew haslened over
and began the search for Frank
but it was half an hour before the
body was discovered. IL was
found lying on the bottom of the
liver in twelve feet of water and
about twenty feet from the dock.
He had been struck on the tenn
pie and also had other injuries
and was either dead or uncon-
scious when he struck the water.
Albert cannot give a very clear
account Of The accident, it happen
ed so suddenly, but thinks that
rs the chain gave away his broth
'r started to run for the end of
ihe car but was struck before he
could reach it.
Frank Randall was about ~
years of age and has resided i'm
this city for the past fur years,
having come here from Akely.
Minnesota where he had resided
for number of years.
He was married, having been
welded in his former home in
1905 to Miss Myrtle Brown, who
survives him. They had no
children and the only other re-
latives he had was his mother.
Mrs Mary e. Randall, 72 years Of
age and his brother, Albert. both
of whom lived here with him.
lie was foreman at the boom
! FOR the ST. Maries Lumber com
pany and had charge Of the boom
, the driving of piles and the uu-
i loading Of the logs.
He was quiet and steady and
had The confidence Of his enl-
ployers and was universally res
pecied and liked by all who knew
him.
! lie carried a life insurance