The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-20
DETAILS OF
THE DEATH
Of EI'GARVEY
In Peru a Month Ago Are Given
in a Letter Sent to His
Widow at AdamstOn.

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The London ana Pacific Petroleum
Company limited, has sent Mrs.
James McGaryey. of Adamgton, n let
ter setting forth the details Of her
husbands death in Peru month
ago. The letter has just arrived,
and as Mr.. McGaFvey was well known
among the oil people Of the county,
1t is given herewith as follows:
Negritos. Payta, Peru,
November %, 1916.
Mrs. James McGarvey.
Adamston, w. Va.
Dear Mrs. GIcGarYey:
1t Is our painful duty to have to.
| confirm our cable Of November Is.
sent to our Toronto Office to be trans
Imftted to you, to the effect that your
husband met a most untimely death
ut Negritos on Saturday, November
| 1S, about 9:45 a. m.
We feel most deeply that anything
we can say or do will prove of little
comfort to you in your great Attic
/ ton. All we can do is to offer you
/ our most sincere and heartfelt sym
patty for your great loss. You will
inc doubt be anxiously waiting to hear
the details Of the lamentable accident
and these we give you herewith.
Mr.. McGaryey had several wells in
4 this immediate section under his SUI
i pervision, and the accident occurred
at one of them known, as well No.
1879. section So. There were seven
| Peruvian drillers and helpers work
/ ing on the rig at the time, and from
their description Of the accident it
occurred us follows:
They had been pulling casing with
| atrip spear and the casing had parted.
They drew up the tools Ca set Of jars
and a trip spear) which had become
stuck fast in a length of casing and
were trying to jar the spear loose
/ from the casing by lifting and drop
Iping it on the floor OF the rig by
means OF the engine and cable Mr..
NIcGarvey was experimenting the OPP
GRAFTON and to prevent the tools from
Eswaying across the derrick when
| lifted clear of the floor he tied rope
around the tools, attaching the other
end to one of the two boards which
nre known as the walking beam
guides, and which are nailed to the
/ derrick, one on each side or the
walking beam. The walking beam
was at rest at the time and Mr.. Nc
| Garvey climbed out on the end Of it
lie had succeeded in Earring the
spear loose when the board to which
the tools and casing were tied broke,
/ allowing the tools to sway toward the
center of the derrick In swaytng
\ they passed close to the beam and
4 brushed him off his feet. He fell a
Adistance Of about twenty-five feet.
Handing on his head on the derrick
floor. The dril1ers Immediately gave
the alarm, calling to Mr.. Morrison,
a driller working on rig a short
axTt Al \ z
there within a minute or two after
I'll the accident, and realizing that it was
serious one, rode on horseback to a
telephone a few minutes away and tel
ephoner to Negritos. The hospital
was prepared and q hospital attend
ant with stretcher left Immediately
on horseback and a locomotive and
the car was sent to the scene at once.
The doctor, who was in Talara at the
time, mounted his horse and galloped
ut full speed to the hospital, and all
pre- operations were made to receive
the injured. All proved OF no avail
however. as AR. Morrison who had
immediately returned to the scene
after te1ephoning reported that Mr..
McGaryey breathed his last about
fifteen minutes after the accident oc-
Cured, never having regained con
sciousness- The doctors certificate
showing cause OF death reads as FOL.
lows: t,rrauma by fall, resulting il
fracture Of skull and spine in cervical
region"
His remains were brought to Ne
CRITICS and as in these ropical coun
tries intcrment is necessary In a shor
time, he was laid to rest the same
evening at about s o'clock in the lit
tie CEN etery at. Talara reserved fol
Europeans and Americans.
The laws. Of Peru d o not permit thu
expectation Of the deceased within
two years Of death, so you will SCI
3 we had no alternative in this matter
The funeral was very largely attend
ed. practically all OF the white stat
4 being present as well as a large gath
ering. of the natiyeswith all of whom
j Jim was most deservedly popular
An Impressive and affecting cere
! mony was held at the grave the fu
neral services read. prayers ofrere'
and hymns sung. and in fact all tina
his many friends could do in rever
4 ence to his memory.
we shall in a few weeks erect
4 stone to his memory and shall sen
I you picture or it and the cemetery
we have not at the moment G
WRITING had an opportunity q
8 Strengthening out his affairs. bu
q shall write you by the next mail 1ea7
q, Ing next week. giving you full pal
y ticulars. We expect To- have an o.
4 portunity Of forwarding all his pei
sonal effects at the same time il tn
q care of some Of our stan returnin
q 4 to the states.
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