The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-04-29
A. L. Asley Struck In Head as Joint
Of Casing Swings While Being
Pulled Into Rig at
English Well
BODY TO BE SHIPPED
HOME TO BOWIE, TEX.
Injured Man Rushed for Local Hoe.
pltaI. but Passes Away Be.
fore Arrival Here;
Father Arrives

A. l.. Axley. aged "a, fireman for
Badget Brotehrs. contractors on tho
English test. Harness farm eight
miles south Of ChIckasha In section
i5-5n.7w. was accidentally killed yes
terday evening, when a Joint OF cas-.
ing which was being pulled into the
derrick struck him In tho head. The
accident occurred about 1880.
The injured man was put on n
truck Immediately and started for
a local hospital. Doctors were
phoned for at Ninnekah and Chick.
asha to give the man first aid. The
Ninnekah doctor met the car In
Which Axley wa being brought to
Chickasha ana after an examination
declared that ho could do nothing
to relieve the injured man. IN am
bulance from Chickasha met the car
from the we'll about half way be.
tween Chickasha and NinncAah. but
the man died before the caravan ar
rived in this city.
Father is Here.
II. Axley. father OF the boy ar.
rived in the city early this morning
from the family homo in Bowie,
Texas He stated that his sons body
would be shipped this afternoon to
Bowie for burial.
The deceased has been working In
the oil fields for about three years.
Mr.. Axley stated. He was employed
for some time In tho Burk Burnett
field and later worked in the field
at New Wilson. lie came here with
Badget Brothers when that firm
started the English test.
Story Of Accident.
Walter Jones, official OF the Eng.
lish Drilling company which, COM
pany is causing the test to be drilled
this morning told the story of the
accident as he got 1t from the men
on the rig.
"The crew was setting casing"
said Mr.. Jones. "You understand that
tho casing is ricked just outside the
rig and is pulled In by machinery,
lifted and set in the hole, joint at q
time of course. A Joint was being
pulled into the derrick at the end
of catline, the boys told me, when
the accident occurred. Axley, who
was the fireman, but who worked
on the derrick floor while casing
was being set, was standing on the
floor OF the derrick. From what
the members of the crew said, I
judge that the casing joint was
being pulled into the derrick in the
usual way. the collar caught on the
edge of board or something, and
hung. When 1t pulled loose, the end
of the casing swung In such man.
ner that it struck Axley in the head.
Billy Butts, the man who was
handling the brake at the time the
accident occurred, was Frustrated
by grief last night. His nerves were
badly shaken.
Badgett Brothers, employers of
the accident victim and Walter
Jones and r. E. Hughes, of the Eng.
lish company expressed this morn
ing their deepest regret over the ac-
cident.
"Our deeepst sympathy goes out to
the family Of Mr.. Axley," said Mr..
Hughes this morning. "We regret.
more than we can tell that this acci-
dent happened. The deceased was
known familiarly to lis and to his
fellow crew members as Slim
Everybody liked him, everybody was
his friend. He was on the job. The
deepest regret ls felt by every mem-
Der OF the crew as we'll as by Bad
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