The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-05-22
John Voss Instantly Killed
 By Accident in Local Mill
Entire Town Mourns as One of its Most
 Beloved Citizens Is Laid to Rest.

J. H. voss, resawyer at the local sawmill, was killed instantly at o'clock Thursday morning through an accident.
 Shortly after the mill started up MT. Voss noticed that one of the large belts appeared to be slipping. MT. Voss was a man accustomed to doing things for himself, and instead of signaling for the millwright he left his post and went below to the ground floor where he attempted to overcome the trouble himself by put, ting lime on the belt.
 Harry S. Wells, an eye witness, testified that he was almost within arms reach of MT. Voss when he was snatched into eternity. MT. Wells says it all happened so quickly that he could not see how the accident occurred. It may have been the coat sleeve, or trouser leg, or corner of the jumper that was caught, but no one will ever know just exactly how the terrible accident happened.
 AS soon as Mr. Wells saw that MT. Voss had been caught by the machin- cry he rushed into the engine room and blew the whistle and shut down the engine.
 N. Nussbaumer, the mill foreman was nearby when he saw Wells rush to shut down the engine. Knowing that something had happened he hurried to where the accident had occurred and upon seeing Voss' body took hold of one of his hands and felt for his pulse, but of course life was extinct.
 MT. Nussbaumer at once reported the death to U. S. Commissioner Wm. G. Thomas who immediately sum- moned a coroner's jury. Dr. S. c. Shurick was also summoned, and up- on examination of the body he gave his opinion that Mir. voss had been killed instantly.
 After viewing the remains the coroner's jury adjourned to the court house where testimony was taken from H. S. Wells, M. L. Wind sor, and N. Nussbaumer.
 MT. voss, through long familiarity with machinery seems to have grown somewhat unmindful of the hazard of coming into too close quarters with powerful machinery when in operation. The evidence showed that only two days previous to the accident he had been cautioned against permitting his enthusiasm for his work to lead him into over stepping the bounds of safety.
 After the testimony had been taken the court room was cleared of all persons except the jurors. A yer. dict was prepared and at 11:45 am. the Commissioner was called and a verdict of death by accident was rendered.
 The coroner's jury was composed of E. M. Campbell, H. P. Mccormack J. K. Nevill, Walter Coulter. J. w.. Pritchett, Pat Loftus.
 John Voss was born in Port Blake ly, Washington. August 4, 1887, and spent his early years there. The family also lived for number of years in Victoria, B. O., where his father, Capt. Jack Voss was engaged in business. About two years ago his father died in California. His mother and a brother and sister reside in Tacoma.
 MT. Voss was married to Miss Christine Veolang in Edmonton, Canada, April IT, 1913.
 Besides the widow Mir Voss Is survived by a nine year old daugh- ter, Dorothy.
 The voss family came to Wran- gell six years ago.
 MT. Voss' death is the first fatality that has occurred in the Wilson & Sylvester sawmill since it's organi- zation thirty-ave years ago. His