Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-04
COUNTY MANS
AWFUL DEATH
Norman Rudolph, Lime Employee,
Killed at stephens City

%soA man .. huuOtpu, an employee
of NJ. ]. Grove Lime Company, at
Stephens City. Frederick county, met
shocking death between and 4
O'Clock Thanksgiving afternoon,
when in some unknown manner, he
either slipped or fell into one of
the revolving screws of a grinding
machine in the hydrate plant of the
company where lime was being
ground
1t is believed that the machine
got choked and that Rudolph placed
his foot into the machine to loosen
it when the foot became caught in
the revolving rollers.
His right leg was slowly ground
off up to the hip and no part of the
missing limb has been found except
where it was finally ground up. A
shoe was later found among the hy-
drafted lime.
The injured man, fully conscious,
was rushed to Winchester Memorial
Hospital where he was attended by
Doctors E. C. Stuart and P. w
Boyd.
No one actually saw the tragedy.
The man had been working at the
grinding machine and shortly after
three O'Clock yesterday afternoon an
other employee, Saul Mennifield, col
ored. heard Rudolph scream and
ran to his assistance The unfortu-
nate man was being slowly ground
into the screw conveyer of the grind
ing machine
Slowly Ground To Bits.
Rudolph called to Mennifield to
turn off the power, but the colored
man. not being familiar with the ma
chinery was unable to turn it off
Rudolph. however, calmly gave him
directions and finally the machinery
stopped and Rudolph was lifted from
the hopper, with the leg in the mach
inc torn from the hip.
He was placed in an automobile
and brought the nine miles from Ste
phens City to the hospital here. Des-
pite the great injury, Rudolph SEEM
ed to exhibit remarkable vitality and
it was reported early last night that
he was getting along very well.
Shortly before three o'clock Fri
day morning his heart began to fail, |
due to the terrible shock sustained |
and although fully conscious, he |
sank rapidly and death ensued short
Iy afterward.
The body was removed by. Under
taker j. Paul Samsell of Stephens
City to his establishment in that
.own and prepared for burial.
The funeral was held at eleven
o'clock Sunday morning at St
James Lutheran Church in Shenan-
ioah county and burial was made
n the cemetery surrounding the
.hurch.
Wife Familiar With Tragedy
Rudolph was 3 A years of age and
lad been connected with the Grove
Lime Company for about ten years
His wife has seen much of tragedy
within the past several years. She
was formerly Miss Katie Robinson,
If Relief, Frederick county. About
.wo years ago their home at Relief
was burned to the ground one cold
winter night Rudolph saved his
wife and children by throwing mat
-ess from the window and passing
he wife and children by blanket
% the ground, but Mrs. Rudolph's
mother, Mrs Nancy Robinson and
her brother, who made their home
with the Rudolphs, were trapped in
he burning building and were burn
ed to death.
Mr.. Rudolph was son of Mrs.
Sarah Rudolph and the late c. A.
Rudolph and was a native of Shen-
andoah county The tragedy be-
known in Stephens City
shortly after it occurred cast gloom (
over the town on its Thanksgiving I
day, as Rudolph was well known and
much liked in the community.