Sad Accident
Late on Saturday our townspeople
were greatly shocked to hear of a most distressing accident which occurred
in the gravel pit a short distance from the Air Line Station whereby Mr.
Michael Lemon, who had been employed there, instantly lost his life under
circumstances most painful in their details.
A large place of frozen earth had
rolled down to the bottom of the pit. Lemon was engaged in taking earth
from around this [boulder], [which] weighed probably some ten tons, and
throwing it upon a flat car. Not paying sufficient attention to what he
was doing, the unfortunate man undermined the mass of frozen earth and
it rolled over crushing him against the cars.
Medical aid was at once summoned
and the body, for it proved to be nothing more, taken with some difficulty
from under the piece of earth. Upon his arrival, Dr. Hayes found that
death must have resulted instanteously, the chest being crushed in and the
back broken. No inquest was held, the doctor not considering it necessary
under the circumstance.
The remains of the deceased were
interred in Oakwood Cemetery on Monday by the Fire Brigade of which he was
a member. Mr. Lemon was an upright, industrious man of most exemplary
character. Perhaps the saddest feature of all is that he leaves a widow
and seven young children, two of whom are both blind and mute perfectly
unprovided for, and also a father-in-law old and infirm who greatly
depended upon him.
