Newspaper Article: Found by: Penny Bliss
September 1915 Arenac County (Michigan)
EXPLOSION KILLS TWO MEN - Two Delano Farmers, Robert Smith and Emmett Griffith, Have fatal Accident With Dynamite As a result of a premature explosion of 20 sticks of dynamite, the lives of two well known Delano farmers were snuffed out last Thursday. Emmett Griffith and Robert Smith were lowing stumps and had set down on a log to rest a moment. Near them was a pail containing 20 sticks of dynamite, a quantity of dynamite caps and fuse. They both were smoking and the supposition is that a spark from one of their pipes fell into the pail and caused the explosion which occurred a few minutes after they had seated themselves. Griffith had both legs blown off near the thigh and was otherwise mangled. He lived for only two to three hours after the accident. Smith had one leg and one arm blown off and suffered other severe injuries. He died about 5:00 o'clock that afternoon. Both men regained consciousness before they died and told the same story as to how the accident occurred. The funerals were held on Saturday and Sunday. Griffith was 26 years old and leaves a widow and one child. Smith was 19 years old and single. The sympathy of the entire community is extended to the bereaved relatives.
State of Michigan Death Certificate
County: Arenac Township: Whitney
Birth: Sept 18, 1889 Death: Sept 23, 1915
Reason for death: Dynimite Shot accident - Occupation: Farmer
Name of Father: D Griffith Born in: Michigan - Name of Mother: Emma Courtright Born in: Michigan
Date of Burial: Sept 25, 1915 - Undertaker: Claud Forshee
Donated by: Laura McAdams
September 1915 Arenac County (Michigan)
EXPLOSION KILLS TWO MEN - Two Delano Farmers, Robert Smith and Emmett Griffith, Have fatal Accident With Dynamite As a result of a premature explosion of 20 sticks of dynamite, the lives of two well known Delano farmers were snuffed out last Thursday. Emmett Griffith and Robert Smith were lowing stumps and had set down on a log to rest a moment. Near them was a pail containing 20 sticks of dynamite, a quantity of dynamite caps and fuse. They both were smoking and the supposition is that a spark from one of their pipes fell into the pail and caused the explosion which occurred a few minutes after they had seated themselves. Griffith had both legs blown off near the thigh and was otherwise mangled. He lived for only two to three hours after the accident. Smith had one leg and one arm blown off and suffered other severe injuries. He died about 5:00 o'clock that afternoon. Both men regained consciousness before they died and told the same story as to how the accident occurred. The funerals were held on Saturday and Sunday. Griffith was 26 years old and leaves a widow and one child. Smith was 19 years old and single. The sympathy of the entire community is extended to the bereaved relatives.
State of Michigan Death Certificate
County: Arenac Township: Whitney
Birth: Sept 18, 1889 Death: Sept 23, 1915
Reason for death: Dynimite Shot accident - Occupation: Farmer
Name of Father: D Griffith Born in: Michigan - Name of Mother: Emma Courtright Born in: Michigan
Date of Burial: Sept 25, 1915 - Undertaker: Claud Forshee
Donated by: Laura McAdams
Newspaper Article: Found by: Penny Bliss
September 1915 Arenac County (Michigan)
EXPLOSION KILLS TWO MEN - Two Delano Farmers, Robert Smith and Emmett Griffith, Have fatal Accident With Dynamite As a result of a premature explosion of 20 sticks of dynamite, the lives of two well known Delano farmers were snuffed out last Thursday. Emmett Griffith and Robert Smith were lowing stumps and had set down on a log to rest a moment. Near them was a pail containing 20 sticks of dynamite, a quantity of dynamite caps and fuse. They both were smoking and the supposition is that a spark from one of their pipes fell into the pail and caused the explosion which occurred a few minutes after they had seated themselves. Griffith had both legs blown off near the thigh and was otherwise mangled. He lived for only two to three hours after the accident. Smith had one leg and one arm blown off and suffered other severe injuries. He died about 5:00 o'clock that afternoon. Both men regained consciousness before they died and told the same story as to how the accident occurred. The funerals were held on Saturday and Sunday. Griffith was 26 years old and leaves a widow and one child. Smith was 19 years old and single. The sympathy of the entire community is extended to the bereaved relatives.
State of Michigan Death Certificate
County: Arenac Township: Whitney
Birth: Sept 18, 1889 Death: Sept 23, 1915
Reason for death: Dynimite Shot accident - Occupation: Farmer
Name of Father: D Griffith Born in: Michigan - Name of Mother: Emma Courtright Born in: Michigan
Date of Burial: Sept 25, 1915 - Undertaker: Claud Forshee
Donated by: Laura McAdams
September 1915 Arenac County (Michigan)
EXPLOSION KILLS TWO MEN - Two Delano Farmers, Robert Smith and Emmett Griffith, Have fatal Accident With Dynamite As a result of a premature explosion of 20 sticks of dynamite, the lives of two well known Delano farmers were snuffed out last Thursday. Emmett Griffith and Robert Smith were lowing stumps and had set down on a log to rest a moment. Near them was a pail containing 20 sticks of dynamite, a quantity of dynamite caps and fuse. They both were smoking and the supposition is that a spark from one of their pipes fell into the pail and caused the explosion which occurred a few minutes after they had seated themselves. Griffith had both legs blown off near the thigh and was otherwise mangled. He lived for only two to three hours after the accident. Smith had one leg and one arm blown off and suffered other severe injuries. He died about 5:00 o'clock that afternoon. Both men regained consciousness before they died and told the same story as to how the accident occurred. The funerals were held on Saturday and Sunday. Griffith was 26 years old and leaves a widow and one child. Smith was 19 years old and single. The sympathy of the entire community is extended to the bereaved relatives.
State of Michigan Death Certificate
County: Arenac Township: Whitney
Birth: Sept 18, 1889 Death: Sept 23, 1915
Reason for death: Dynimite Shot accident - Occupation: Farmer
Name of Father: D Griffith Born in: Michigan - Name of Mother: Emma Courtright Born in: Michigan
Date of Burial: Sept 25, 1915 - Undertaker: Claud Forshee
Donated by: Laura McAdams
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