DEATH CLAIMS S.W. BARNHART OF EGYPT
The Lincoln County Times, Davenport, WA, 1911
A small donkey engine pushing a train of dump cars used in the construction of the Washington Water Power Company's new dam at Long Lake completely passed over the body of S. W. BARNHART Wednesday morning about 10 o'clock, severing the head, both legs and one arm from the body and causing instant death. Barnhart was a resident of the Egypt country, his farm being about four miles from the Egypt store, and none of the men at the dam are able to explain the accident. Barnhart was riding on the front cars which were filled with dirt to be dumped in the dam, and evidently fell off, the entire train passing over his body before it was known. Coroner O. L. ADAMS investigated the accident and turned to body over to Undertaker O. W. STONE. The deceased was about 67 years old and leaves a wife and seven children in destitute circumstances. He had been working at the dam for some time and at the time of the accident he had one month's salary due him which will be turned over to the family and his employers now have a representative in Egypt arranging for the funeral and to supply the family with needed provisions, which expense they are going to meet. The oldest boy of the family had been drowned in the Spokane river some two years ago, leaving none of the other children old enough to support the family. The funeral arrangements have not as yet been completed.
Submitted on August 01, 2005 by Rich Barnhart
The Lincoln County Times, Davenport, WA, 1911
A small donkey engine pushing a train of dump cars used in the construction of the Washington Water Power Company's new dam at Long Lake completely passed over the body of S. W. BARNHART Wednesday morning about 10 o'clock, severing the head, both legs and one arm from the body and causing instant death. Barnhart was a resident of the Egypt country, his farm being about four miles from the Egypt store, and none of the men at the dam are able to explain the accident. Barnhart was riding on the front cars which were filled with dirt to be dumped in the dam, and evidently fell off, the entire train passing over his body before it was known. Coroner O. L. ADAMS investigated the accident and turned to body over to Undertaker O. W. STONE. The deceased was about 67 years old and leaves a wife and seven children in destitute circumstances. He had been working at the dam for some time and at the time of the accident he had one month's salary due him which will be turned over to the family and his employers now have a representative in Egypt arranging for the funeral and to supply the family with needed provisions, which expense they are going to meet. The oldest boy of the family had been drowned in the Spokane river some two years ago, leaving none of the other children old enough to support the family. The funeral arrangements have not as yet been completed.
Submitted on August 01, 2005 by Rich Barnhart
DEATH CLAIMS S.W. BARNHART OF EGYPT
The Lincoln County Times, Davenport, WA, 1911
A small donkey engine pushing a train of dump cars used in the construction of the Washington Water Power Company's new dam at Long Lake completely passed over the body of S. W. BARNHART Wednesday morning about 10 o'clock, severing the head, both legs and one arm from the body and causing instant death. Barnhart was a resident of the Egypt country, his farm being about four miles from the Egypt store, and none of the men at the dam are able to explain the accident. Barnhart was riding on the front cars which were filled with dirt to be dumped in the dam, and evidently fell off, the entire train passing over his body before it was known. Coroner O. L. ADAMS investigated the accident and turned to body over to Undertaker O. W. STONE. The deceased was about 67 years old and leaves a wife and seven children in destitute circumstances. He had been working at the dam for some time and at the time of the accident he had one month's salary due him which will be turned over to the family and his employers now have a representative in Egypt arranging for the funeral and to supply the family with needed provisions, which expense they are going to meet. The oldest boy of the family had been drowned in the Spokane river some two years ago, leaving none of the other children old enough to support the family. The funeral arrangements have not as yet been completed.
Submitted on August 01, 2005 by Rich Barnhart
The Lincoln County Times, Davenport, WA, 1911
A small donkey engine pushing a train of dump cars used in the construction of the Washington Water Power Company's new dam at Long Lake completely passed over the body of S. W. BARNHART Wednesday morning about 10 o'clock, severing the head, both legs and one arm from the body and causing instant death. Barnhart was a resident of the Egypt country, his farm being about four miles from the Egypt store, and none of the men at the dam are able to explain the accident. Barnhart was riding on the front cars which were filled with dirt to be dumped in the dam, and evidently fell off, the entire train passing over his body before it was known. Coroner O. L. ADAMS investigated the accident and turned to body over to Undertaker O. W. STONE. The deceased was about 67 years old and leaves a wife and seven children in destitute circumstances. He had been working at the dam for some time and at the time of the accident he had one month's salary due him which will be turned over to the family and his employers now have a representative in Egypt arranging for the funeral and to supply the family with needed provisions, which expense they are going to meet. The oldest boy of the family had been drowned in the Spokane river some two years ago, leaving none of the other children old enough to support the family. The funeral arrangements have not as yet been completed.
Submitted on August 01, 2005 by Rich Barnhart
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May 20 1854
June 28 1911
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