The Hood River Glacier, July 19, 1906, page 8
JOHN L. KOONTZ KILLED AT DEE
Saturday at Dee, occurred a sad accident in which one man lost his life and several others were in danger from a flying cable. The mill-wright was adjusting some of the machinery and finishing up frame work. John Koontz was near the log carriage in the act of fitting a brace, when the machinery was started and an eyebolt, which connected the cable to the log carriage, broke off. The sudden release of load caused the engine to speed up for an instant, before the power could be turned off. The end of the cable rolled up with the velocity of a whiplash, catching Koontz by the right leg and throwing him violently to the floor, smashing his head in a frightful way, and causing instant death.
Fellow workmen who saw the cable break cried out and dodged, one of them claiming that it came within a few inches of him. When Koontz was seen to go down they rushed to his assistance, but he was past help. None of the eye-witnesses can say whether the cable struck Koontz in the head or not. The cable struck his leg with such force as to break both bones and nearly tear the leg off, and he was probably thrown to the floor with sufficient violence to break the skull.
Coroner Burget was summoned and he empanelled a jury, who made the following report: Dee, Ore., July 15, 1906 - We, the jury empanelled by C. N. Burget, coroner of Wasco county, to inquire into the cause of the death of the body now before us, find as follows: That his name was John L. Koontz, that he came to his death at about the hour of 11 o'clock, July 14, 1906, at the saw mill of the Oregon Lumber company, at Dee, Oregon, and we further find that he came to his death by being hit by a wire cable, the fastening if which was made into an eye bolt, said eye bolt breaking in two, from a faulty weld.
etc.
The funeral was held at the residence of Mrs. Baldwin, a daughter of the deceased, and services conducted by Rev. W. C. Gilmore. A large gathering of friends and relatives paid their last respects to the departed, among the relatives from out of town being three brothers and a sister from Portland, Wasco and The Dalles. The funeral arrangements were in charge of S. E. Bartmess.
The deceased leaves a wife and five children to mourn the loss of a husband and father.
JOHN L. KOONTZ KILLED AT DEE
Saturday at Dee, occurred a sad accident in which one man lost his life and several others were in danger from a flying cable. The mill-wright was adjusting some of the machinery and finishing up frame work. John Koontz was near the log carriage in the act of fitting a brace, when the machinery was started and an eyebolt, which connected the cable to the log carriage, broke off. The sudden release of load caused the engine to speed up for an instant, before the power could be turned off. The end of the cable rolled up with the velocity of a whiplash, catching Koontz by the right leg and throwing him violently to the floor, smashing his head in a frightful way, and causing instant death.
Fellow workmen who saw the cable break cried out and dodged, one of them claiming that it came within a few inches of him. When Koontz was seen to go down they rushed to his assistance, but he was past help. None of the eye-witnesses can say whether the cable struck Koontz in the head or not. The cable struck his leg with such force as to break both bones and nearly tear the leg off, and he was probably thrown to the floor with sufficient violence to break the skull.
Coroner Burget was summoned and he empanelled a jury, who made the following report: Dee, Ore., July 15, 1906 - We, the jury empanelled by C. N. Burget, coroner of Wasco county, to inquire into the cause of the death of the body now before us, find as follows: That his name was John L. Koontz, that he came to his death at about the hour of 11 o'clock, July 14, 1906, at the saw mill of the Oregon Lumber company, at Dee, Oregon, and we further find that he came to his death by being hit by a wire cable, the fastening if which was made into an eye bolt, said eye bolt breaking in two, from a faulty weld.
etc.
The funeral was held at the residence of Mrs. Baldwin, a daughter of the deceased, and services conducted by Rev. W. C. Gilmore. A large gathering of friends and relatives paid their last respects to the departed, among the relatives from out of town being three brothers and a sister from Portland, Wasco and The Dalles. The funeral arrangements were in charge of S. E. Bartmess.
The deceased leaves a wife and five children to mourn the loss of a husband and father.
The Hood River Glacier, July 19, 1906, page 8
JOHN L. KOONTZ KILLED AT DEE
Saturday at Dee, occurred a sad accident in which one man lost his life and several others were in danger from a flying cable. The mill-wright was adjusting some of the machinery and finishing up frame work. John Koontz was near the log carriage in the act of fitting a brace, when the machinery was started and an eyebolt, which connected the cable to the log carriage, broke off. The sudden release of load caused the engine to speed up for an instant, before the power could be turned off. The end of the cable rolled up with the velocity of a whiplash, catching Koontz by the right leg and throwing him violently to the floor, smashing his head in a frightful way, and causing instant death.
Fellow workmen who saw the cable break cried out and dodged, one of them claiming that it came within a few inches of him. When Koontz was seen to go down they rushed to his assistance, but he was past help. None of the eye-witnesses can say whether the cable struck Koontz in the head or not. The cable struck his leg with such force as to break both bones and nearly tear the leg off, and he was probably thrown to the floor with sufficient violence to break the skull.
Coroner Burget was summoned and he empanelled a jury, who made the following report: Dee, Ore., July 15, 1906 - We, the jury empanelled by C. N. Burget, coroner of Wasco county, to inquire into the cause of the death of the body now before us, find as follows: That his name was John L. Koontz, that he came to his death at about the hour of 11 o'clock, July 14, 1906, at the saw mill of the Oregon Lumber company, at Dee, Oregon, and we further find that he came to his death by being hit by a wire cable, the fastening if which was made into an eye bolt, said eye bolt breaking in two, from a faulty weld.
etc.
The funeral was held at the residence of Mrs. Baldwin, a daughter of the deceased, and services conducted by Rev. W. C. Gilmore. A large gathering of friends and relatives paid their last respects to the departed, among the relatives from out of town being three brothers and a sister from Portland, Wasco and The Dalles. The funeral arrangements were in charge of S. E. Bartmess.
The deceased leaves a wife and five children to mourn the loss of a husband and father.
JOHN L. KOONTZ KILLED AT DEE
Saturday at Dee, occurred a sad accident in which one man lost his life and several others were in danger from a flying cable. The mill-wright was adjusting some of the machinery and finishing up frame work. John Koontz was near the log carriage in the act of fitting a brace, when the machinery was started and an eyebolt, which connected the cable to the log carriage, broke off. The sudden release of load caused the engine to speed up for an instant, before the power could be turned off. The end of the cable rolled up with the velocity of a whiplash, catching Koontz by the right leg and throwing him violently to the floor, smashing his head in a frightful way, and causing instant death.
Fellow workmen who saw the cable break cried out and dodged, one of them claiming that it came within a few inches of him. When Koontz was seen to go down they rushed to his assistance, but he was past help. None of the eye-witnesses can say whether the cable struck Koontz in the head or not. The cable struck his leg with such force as to break both bones and nearly tear the leg off, and he was probably thrown to the floor with sufficient violence to break the skull.
Coroner Burget was summoned and he empanelled a jury, who made the following report: Dee, Ore., July 15, 1906 - We, the jury empanelled by C. N. Burget, coroner of Wasco county, to inquire into the cause of the death of the body now before us, find as follows: That his name was John L. Koontz, that he came to his death at about the hour of 11 o'clock, July 14, 1906, at the saw mill of the Oregon Lumber company, at Dee, Oregon, and we further find that he came to his death by being hit by a wire cable, the fastening if which was made into an eye bolt, said eye bolt breaking in two, from a faulty weld.
etc.
The funeral was held at the residence of Mrs. Baldwin, a daughter of the deceased, and services conducted by Rev. W. C. Gilmore. A large gathering of friends and relatives paid their last respects to the departed, among the relatives from out of town being three brothers and a sister from Portland, Wasco and The Dalles. The funeral arrangements were in charge of S. E. Bartmess.
The deceased leaves a wife and five children to mourn the loss of a husband and father.
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