Clay County AlArchives Obituaries.....Griffin, Robert "Bob" October 12, 1904
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Centreville Press
Bob Griffin was caught in the machinery of the gin at Wyatt, in Clay County, 
about which he was working, and was killed. He was engineer and had been such 
for about ten years. Not far from the engine is saw that cuts wood for fuel. Mr. 
Griffin was caught in the belt that runs this saw and was several times carried 
under the wheel. One of his legs was torn off just below the knee and his body 
was badly bruised. He died few minutes after the accident.

[This above story ran in several newspapers in Alabama.]

Anniston Star:
News reached here tonight that on Wednesday Bob Griffin was caught in the 
machinery of the gin at Wyatt, in Clay County, about which he was working, and 
was killed. He was engineer and had been such for about ten years. Not far from 
the engine is a saw that cuts wood for fuel. Mr. Griffin was caught by the belt 
that runs this saw and was several times carried under the wheel. One of his 
legs was torn off just below the knee and his body was badly bruised. He died a 
few minutes after the accident. The gin is owned by Alexander & Griffin, the 
latter member being the father of the deceased.

Additional Comments:
He was buried at Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Clay County, AL.

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