Marion County GaArchives Obituaries.....Harris, Coachman November 1902
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The Marion County Patriot, December 5, 1902
The Marion County Patriot, No. 49
December 5, 1902
Page Five

Killed by the Cotton Press

Last Friday morning just before noon a terrible accident happened at McCall’s 
gin, in which Coachman Harris, colored, was so badly injured that he died the 
same night after terrible suffering.

Harris was helping about the roundlap press keeping the roll or mat of cotton 
going smoothly into the rollers.  By some means his hands were caught under the 
roller and he was dragged into the press in such a way that nearly all the 
flesh was rubbed off of both arms, several teeth were knocked out and it was 
thought that his jaw was broken.

He was taken to his father’s home and physicians did all they could to relieve 
his sufferings, but he died early that night.  The surgeons intended to cut his 
arms off the next morning if he was still living and by the operation his life 
could be saved.

Coachman was a good boy, hard working, honest and attended to his own affairs 
and let other people’s affairs alone.  His remains were buried Saturday 
afternoon.  He leaves a wife and two children.  He had many white friends as 
well as colored who regretted this terrible accident that cost him his life.


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