Polk County GaArchives Obituaries.....Tom Whitfield 1902
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(Cedartown Standard, November 20, 1902)
The remains of Mr. Whitfield were brought here Tuesday afternoon, and were met 
at the station by the members of the Fire Department, of which he was a popular 
member. He was about twenty years old, and was an active young fellow. He 
played foot ball and base ball with the Cedartown teams and always entered into 
all sports with zest. He was a brick mason by trade, and at the time of his 
death was holding a job at $4.50 per day on the big cotton mill building in 
Pell City. His tragic death was a shock to his family and has cast a gloom over 
this city. The bereaved family have the sympathy of all in their great 
affliction. The remains were taken to his mother’s home Tuesday night, and were 
laid to rest in Rockmart yesterday morning. (Cedartown Standard, November 20, 
1902) Fifty cases of dynamite exploded at the Southern Railway depot in Pell 
City, Al., Monday morning, killing three men wounding several others, and 
destroying a large number of houses. Mr. Tom Whitfield was instantly killed, 
Mr. B. A. Fite had his right arm broken at the elbow and badly shattered, and 
was cut on the back, breast and other places by flying missiles, and Mr. Frank 
Hightower was blown two hundred yards, and when found was severely shocked, 
receiving several cuts on the head and face, and being otherwise battered up. 
(This is a rather long article, I will include part of a paragraph pertaining 
to Mr. Whitfield) We soon found poor Tom Whitfield, his clothing very bloody 
and the back of his head torn away. He was about 100 yards from the explosion. 
(Cedartown Standard, November 2, 1902) 

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