Grundy County IL Archives Obituaries.....Sumerville, James October 13, 1895
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Nineteenth Annual Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1900
On October 13, 1895, at the Wilmington Star Mining Company, No. 3 mine, Coal City, 
James Sumerville, engineer at the mine, was caught in the belting that run the 
grind stone and was taken around the shaft and pounded to a pulp. It seems that he 
had been grinding a knife used for splitting cap pieces, and it is supposed he had 
attempted to push the belt off with his foot (which was sometimes carelessly 
practiced) and became entangled with the belting and thus met his death. No one 
saw it happen, and he had been dead some time when found, as he was quite cold. He 
left a widow and four small children. He was 35 years of age.

Additional Comments:
Nineteenth Annual Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1900, Also 
the Second Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices; David Ross, 
Secretary. Springfield, ILL: Phillips Bros, State Printers; 1901

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