Jackson County IL Archives Obituaries.....Shamblin, William November 11, 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000719 July 14, 2012, 10:14 pm Nineteenth Annual Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1900 November 11, 1899, William Shamblin, driver, single, aged 20 years, was fatally injured by falling under a loaded car in the Big Muddy Coal and Iron Company’s mine No. 6, Murphysboro, Jackson county. Deceased had been loading coal in the forenoon, and was called out to drive in the fourth north entry. He had made his trip and was coming out with his third trip, riding on the front end. At the foot of a light grade he fell in front of the load, the front car running on him, pushing him and crushing his head. He was taken to the hospital in Murphysboro, where he died the next day. 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 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/jackson/obits/s/shamblin926nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb