Obituary of Philip HUNSINGER, Macoupin County Illinois 22 March 1998 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives ©1998 Pam Ripplinger Name of Deceased: HUNSINGER, Philip Name of Newspaper: Staunton Star Times Date of Obituary: Mar 7, 1907 Obituary: KILLED BY A FALL OF SLATE MONDAY A distressing accident occurred at the Mt. Olive & Staunton Coal Company's mine No. 1, on Monday last, resulting in the death of Mr. Philip HUNSINGER, one of Staunton's most respected citizens. About 2:30 p.m. and while loading his last car, a piece of slate weighing one ton or more, broke from the roof, burying the unfortunate miner as it fell. The alarm was soon given and willing hands eagerly set to work to extricate the injured man, the "fall" having completely hidden him from sight. As soon as the debris had been removed it was found that the injuries were of the most serious nature and medical attention was promptly secured. Thy physician, after a brief examination, and realizing the gravity of Mr. HUNSINGER's injuries, ordered his removal home, the electric car being used for that purpose. Many were the expressions of sympathy from the crowd gathered at the corner, as the injured miner was gently lifted from the car and carried home on the stretcher. Mr. HUNSINGER regained consciousness after reaching home, and spoke frequently to those around him. It was evident that the injuries would prove fatal and that the end was only a question of a few hours at most, as the back was broken, the left leg fractured and severe injuries to the head. At a few minutes after 6 o'clock he began to sink rapidly, and death took place about 6:30 the deceased was about 47 years of age and leaves a widow and 9 children, one of the daughters married and residing in this city. The funeral took place Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Ph. WILHELM of the Lutheran Zion's church, of which the family are members. The "No. 1" miners were idle on that day as a mark of respect to their unfortunate workmate and almost the entire working force attended the funeral. Interment took place at the city cemetery. USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, *and* permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Pam Ripplinger. (© 1998 Pam Ripplinger)