Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Baker, William H. June 5, 1906
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The Lyons Herald, Thursday, June 7, 1906
Wm. H. Baker of Muir was killed in a collision on the G.R.&I Railroad Tuesday 
afternoon.  He was working on a “whitewash” train and was sitting on the flat 
car back of the engine when the crash came.  They were proceeding to Cadillac 
under order to protect their train after 5:15.  A wrecking crew was on their 
way to Morley under order to protect their train until 5:15.  The trains met 
on a sharp curve and Charles Wood, the companion of Mr. Baker, was immediately 
killed, while Mr. Baker died a short time after being taken to Cadillac.  The 
engineer of the whitewash train says the collision occurred at 5:14, while the 
other engineer puts it at 5:16, each thus placing the responsibility on the 
other.  The remains of Mr. Baker were brought to Muir last night.

One of the daughters of Mr. Baker was a graduate of the Muir school for 1906 
and commencement exercises were in progress when word came of the death of her 
father and the occasion was turned from a gay one into one of the deepest 
sadness.


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