Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Crocker, L. T. 1884
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The Ionia Standard, Friday, December 12, 1884

A horrible accident occurred at the gristmill of Quackenbush & Co., south of 
the river on Saturday forenoon.  L. T. Crocker an employee around the mill was 
at work in the basement cleaning up.  It appears he had crawled under a shaft 
running about 2 ½ feet from the floor, to clean up some grain scattered under 
the smut machine.  In attempting to back out, a projecting bolt of a joint of 
the shaft caught his jacket and was instantly drawn up and whirling in the 
air, striking a beam above the shaft at every revolution.  There was no one 
else at work in the basement at the time, but the horrible thumping was heard 
by those above and the mill was shut down to see what was up.  Crocker’s limp 
and lifeless body was found hanging to the shaft.  His feet were whipped off 
and so was the upper part of his head and every bone in his body was broken.  
He was a single man, about 50 years of age.

Subsequent Publication:  Friday, December 19, 1884

W. H. Crocker, of Muskegon, was in the city last week to attend the funeral of 
his brother who was killed by the gristmill accident.  Mr. Crocker was a 
former resident of this county, having resided here for twenty years before 
going to Muskegon.  He was both surprised and pleased at the improvements that 
have taken place during his eight-years absence.


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