Craven County NcArchives Obituaries.....Hawk, Joseph E. 1909
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Charlotte Observer
27 Mar 1909

Lumberman's Horrible Death - Joseph E. Hawk Fatally Crushed in His Own Mill at 
James City - Coroner's Jury Says Death Was Due to His Own Carelessness - 
Survived by Widow and Five Children.

Newbern, March 26 - Joseph E. Hawk, a prominent lumberman, met a horrible and 
instantaneous death in his own mill, in James City, this morning.

He went to the mill early on account of some repairs and was assisting in 
putting on a heavy belt when a set screw on the shaft caught his overcoat. He 
was whirled around the shaft and his life beat out against the floor and 
another shaft about two feet away. Both legs below the knees were beaten out 
and the body fearfully bruised and cut.

The mill was shut down at once and the body removed from the shaft. Coroner 
Jones was summoned and a jury heard the evidence and viewed the remains, the 
verdict being that he came to an accidental death due to his own carelessness.

Mr. Hawk was about 40 years old, coming here twelve years ago from 
Pennsylvania. He sold his interest in the Pine Lumber Company recently and 
purchased the Bailey Mill in James City. He was just getting the mill in 
operation when he met his death. His leaves a wife and five children.

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