Delaware County OhArchives Obituaries.....Smale, John November 15, 1909
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Delaware Semi-Weekly Gazette
HEAD IS CRUSHED BY HEAVY WAGON

Mr. John Smale Victim of Terrible Accident

FELL AS HE WAS MOUNTING WAGON AND HIS HEAD WENT DIRECTLY UNDER FROM WHEEL
OF WAGON - DEATH WAS INSTANTANEOUS	

     Mr. John Smale met instant death about nine-o'clock Monday morning in a
terrible accident at the tile yard of the National Fire Proofing Company on East
William Street.  Mr. Smale had been hauling tile for Mr. A.B. Main, and had just
finished loading his wagon when the accident occurred, no one knows just how.
     Mr. Smale, from all that can be learned, climbed on his wagon, starting the
horses as he did so.  He slipped, and his head fell under the broad tire of the
heavily loaded wagon.  He was pushed along several feet by the wheel, and then
the heavy load passed directly over his face, which was badly mashed out of
shape, and showed that death was practically instantaneous.  The expression of
his face indicates clearly that death came without his realization of the awful
way in which it came.  His hands were bruised up, but otherwise there were no
body injuries.
     The whole sad affair was over in an instant, before anyone in the yard was
aware of what was happening, and was witnessed by none of the employees of the
company, some of whom were not far distant, and rushed at once to give any
possible aid.  The remains were taken to Miller's undertaking rooms, and the sad
news made known to the members of the family.
     It is a sad coincidence that the death follows just one week later the
death of his brother, Mr. Edwin Smale, for many years in the employ of the V.T.
Hills Co.  For the one brother, death came following a long illness; to the
other it came with singular swiftness.  Mr. Smale left home Monday morning in
the best of health.  Members of the family think, however, in looking back over
the past few days, that he may have had some presentment of its coming.  At the
time of his brother's death he remarked that, he would not be here long, and
Sunday he seemed unusually anxious to see his grandchildren.
     The deceased man was born July 15, 1844, in Greenwich township, Berks
County, Pennsylvania, and was, therefore 65 years of age, and has since resided
here.  He was a teamster by occupation, and for fifteen years was in the employ
of the Delaware Chair Company.  Later he was janitor at the Children's Home for
several years.
     He was twice married.  His first wife was Miss Lucetta Risher, who died in
1903.  His second wife, who was Miss Jennie Griffith, survives him and there are
two daughters and one son, Mrs. Fred Engeroff, Miss Clara Smale and Mr. Clarence
Smale, of the Girl's Industrial Home.
     Like his brother, Mr. Smale was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church from
its earliest organization, and was a faithful member up to the time of his death.
     Funeral announcement will be made later.



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