Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Charles Grever and Monroe Mattocks, 1903
21 Feb 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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GREVER, CHARLES
MATTOCKS, MONROE
(4 Sep 1903, Elk City Record, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
The saddest accident that has happened in this vicinity occurred near
Hammon about 11 a.m. on Thursday 27th.  Charlie Givers (sic) and Monroe
Mattocks were digging a well, using dynamite to loosen the earth and rock.
 Givers went down in the well too soon after an explosion and signaled to
be drawn up.  When nearly out he fell back, overcome by the gas.  Mattocks
then called to neighbors for help.  On their arrival he directed them to
lower him into the well and he would fasten a rope to the other man when
he was to be pulled up and in turn would assist in raising the first man. 
He succeeded in fastening the rope, signaled to be drawn up, and was
almost in reach of the top, when he, too, was overcome by the gas and fell
back to the bottom.  It was nearly an hour before the bodies were secured.
 Both were married men, living on claims near Hammon and their families
have the sympathy of all in their sudden and awful affliction.

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