OBIT: Jacob RUTTER, 1908, Bethel Township, Lebanon County, PA

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CRUSHED TO DEATH

  On the farm of Morris Rutter, near Moyer's school house, in Bethel 
township, on Wednesday afternoon, of last week, at about 4.30 o'clock, Jacob 
Rutter aged 20 years, unmarried, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Rutter, met 
death while working at a threshing machine, both his legs being completely 
crushed from the knee to the feet.
  It appears that Mr. Gibble, the owner of the machine, was engaged in 
threshing wheat for Mr. Rutter, the machine standing on the second floor of 
the barn when the accident occurred.  As the young man walked from the 
machine to the straw mow he took a short cut over the feeding board of the 
machine, slipped and fell into the revolving machinery which at the time was 
running at high rate of speed, and had his legs caught.  Before he could be 
extricated from his position, the limbs had been crushed, a terrible sight 
being presented to bystanders.
  Dr. L. R. Light, of Jonestown, and Dr. J. W. Walter, of Lebanon were 
called and promptly responded, but the young man had lost too much blood and 
was beyond medical aid.

Myerstown Enterprise, September 4, 1908