1924 obit--George Cottrell Date: 98-04-12 11:00:35 EDT From: tess@sover.net (Terry Perham) from the Brattleboro Reformer Brattleboro, Windham County, VT 1924 ELECTROCUTION AT ESTEY PLANT --------- George Cottrell Killed as Iron Tool Hits 550 Volt Wire --------- YOUTH WORKED AS CARPENTER'S HELPER --------- Long Effort by Telephone Men to Revive Him Fruitless--Son of Late Herbert W. Cotrell and Lived with Aunt on Clark Street Geroge Cottrell, 17, employed as carpenter's helper at the Estey Organ plant, was electrocuted yesterday afternoon while making a hole through the second floor in the pipe organ department preparatory to setting up a machine. A wrecking bar which he was using with one hand came in contact with a wire carrying 550 volts of electricity, which was not considered dangerous. With his other hand the young man grasped a water pipe, which made a complete circuit. He fell on his stepladder, but the circuit was not broken and as no one was near him the accident was not discovered immediately. An effort was made by telephone men to revive him with a pulmotor but after two hours efforts were abandoned. Dr. William J. Kaine was summoned. S. A. Richmond, chairman of the board of selectmen, who has a position at the organ plant, gave permission for the removal of the body to the home of the boy's aunt, Mrs. Martin E. Cutler of 17 Clark street, where he lived, his father, formerly employed by Swift & Co., being dead and his mother living elsewhere. At the point where the accident happened the wiring was open, under the flooring of the second floor, where it could be seen. He was born in Brattleboro, Dec. 6, 1906, a son of the late Herbert W. Cottrell and Margaret (Niles) Cottrell. Besides his mother, Mrs. Margaret (Cottrell) Barber of Hoosick Falls, N.Y., he leaves four sisters and a brother. They are: Elizabeth Cottrell of Brandon, Mrs. Clinton Graves of Brattleboro, Gertrude Cottrell of Munson, Mass., Albert Cottrell of Brattleboro and Jennie Cottrell of Hoosick Falls. The young man was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and of Company I, Vermont National Guard. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at Mitchells' funeral home, Rev. Edwin P. Wood of All Souls church officiating, and the burial will take place in the Cottrell lot in Meeting House Hill cemetery. ***** COTTRELL FUNERAL LARGELY ATTENDED ----- Officials Estey Organ Co. and Delegations from Modern Woodmen and Company I at Service Yesterday The funeral of Geroge Cottrell who was electrocuted at the plant of the Estey Organ Co. Tuesday, was held at 2 yesterday afternoon at Mitchell's funeral home and was largely attended including officials of the Estey Organ Co. and delegations from the Modern Woodmen and Company I of the National Guard. Rev. Edwin P. Wood of All Souls church officiated and Alfred S. Thompson sang Beautiful Isle of Somewhere, and Sometime We'll Understand. The burial took place in the family lot in Meeting House Hill cemetery, where taps were sounded and a volley was fired at the grave. The bearers were Hubert Brown, Addis Robinson, Herbert Whitaker, Ara Cudworth, William Wheaton and George Chase. The floral tributes were numerous and beautiful. Among those who came from out of town to atttend the services were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barber and Jennie Cottrell of Hoosick Falls, N.Y., Miss Gertrude Cottrell of Munson, Mass., Mr. and Mrs. John Niles, Springfield(VT), Mrs. Harry Dowley of Leicester, Mass., and Mrs. Paul Sottack of Palmer, Mass. ************************************************************************ (c)1998, Terry Perham Courtesy of Terry Perham Hinsdale, NH tess@sover.net ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.