A Fatal Accident- Mr. Claus Husinga 1884

HUSINGA, LAMB, SEAMAN, SKEWES, CARLTON

Posted By: Cheryl Locher Moonen (email)
Date: 4/24/2017 at 12:36:38

The Clinton Age, Clinton, Iowa, May 2, 1884

A Fatal Accident

Wednesday afternoon about 5:45, an employee of C. Lamb & Sons, met with an accident which is believed killed him instantly. Mr. Claus Husinga, for such is the name of the unfortunate man, was employed on the slab wood chain. The chain had stopped by being obstructed by some manner and it is supposed that he attempted to remove the obstruction, the bar which was probably used as a pry caught the chain which started suddenly in such a manner as to strike him forcibly and consigned him to the mercy of the moving chain and it was in the position the body was found. The chain had to be severed to extract the body, owing to the manner in which it was wedged in. A coroner’ jury was empaneled by R. S. Seaman, J. P., consisting of Messrs. James A. Greenhill, David Carlton and James Skewes, who heard the evidence and rendered their verdict as follows:

STATE OF IOWA,
CLINTON CO.
An inquisition holden at Clinton, in said county, on the 30th day of April A. D., 1884, before R. S. Seaman, Justice of the Peace in and for Clinton County, in the State of Iowa, upon the body of Claus Husinga , there lying dead, by the jurors, names are hereto subscribed. The said jurors, upon their oaths, do say that on the 30th day of April A. D., 1884, said Husinga met his death by being accidentally caught in a “slab chain “ at C. Lamb & Sons Mill, and being dragged by said chain until death. No blame attached to C. Lamb & Sons’.
In testimony whereof the six jurors hereunto set their hands the day and veer aforesaid.

JAMES A. GREENHILL,
DAVID CARLTON,
JAMES SKEWES

Subscribed and sworn to before me the 30th day April, 1884
R. S. SEAMAN,Justice of the Peace in and for Clinton County

Mr. Artemus Lamb procured from the Northwestern Road an engine and way car, upon which the remains were placed and conveyed to his late residence at the eastern end of the bridge.

Deceased leaves a wife and family to mourn his untimely end. He was about 55 years of age. Three of his sons were here while the fourth who was in Sioux County was summoned by telegraph.