Hugh Easter

EASTER

Posted By: Volunteer - Rich Lowe
Date: 2/9/2012 at 04:50:40

Hugh Easter.

The following clipping from Albia correspondence to the Ottumwa Courier gives the manner of Hugh Easter's death:

Hugh, the twentytwo year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Easter, a prominent family of Albia, was killed Friday at Cincinnati, Ohio, while preparing a dynamo for testing. He was alone when the accident happened and it is supposed he was caught by the belt and drawn under the fly wheel where he was badly crushed. The accident occurred about 5 p.m. and Mr. Easter lived until 10 o'clock that evening, when he passed away without regaining consciousness. For the last six years he has been electrical engineer for the General Electrical Co. of Schenectady, New York, but at the time of his death was working for the Bullock Electrical Co. of Cincinnati. The remains arrived here on No. 13 Sunday night, accompanied by his brother, Clem Easter of Charleston, West Virginia.

[Note: handwritten on article "6-01". Position in scrapbook suggest year was 1905]
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Source: Entler Scrapbook Collection, vol 3, Iowa Historical Library, Iowa City, IAHistorical Library, Iowa