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Killed By A Falling Safe

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Parent Issue
Day
21
Month
July
Year
1893
Copyright
Public Domain
Obituary
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One of the most distressing and Eatal accidents in the history of Dexter occurred on Main street about four o'clock last Saturday afternoon, resulting in the death of one of our best known and most estimable business men, John H. Murdock. Harris Ball and his son, Joe, were, with the aid of iron bars, moving their fire-proof safe, the weight of which is about 2,000 pounds, from the postoffice to the Beal building. In this work they were being assisted by a number of citizens. When the safe had reached Mr. Murdock's store he carne out upon the walk and in the largeness of his heart proposed that all take hold and assist in the work. Suiting his words he took hold of the safe on the side toward the buildings, and in company with several others, pushed it until it had nearly reached the Beal building, when without an instant's warning the walk broke through, precipitating the safe into an unused cellar-way, and carrying Mr. Murdock with it. The others miraculously escaped by jumping. He was caught between a broken plank against which the safe feil and the cellar wall, and held there by tremendous pressure. Willing hands soon released him, and he was laid upon the sidewalk unconscious. Drs. Lee and Honey were at once summoned and the injured man carried to L. L. James' drug store, where an examination was made, and he was found to be crushed through the abdomen and two ribs broken, besides several bruises on his head. Everything that could be was done for the sufferer, but to no avail. He regained consciousness but a few moments, death taking place in about an hour after the accident, probably from internal hemorrhage. John H. Murdock was born in White Pigeon, Mich., -September 24, 1846. While still an infant his parents removed to Dexter, where the remainder of his life was spent.

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Ann Arbor Argus
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