I'm late in thanking the person who found this old news article. William D. Hyatt is my great-grandmother's brother. When he died, he had a 4-year-old daughter named Arnice, who later became Arnice Hyatt Houke. Many people in Blountsville might remember her because she was a teacher at the Blountsville school. It took me years to figure out how we were related, but thanks to computers and modern technology, I finally was able to sit at my desk in Texas and figure out a relationship from over 100 years ago! Now I can put this story with the tombstone picture I took last fall when I visited Alabama. Sue in Texas --- bobwonda@hiwaay.net wrote: > The Blount County News-Dispatch, 18 Oct 1900 > > News reached here last night that Master Robert > Russell, formerly of > Oneonta, was killed near Morris on the 15th inst. by > an explosion of > dynamite. He was shooting fish with the dynamite > and held it too long in > his hand after lighting it. > > The Southern Democrat, 25 Oct 1900 > > Robert Russell, formerly of Oneonta, was killed near > Morris a few days ago > by the explosion of dynamite. The dynamite exploded > in his hand while in > the act of throwing it into the river to kill fish. > > The Southern Democrat, 25 Jun 1903 > > The many friends of Mr. William D. Hyatt will regret > to learn of his tragic > death which occurred near Hanceville last week. > While preparing to throw a > dynamite into the Mulberry river it exploded, > blowing both hands off and > both eyes out and otherwise lacerating his body. > The accident occurred > Friday afternoon about 2 o'clock and he died early > Saturday morning. > > Mr. Hyatt was about 30 years old and was well known > in Blount and Cullman > counties. His remains were carried to Liberty for > interment. [William D. > Hyatt, 20 Mar 1875 - 20 Jun 1903; buried Antioch > Baptist Church Cemetery] > > [Apparently this practice was more widespread back > in the day than I suspected] > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message >