This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kg.2ADI/1553 Message Board Post: Barry Adage Newspaper, Barry, Pike, IL, Friday, Feb. 4, 1881, A sad and most thrilling accident occurred to Rooble B. Hoyt, a fourteen- year- old son of Mr. James Hoyt, at the residence of Charley Lippincott last Sunday, resulting in his death. The boy, after attending Sunday School at the M.E. church, accompanied his borthers to visit their aunt, Mrs. Lippincott, and make inquiry about their grandmother, and while there engaged in play with the children. In amusing themselves the hay mow was resorted to and soon they began sliding down. By some means a pitchfork had been placed under the hay with the handle down, and while descending, Rooble was struck under the chin, one tine of the fork entering his head nearly if not fully eight inches and breaking off. Dr. McKinney was called and it was only with the greatest difficulty that the broken tine could be extracted. The poor boy suffered the operation without taking the slightest narcotic and bore up with great fortitude! during the excruciating pain of the few hours allotted to him thereafter. He died at noon on Monday and the funeral took place from the M.E. church at 2 pm. Tuesday, a large number of relatives and friends being present. Rooble is spoken of as an intelligent and well behaved boy, and to see him cut down just as he was entering a career of usefulness was a terrible blow to the bereaved parents, who have the sympathy of the entire community.