This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JohnWOBrien Surnames: CAMPBELL Classification: death Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.wyandotte/1542/mb.ashx Message Board Post: "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Saturday, November 18, 1911 BOY KILLED IN CUDAHY'S PLANT. Thomas CAMPBELL, 17 years old, picked up his lunch and hurried down the front steps of his home, 727 South Sixth Street, Kansas City, Kas., yesterday morning. The boy was a little late to his work at the Cudahy packing plant. "Have a clean shirt ready and my clothes laid out for me when I get home from work tonight, because I want to go to a dance," he called back to his sister Margaret, as he hurried down the street. Shortly after reaching the plant, other workmen on the third floor of the smokehouse, where the boy was employed, saw him lean out the elevator shaft and drop a note down. The note was supposed to be to a friend on the next floor below. A heavy hook by which meat is raised and lowered swings in the shaft. This hook was descending and struck the boy on the head, rendering him unconscious. He plunged down the shaft, striking on his head on the concrete floor forty feet below. He was taken to St. Margaret's Hospital, where he died at 2 o'clock. CAMPBELL and been employed at the Cudahy plant since his graduation from St. Thomas's Parochial School, in 1909. Funeral services will be held at St. Thomas's Church tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in Mount St. Mary's cemetery. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ====================================================== neirbo8 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.