The Dalles Weekly Chronicle Thursday, July 22, 1915 Front page ENGINEER OF SAWMILL IS KILLED Harry Howell Is Caught While Trying to Put on Belt-Mill Running (Daily of July 21, 1915) Harry Howell, engineer at the mill of the Manchester Lumber company, 14 miles Southwest of The Dalles, met a horrible death yesterday afternoon at 4 oclock. He attempted to put on a belt while the saw mill was running. The belt caught his arm and pulled his shoulder and neck between the pulley and saw frame. The swift impact against the frame cut Howells neck from ear to ear and severed the jugular vein. Howell had been warned repeatedly against replacing belts while the mill was in Operation, and had been warned to this effect as late as yesterday morning. Howell, who was 28 years old, is survived by a widow, who became his wife a few Months ago. He had lived in this vicinity all his life. Two brothers, John and Frank Howell, of Pleasant Ridge [Oregon] survive. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page The Dalles Chronicle http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/ http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson Incoming and Outgoing mail protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program