1900 U.S. Census for Applegate Township, Jackson Co., Oregon:
James Mee M 54 yrs, b. Aug. 1846 France
Wife Mary Mee F 54 yrs, b. April 1846 Indiana
Son James Mee M 28 yrs, b. Aug. 1872 Oregon
Dau Alice Mee F 18 yrs, b. Dec. 1882 Oregon
Dau Florence Mee F 13 yrs, b. Sept. 1887 Oregon
Son George Mee M 8 yrs, b. April 1892 Oregon
This census contains errors but generally the data is correct. It states that the father was a placer miner and that James, Jr. (Wes) was farming. They lived on Thompson Creek. Living right nx door was James' sister, Rachel, and her husband, George C. Larimore and their two children, James Newton Larimore and Verda M. Larimore, and George's son from a previous marriage, Matthew Larimore.
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FLUNG TO HIS DEATH
From the Humboldt Times of Tues., we take the following concerning the death of W.J. Mee formerly an edgerman in Mill No. 1 of this place, and who had many friends here. His mother passed through this place on Thursday from Oregon to take the remains north.
W.J. Mee, employed in the mill at Scotia, was instantly killed yesterday afternoon at 4:40 o'clock by falling from a high staging and breaking his neck. The unfortunate man had only worked a week and had come there from Eureka where he had been employed both as a street car conductor and a motorman. Besides the fact that he originally came from Oregon and that his parents live there, nothing is known about his previous history or connections. He was 35 years of age and well and favorably known in Eureka.
Mee was employed as a tail sawyer on the horizontal re-saw which is located in the cut-up room of the P.L. Company, a plant at Scotia, and at the time of the terrible accident, he was about thirty feet in the air above the floor of the mill, and was endeavoring to stop the slasher saws by throwing off the belt that runs them. While performing this duty, he in some manner lost his balance and was precipitated to a running belt some feet below. The unfortunate man grasped the flying belt and was carried along by it until a timber was reached. Against this obstacle, the desperate man was flung and cast to the floor many feet below.
According to the testimony of eye witnesses of the awful spectacle, the falling man lit squarely on his head, and when picked up by his solicitous comrades, was already cold in the grip of death. A careful examination by the company physician revealed the fact that the neck of the unfortunate man was broken, and that death was instantaneous.
From advice received from Scotia late last night from one of the company's officials, it appears that the accident was unavoidable under the circumstances, and was perhaps due to an attack of dizziness on the part of the victim.
Grateful thanks to John Haines for recovering the above article. What happened to James Wesley Mee, Jr., named Wesley James (W.J.) Mee above, has been a family mystery for decades other than it was known that he died in 1908 in a sawmill accident.
Note: This memorial was originally created Dec 15, 2011.
James Mee M 54 yrs, b. Aug. 1846 France
Wife Mary Mee F 54 yrs, b. April 1846 Indiana
Son James Mee M 28 yrs, b. Aug. 1872 Oregon
Dau Alice Mee F 18 yrs, b. Dec. 1882 Oregon
Dau Florence Mee F 13 yrs, b. Sept. 1887 Oregon
Son George Mee M 8 yrs, b. April 1892 Oregon
This census contains errors but generally the data is correct. It states that the father was a placer miner and that James, Jr. (Wes) was farming. They lived on Thompson Creek. Living right nx door was James' sister, Rachel, and her husband, George C. Larimore and their two children, James Newton Larimore and Verda M. Larimore, and George's son from a previous marriage, Matthew Larimore.
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FLUNG TO HIS DEATH
From the Humboldt Times of Tues., we take the following concerning the death of W.J. Mee formerly an edgerman in Mill No. 1 of this place, and who had many friends here. His mother passed through this place on Thursday from Oregon to take the remains north.
W.J. Mee, employed in the mill at Scotia, was instantly killed yesterday afternoon at 4:40 o'clock by falling from a high staging and breaking his neck. The unfortunate man had only worked a week and had come there from Eureka where he had been employed both as a street car conductor and a motorman. Besides the fact that he originally came from Oregon and that his parents live there, nothing is known about his previous history or connections. He was 35 years of age and well and favorably known in Eureka.
Mee was employed as a tail sawyer on the horizontal re-saw which is located in the cut-up room of the P.L. Company, a plant at Scotia, and at the time of the terrible accident, he was about thirty feet in the air above the floor of the mill, and was endeavoring to stop the slasher saws by throwing off the belt that runs them. While performing this duty, he in some manner lost his balance and was precipitated to a running belt some feet below. The unfortunate man grasped the flying belt and was carried along by it until a timber was reached. Against this obstacle, the desperate man was flung and cast to the floor many feet below.
According to the testimony of eye witnesses of the awful spectacle, the falling man lit squarely on his head, and when picked up by his solicitous comrades, was already cold in the grip of death. A careful examination by the company physician revealed the fact that the neck of the unfortunate man was broken, and that death was instantaneous.
From advice received from Scotia late last night from one of the company's officials, it appears that the accident was unavoidable under the circumstances, and was perhaps due to an attack of dizziness on the part of the victim.
Grateful thanks to John Haines for recovering the above article. What happened to James Wesley Mee, Jr., named Wesley James (W.J.) Mee above, has been a family mystery for decades other than it was known that he died in 1908 in a sawmill accident.
Note: This memorial was originally created Dec 15, 2011.
1900 U.S. Census for Applegate Township, Jackson Co., Oregon:
James Mee M 54 yrs, b. Aug. 1846 France
Wife Mary Mee F 54 yrs, b. April 1846 Indiana
Son James Mee M 28 yrs, b. Aug. 1872 Oregon
Dau Alice Mee F 18 yrs, b. Dec. 1882 Oregon
Dau Florence Mee F 13 yrs, b. Sept. 1887 Oregon
Son George Mee M 8 yrs, b. April 1892 Oregon
This census contains errors but generally the data is correct. It states that the father was a placer miner and that James, Jr. (Wes) was farming. They lived on Thompson Creek. Living right nx door was James' sister, Rachel, and her husband, George C. Larimore and their two children, James Newton Larimore and Verda M. Larimore, and George's son from a previous marriage, Matthew Larimore.
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FLUNG TO HIS DEATH
From the Humboldt Times of Tues., we take the following concerning the death of W.J. Mee formerly an edgerman in Mill No. 1 of this place, and who had many friends here. His mother passed through this place on Thursday from Oregon to take the remains north.
W.J. Mee, employed in the mill at Scotia, was instantly killed yesterday afternoon at 4:40 o'clock by falling from a high staging and breaking his neck. The unfortunate man had only worked a week and had come there from Eureka where he had been employed both as a street car conductor and a motorman. Besides the fact that he originally came from Oregon and that his parents live there, nothing is known about his previous history or connections. He was 35 years of age and well and favorably known in Eureka.
Mee was employed as a tail sawyer on the horizontal re-saw which is located in the cut-up room of the P.L. Company, a plant at Scotia, and at the time of the terrible accident, he was about thirty feet in the air above the floor of the mill, and was endeavoring to stop the slasher saws by throwing off the belt that runs them. While performing this duty, he in some manner lost his balance and was precipitated to a running belt some feet below. The unfortunate man grasped the flying belt and was carried along by it until a timber was reached. Against this obstacle, the desperate man was flung and cast to the floor many feet below.
According to the testimony of eye witnesses of the awful spectacle, the falling man lit squarely on his head, and when picked up by his solicitous comrades, was already cold in the grip of death. A careful examination by the company physician revealed the fact that the neck of the unfortunate man was broken, and that death was instantaneous.
From advice received from Scotia late last night from one of the company's officials, it appears that the accident was unavoidable under the circumstances, and was perhaps due to an attack of dizziness on the part of the victim.
Grateful thanks to John Haines for recovering the above article. What happened to James Wesley Mee, Jr., named Wesley James (W.J.) Mee above, has been a family mystery for decades other than it was known that he died in 1908 in a sawmill accident.
Note: This memorial was originally created Dec 15, 2011.
James Mee M 54 yrs, b. Aug. 1846 France
Wife Mary Mee F 54 yrs, b. April 1846 Indiana
Son James Mee M 28 yrs, b. Aug. 1872 Oregon
Dau Alice Mee F 18 yrs, b. Dec. 1882 Oregon
Dau Florence Mee F 13 yrs, b. Sept. 1887 Oregon
Son George Mee M 8 yrs, b. April 1892 Oregon
This census contains errors but generally the data is correct. It states that the father was a placer miner and that James, Jr. (Wes) was farming. They lived on Thompson Creek. Living right nx door was James' sister, Rachel, and her husband, George C. Larimore and their two children, James Newton Larimore and Verda M. Larimore, and George's son from a previous marriage, Matthew Larimore.
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FLUNG TO HIS DEATH
From the Humboldt Times of Tues., we take the following concerning the death of W.J. Mee formerly an edgerman in Mill No. 1 of this place, and who had many friends here. His mother passed through this place on Thursday from Oregon to take the remains north.
W.J. Mee, employed in the mill at Scotia, was instantly killed yesterday afternoon at 4:40 o'clock by falling from a high staging and breaking his neck. The unfortunate man had only worked a week and had come there from Eureka where he had been employed both as a street car conductor and a motorman. Besides the fact that he originally came from Oregon and that his parents live there, nothing is known about his previous history or connections. He was 35 years of age and well and favorably known in Eureka.
Mee was employed as a tail sawyer on the horizontal re-saw which is located in the cut-up room of the P.L. Company, a plant at Scotia, and at the time of the terrible accident, he was about thirty feet in the air above the floor of the mill, and was endeavoring to stop the slasher saws by throwing off the belt that runs them. While performing this duty, he in some manner lost his balance and was precipitated to a running belt some feet below. The unfortunate man grasped the flying belt and was carried along by it until a timber was reached. Against this obstacle, the desperate man was flung and cast to the floor many feet below.
According to the testimony of eye witnesses of the awful spectacle, the falling man lit squarely on his head, and when picked up by his solicitous comrades, was already cold in the grip of death. A careful examination by the company physician revealed the fact that the neck of the unfortunate man was broken, and that death was instantaneous.
From advice received from Scotia late last night from one of the company's officials, it appears that the accident was unavoidable under the circumstances, and was perhaps due to an attack of dizziness on the part of the victim.
Grateful thanks to John Haines for recovering the above article. What happened to James Wesley Mee, Jr., named Wesley James (W.J.) Mee above, has been a family mystery for decades other than it was known that he died in 1908 in a sawmill accident.
Note: This memorial was originally created Dec 15, 2011.
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