L. Haskew Accidentally Killed
Monday evening L. L. Haskew, an employee of the Paul Jones casing crew, fell from the mast pole of a drilling rig in the Cook oil pool and received injuries which proved fatal about fifteen minutes later. The J.L. Castleberry ambulance made a quick run, but the man expired before its arrival. The remains were brought to town and prepared for burial by Mr. Castleberry. it was not known what caused the unfortunate man to lose his balance, but his skull was crushed by impact with the floor blooks of the rig and his right arm was broken.
Deceased is survived by his wife and four children who reside at Thrift, Texas, his father, S. B., of Portales, New Mexico and several brothers and sisters. Interment was in the Albany Cemetery.
Deceased had only been in Albany a few months but made many friends while here as attested by the large number attending the funeral services.
Albany News, February 22, 1929, p. 1
Monday evening L. L. Haskew, an employee of the Paul Jones casing crew, fell from the mast pole of a drilling rig in the Cook oil pool and received injuries which proved fatal about fifteen minutes later. The J.L. Castleberry ambulance made a quick run, but the man expired before its arrival. The remains were brought to town and prepared for burial by Mr. Castleberry. it was not known what caused the unfortunate man to lose his balance, but his skull was crushed by impact with the floor blooks of the rig and his right arm was broken.
Deceased is survived by his wife and four children who reside at Thrift, Texas, his father, S. B., of Portales, New Mexico and several brothers and sisters. Interment was in the Albany Cemetery.
Deceased had only been in Albany a few months but made many friends while here as attested by the large number attending the funeral services.
Albany News, February 22, 1929, p. 1
L. Haskew Accidentally Killed
Monday evening L. L. Haskew, an employee of the Paul Jones casing crew, fell from the mast pole of a drilling rig in the Cook oil pool and received injuries which proved fatal about fifteen minutes later. The J.L. Castleberry ambulance made a quick run, but the man expired before its arrival. The remains were brought to town and prepared for burial by Mr. Castleberry. it was not known what caused the unfortunate man to lose his balance, but his skull was crushed by impact with the floor blooks of the rig and his right arm was broken.
Deceased is survived by his wife and four children who reside at Thrift, Texas, his father, S. B., of Portales, New Mexico and several brothers and sisters. Interment was in the Albany Cemetery.
Deceased had only been in Albany a few months but made many friends while here as attested by the large number attending the funeral services.
Albany News, February 22, 1929, p. 1
Monday evening L. L. Haskew, an employee of the Paul Jones casing crew, fell from the mast pole of a drilling rig in the Cook oil pool and received injuries which proved fatal about fifteen minutes later. The J.L. Castleberry ambulance made a quick run, but the man expired before its arrival. The remains were brought to town and prepared for burial by Mr. Castleberry. it was not known what caused the unfortunate man to lose his balance, but his skull was crushed by impact with the floor blooks of the rig and his right arm was broken.
Deceased is survived by his wife and four children who reside at Thrift, Texas, his father, S. B., of Portales, New Mexico and several brothers and sisters. Interment was in the Albany Cemetery.
Deceased had only been in Albany a few months but made many friends while here as attested by the large number attending the funeral services.
Albany News, February 22, 1929, p. 1
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