Baker, Issac B. Sr.

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Baker, Isaac killed described 18800512 news_PottEnt

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Isaac Baker Killed Friday at Dr. O.T. Ellison's saw mill

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The Potter Enterprise
Coudersport, Pennsylvania
12 May 1880, Wed • Page 3
BY wetzupdoc · 16 Nov 2020

Isaac Baker Killed.
Last Friday afternoon about five o'clock, at Dr. O, T. Ellison's saw mill, a short distance above town, Isaac Baker of Eulalia township, was almost instantly killed by the large circular saw used in sawing lumber.
For a short time past Mr. Baker had been at work in the mill attending a small cut-off saw and occasionally assisting in jacking-in logs from the pond. Less than an hour before his death he had a very narrow escape, while putting on a belt that had slipped from its wheel, and he would have doubtless been drawn between the belt and wheel in such a manner that it would have resulted in his death but for the interference of some of the mill hands who were belter acquainted with machinery.
After this he returned to the cut-off saw, where he was at work but a few moments when Joe Brown drove into the mill yard for a load of plank, as the plank had to be sorted, the man tail-sawing, left lo assist Joe, and Mr. Baker look his place.
The first slab that dropped from the saw as Mr. Baker took his place, was a very heavy one, aud instead of carrying it back and across the carriage track, he attempted to lilt it over the saw, but in some manner the slab near the end caught the saw, and before he could let go, he was drawn upon the saw and thrown some eight or nine feet back, a mangled, quivering, old man, with just life enough to gasp, "Oh, my God, take me off from here." A few gasps and his spirit returned to its Maker. When thrown from the saw Mr. Baker struck upon the log carriage, which had been gigged back as soon as the slab fell from the log, his head striking against some of the iron work. cutting a large gash in the top of his head and right temple.
He was quickly removed from the carriage to the mill floor, but never soke again, and was dead almost as soon as the hands could reach him.
Our reporter found the body lying on the mill floor, upon a blanket, with a pillow placed under his head, and the body partially covered, but still presenting a most horrible sight. He was lying on the left side, the left boot heel was torn off, the calf of the right leg was ragged where the saw teeth had cut almost to the bone, the clothes woere more than half torn from the body. The saw had struck at the upper part of the hips, cutting through, at the small of the back, rather more on the right side than on the left side, and passing up a little more than halfway to the shoulders, leaving the internal organs exposed lo view, somewhat lascerated by the saw. At the top of the head the scalp was torn loose, perhaps four or five inches square ; the right temple was covered with hood and had the appearance of being crushed in, and was caused when thrown from the saw. The skull was doubtless fractured at the temple and the top of the head. Spots of blood and shreds of flesh were scattared about the carriage and later a small piece of the back bone was found at the rear of the mill, where it had been thrown by the saw.
The body was placed in a neat coffin and removed to his former residence, and on Saturday was interred in the Crandnll Hill burying ground.
The deceased was about sixty years of age, he leaves a wife who has been sick for some time and at the time of the accident was still unable to leave her bed, and several children, one or two grown up and the youngest we are informed about fourteen years of age.
It would seem that the deceased had a presentament of his untimely end. Thursday he came very near drowning while working at the logs on the pond, and Friday as he was leaving the house he said to his wife, "I came very near being drowned yesterday. I suppose to-day will finish me."
The deceased served some time in the army during the late war, doing his duly as a soldier and has been a hard working, honest man. The family is left in destitute circumstances.

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The Potter Enterprise
Coudersport, Pennsylvania
12 May 1880, Wed • Page 3
BY wetzupdoc · 16 Nov 2020

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