Lawrence - Frank Bennett
Source: Waveland Independent, Friday, Dec 7, 1900
-- Frank, the 19-year-old son of Edward Lawrence, the New Market grain dealer, met a horrible death on Wednesday morning. He was working alone in the second story of the elevator. In some way he fell into a bin and was smothered by falling grain before he could attract attention. kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 7 December 1900
Frank Lawrence, the nineteen year old son of Edward Lawrence, of the New Market elevator, met a horrible death Wednesday at his father’s elevator by being smothered under six hundred bushels of shelled corn. It seems that one of the chutes that runs the shelled corn down into the car had become clogged, and young Lawrence went upstairs to investigate. He climbed down into the bin to see if he could loosen the grain, when it is thought the chute above him opened from some cause, and before he could climb out he was buried under six hundred bushels of the shelled corn. He was not missed for nearly half an hour and upon investigation his body was found buried under the grain. He was taken to a neighboring house and every effort made to resuscitate him, but without avail, he having been suffocated by the grain before he could cry out. The coroner was notified of the sad affair and his finding shows the facts to be as stated. Young Lawrence was a bright young man, universally respected and loved, and his parents are nearly crazed with grief. No blame attaches to any of the employees of the elevator for the accident. -s
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 14 December 1900
Again the divine had of providence has come into out midst and taken from us one of earth’s fairest jewels. Frank Lawrence was born near Brown’s Valley, Indiana, June 12, 1881, and departed this life for the spirit world December 5th, 1900, aged 19 years, 5 months and 23 days. He united with the Missionary Baptist Church when only fourteen years of age, and lived with bright hopes of a blessed hereafter. Thus we can gladly commend his young associates to the princely boyhood of one who has passed over the chilly waters, in through the mystic portals where he will see revealed to him the beauties and glories of heaven. He is gone; we miss him but do not wish him back to the low ground of sin and death. Funeral services were conducted Friday at the Baptist Church by Rev. S. K. Fuson – thanks to S for this one