CUMMINGS, George H. 1871 - 1910

CUMMINGS

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"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Tuesday, January 25, 1910
Page 2, Column 2

DEATH WAS INSTANTANEOUS
Fall of George H. CUMMINGS From Load of Hay Yesterday Proved Fatal.

One of the most shocking accidents which has occurred here for some time was the one last night in which George H. CUMMINGS one of the best known young men of Jefferson county lost his life.

Mr. CUMMINGS in company with his brother Charles C. CUMMINGS and a couple of neighbors was engaged hauling hay at his father's farm about three miles east of this city. They had finished loading the wagon on which George was driving and he had climbed on top to fasten the boom pole down. The wagon was standing on top of a small grade and while he was working with the pole the horses started to move down the hill and fearing that they would run if he did not get the lines Mr. CUMMINGS started to crawl on his hands and knees to the front of the wagon. The loosen hay shifted and threw him head first to the ground. He fell face downward on an icy patch of ground and his life was instantly snuffed out.

The men who had been working with him witnessed the accident and hurried to him with the belief that he had been badly stunned. They carried him to the home and physicians who were hurriedly summoned pronounced him dead when they arrived.

An examination shows that the skull in front had been fractured and his neck broken by the fall. A small hole just above the left eye disclosed the fracture and either one of the injuries would have caused instant death. His face was also badly cut and bruised.

Mr. CUMMINGS was 38 years of age and unmarried. He made his home with his father, S. A. CUMMINGS near this city. Besides the aged father he is survived by two brothers, Chas. C. and William, and one sister, Miss Fannie. He was a member of Jefferson lodge No. 4 I. O. O. F. of this city.

The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at ten o'clock at the home and will be conducted by Rev. W. W. Montgomery.

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"The Fairfield Weekly Journal"
Wednesday, January 26, 1910
Page 4, Column 2

DEATH WAS INSTANTANEOUS
Fall of George H. CUMMINGS From Load of Hay Yesterday Proved Fatal.

One of the most shocking accidents which has occurred here for some time was the one last night in which George H. CUMMINGS one of the best known young men of Jefferson county lost his life.

Mr. CUMMINGS in company with his brother Charles C. CUMMINGS and a couple of neighbors was engaged hauling hay at his father's farm about three miles east of this city. They had finished loading the wagon on which George was driving and he had climbed on top to fasten the boom pole down. The wagon was standing on top of a small grade and while he was working with the pole the horses started to move down the hill and fearing that they would run if he did not get the lines Mr. CUMMINGS started to crawl on his hands and knees to the front of the wagon. The loosen hay shifted and threw him head first to the ground. He fell face downward on an icy patch of ground and his life was instantly snuffed out.

The men who had been working with him witnessed the accident and hurried to him with the belief that he had been badly stunned. They carried him to the home and physicians who were hurriedly summoned pronounced him dead when they arrived.

An examination shows that the skull in front had been fractured and his neck broken by the fall. A small hole just above the left eye disclosed the fracture and either one of the injuries would have caused instant death. His face was also badly cut and bruised.

Mr. CUMMINGS was 38 years of age and unmarried. He made his home with his father, S. A. CUMMINGS near this city. Besides the aged father he is survived by two brothers, Chas. C. and William, and one sister, Miss Fannie. He was a member of Jefferson lodge No. 4 I. O. O. F. of this city.

The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at ten o'clock at the home and will be conducted by Rev. W. W. Montgomery.

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Wednesday, January 26, 1910
Front Page, Column 6

MEETS FATAL ACCIDENT
GEO. H. CUMMINGS SUSTAINS BROKEN NECK.

THROWN FROM WAGON

Team Ran Aaway (sic) Down Hill, While He is Putting On Load of Hay. Killed Instantly.

George H. CUMMINGS, thirty-eight years of age, residing with his father, three miles east of the city, was thrown from the top of a load of hay Monday evening and instantly killed. He sustained a fractured skull and a broken neck. The funeral will take place today at 10 o'clock from the residence, Rev. W. W. Mongtomery officiating.

The accident is one of the saddest that has taken place in the county for some time. Deceased had put a load of hay on the wagon and at the time the horses started he was just getting the bindingpole into position. The wagon was standing on the brow of a hill and the lines were wrapped around the front standard. The incline, it is supposed, started the wagon on the horses the the team (sic), instead of holding it, started down the hill, swinging along the side in a run.

The swing and the slant of the hill overturned the load with a terrific force, throwing CUMMINS (sic) from the up-hill side a long distance down the hill. He struck the ground on his face and forehead. The skull was fractured and the neck broken. He was picked up and carried to the house under the impression that he was merely unconscious, and a doctor was summoned. Life was probably extinct, however, the moment he struck the ground. Aside from the injuries that caused his death, the man sustained cuts and bruises on his face.

Deceased was a member of the I. O. O. F. and they will attend the services. The surviving near relatives are two brothers, C. C., at home and William on adjoining farm, and a sister, Fannie, at home.

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"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Thursday, January 27, 1910
Page 3, Column 1

Funeral of Geo. CUMMINGS

The funeral of George CUMMINGS who was killed by falling from a load of hay at his home Monday evening was held Wednesday morning at the residence of his father S. A. CUMMINGS three miles east of this city. Rev. W. W. Montgomery, pastor of the Presbyterian church conducted the services.

The funeral was one of the largest ever held in this community and the floral offerings were many and beautiful.

The officers and members of Jefferson lodge No. 4, I. O. O. F with which the deceased was connected attended the services in a body and had charge at the grave.

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"Jefferson County Republican"
Friday, January 28, 1910
Front Page, Column 1

We join with the many friends of S. A, CUMMINGS and family in sympathizing with them in the sad accident which came to their home Monday evening. In such accidents the truth of these words is revealed to us: "Ye know neither the day nor the hour when the Son of Man cometh."

(same publication and page, but Column 2 -- )

Obituaries.

One of the most terrible accidents which has happened in this community for some occurred on Monday evening when George CUMMINGS, son of S. A. CUMMINGS east of town, met his death. Mr. CUMMINGS wasstanding (sic) on a load of hay when the horses started and in attempting to catch the lines, he lost his balance and fell to the ground, breaking his neck and fracturing the front of the skull. Either of these would have been fatal. He was 38 years old and was single. Besides his father he is survived by one sister, Miss Fannie, and two brothers, William and Charlds (sic). Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at ten o'clock at the home conducted by Rev. W. W. Montgomery.

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"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Wednesday, February 2, 1910
Page 3, Column 5

FARMER KILLED IN RUNAWAY

George CUMMINS (sic) Loses Life and Roy Whitham is Injured Near Fairfield.

Fairfield, Ia., Jan. 26.--George CUMMINGS was instantly killed by falling from a load of hay when the team which he was driving ran away. Roy Whitham, also was thrown from the load of hay when a wheel of the wagon came off. He sustained serious bruises and other injuries. ... (note: remainder of article deals with another person injured in a separate incident, and is therefore omitted.)

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Wednesday, February 2, 1910
Page 2, Column 2

... The funeral of George CUMMINGS, instantly killed the first of last week by a fall from a load of hay, was held Wednesday morning from the residence east of the city. It was one of the largest funerals in the point of attendance that has been held in the county for some time. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. The services at the grave were conducted under the auspices of Jefferson lodge, No. 4., I. O. O. F., of which he was an active member.

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"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Thursday, February 10, 1910
Page 4, Column 1

JANUARY HISTORY

... On the 24th occured one of the saddest accidents in the history of the county. George H.CUMMINGS (sic) son of Mr.a nd Mrs. Samuel CUMMINGS, a worthy member of the historical society, fell from a load of hay to the icy ground and was almost instantly killed. Mr. CUMMINGS was thirty-eight years old and was born in the county and was a farmer all his life.

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Note: Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, in Lot Old.P.384.