ARTHUR ABERNATHY
(1888-1942)
ARTHUR ABERNATHY
(1888-1942)
Two St. Joseph Lead company employees Arthur Abernathy and Amos Johnson were injured, Abernathy fatally, while working at Federal #11 mine Tuesday afternoon.
The accident� occurred about 1:00 PM in a stope where Abernathy and
Johnson,� roof miners, had been working for nearly a week, trimming tile roof and
pillars to make it safe.
Working from a ladder on the roof about 24 feet high they saw a crack on a� nearby
piece of rock on a pillar.� To reach this pillar they left their� ladder and
went up a bluff about 12 feet high.� Testing the rock, they� sounded it with a
mining bar and this slight jar brought it down� unexpectedly, striking Abernathy and
causing him to fall from the bluff, a� distance of 12 feet.
Johnson, attempting to jump out of the way of the falling rock, fell and� struck his
head, the blow rendering him unconscious.
Both men were given first aid and rushed by ambulance to Bonne Terre� Hospital. where
physicians found that Abernathy, who had remained conscious throughout the entire ordeal,
had received broken bones and internal injuries. He died later that afternoon.
Latest reports from the Hospital are that Johnson, although suffering painful cuts, is
recovering and no serious complications are expected.
Johnson 57, has more than 19 years service with the company and Abernathy, 54, had been
employed by the company for over 23 years.
Arthur Abernathy was born on November 6, 1888 and departed life on November 10 1942, aged
54 years 4 days.� He leaves to mourn his passing, his wife, Grace May, Two sons,
Jimmy Lee, at home, and Richard, of Chicago, Illinois; five daughters, Gladys of Los
Angeles, CA, Hilda Marie, at home; Olive Lucille; of St. Louis Ida Mae and Juanita
Gertrude; of Elvins; also a sister Mrs. Mary Ellen Burcham of Flat River; other relatives
and friends.
Funeral Services will be held Sunday November 15, 1942 at 2 o�clock at the Assembly of
God Church of which he was a member, conducted by the pastor, Rev. K.H. Lawson. Interment
will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.� Caldwell Service.
This article which was published in the Lead Belt News of Flat River, Missouri, on
November 13, 1942, was submitted by James Abernathy.
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