Weaver Family

To the left is a memorial about a terrible accident involving the Doores threshing machine. It is from the July 5, 1904 Bronaugh Journal. That is an issue that I had not seen before. Stephanie Hays, whose ancestor (Earnest Weaver) was killed in the accident, shared this portion of a copy of a copy of the old newspaper. We hope that someone has a real copy of this issue so we can have the rest of the article. But for now, this is the best we have. Here is my best effort transcription: In Memoriam Mr. Earnest Wayne Weaver was born May 24, 1881, in the State of Illinois. (The exact locality is not yet known to us). He died at his home in Bronaugh, Missouri, July 3, 1914 after falling asleep about two o'clock in the morning after ......... gasping for breath. He was thirty three years, one month and ... days of age. The deceased was married to Miss Betty Gregory, March 19, 1905. To this union three children were born, all of which are still living. The cause of Mr. Weaver's death was injuries sustained in the explosion of a steam engine owned by the Doores Brothers and for some years operated by Mr. Weaver. The outfit was engaged in threshing for Mr. Renfer, when the accident occurred, the exact cause of the explosion is not certainly known. It is practically certain that lack of sufficient water, the usual cause of such explosions, was not the trouble. The condition of the wreckage and Mr. Weaver's carefulness call for some other cause. The injuries sustained were produced by fire from the engine rather from steam or hot water. His face, hands and portions of his body were burned but not very deep. While Mr. Weaver said from the start that he could not live through it, it was thought......