H. WYATT IS BADLY HURT AT POLE CAMP

Crushed By Falling Tree Monday at Tucker Camp; Has Internal Injuries

Herman Wyatt, well known local resident and logger, was seriously injured at Tucker's pole camp near Potlatch Monday afternoon shortly after the dinner hour. He was brought to the Shelton General hospital where examination showed that while no bones were broken serious internal injuries were resultant of the accident.

According to a report of the accident Mr. Wyatt had shortly before felled a pole and was preparing to peel the same when he glanced up to see another pole start falling his way. The second pole had evidently been dislodged from the ground by the wind or the side swipe of a former tree falling and was jarred sufficiently to fall at the unexpected time.

In attempting to got clear of this pole Mr. Wyatt ran into mother pole and the falling one struck him across the shoulders and neck, pinning him fast. He was freed from the poles and In an unconscious condition for a considerable length of time.

The impact of the tree bruised the entire upper portion of his body. Dr. Ingham was called from Olympia yesterday and with the hospital doctors held an examination which showed that all hopes an held for a speedy recovery.

Source: Shelton, Mason County Journal, Mason Co, Washington
Date: July 26, 1928, p1, c last

INJURIES AT CAMP FATAL TO H. WYATT
Local Man Succumbs At Noon Today - Funeral Will Be Held Thursday From Chapel

Herman Wyatt, native son and well known logger, passed away at the Shelton General hospital at noon today, just one week after receiving the injuries that proved fatal at the Tucker pole camp near Potlatch. Mr. Wyatt was injured when crushed between two poles at the camp last Monday afternoon and although no bones were broken the internal injuries received resulted in his death.

After making a game fight to pull through, with badly crushed internal organs, Mr. Wyatt started sinking early this morning and the family was called to his bedside.

The deceased was born in Illinois May 2, 1885 and was 43 years of age at the time of his passing.

With his parents and sisters he came to Shelton when but a youth and has since then been a resident here. For many years he was em- ployed at the Lumbermen's Mercantile company and after that ran a trucking business. This he sold out several years ago to go into the logging work at which he met with the fatal injuries.

He is survived by his widow and two sons, Ralph and Stanley, his mother, Mrs. S. C. Wyatt and five sisters, Mrs. Emil Paulson, Mrs. George C. Getty, Mrs. Roy Ashley. Mrs. Max Schmidt and Miss Helen Wyatt, all of Shelton.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p. m. from the Willey Funeral Chapel. Mr. Wyatt was a member of the Shelton Eagles lodge.

Source: Shelton, Mason County Journal, Mason Co, Washington
Date: July 30, 1928
Submitted by: Jim Kirk
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