William D. Baillie: Hanna Old Timer
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William D. Baille (UPCCEM, Sept. 1933)
Old Carbon and Hanna Death and Burial Records
Baillie, William D. (MIR) (MM)
Cemetery: Laramie, Wyoming
Born: Unknown
Died: July 18, 1933
Age: Unknown
Note: July 13, 1933 - W. D. Baillie. Findings of the investigation of the accident which occurred to W. D. Baillie, employed by the Union Pacific Coal Company at Hanna as a lamp-man and bathhouse attendant, wherein he was injured on July 13th about 10:45 A. M., which injuries caused his death on July 18th at 6:00 P. M. in the Hanna Miner's Hospital. Mr. Baillie and his son were engaged in replacing a locker chain over a pulley which had become loose, this pulley being attached to the roof of the bathhouse. This necessitated the use of a step ladder nine feet in height. Mr. Baillie ascended the ladder nearly to the top and it is presumed that he became overbalanced and reached for the light fixture which was hanging there to support himself. He was also holding the locker chain and on reaching the light fixture it gave him a shock. He was unable to let go of the light fixture until the power was turned off. He conveyed this information to his son, who was supporting the ladder, and he ran to the door of the bathhouse where the switches are located and turned off the power. As soon as the power was off Mr. Baillie fell to the floor and it is assumed the he struck either against a pipe upright, 4 ft. 3 in. high, which is used for a hand rail and to hold the locker chains, or on one of the benches, causing injuries that necessitated a surgical operation from which he did not recover. Electrical tests were made of the light fixtures by the electrician and no indications of a short could be detected. However, the electrician immediately after the accident placed himself in the same position as Mr. Baillie had been and he did feel a shock from the fixture. The ladder which was used was a substantial one. In the writer's opinion it was better than average step ladder. (MIR)
Note: William D. Baillie was Mildred Crank's father. (MM)
Note: Note: W. D. Baillie was a member of the Old Timer's Association of The Union Pacific Coal Company. He entered service at Hanna in 1907. (History of Union Pacific Mines)
Note: Mr. William D. Baillie, Bath House Attendant and Lamp-man at Hanna, died July 19 from injuries received a few days previously. It appears he was standing on a 10-foot ladder endeavoring to repair a broken chain clothes-hanger when he lost his balance and was precipitated to the floor, sustaining contusions of back and scalp. Services were held at Striker Mortuary, Laramie, in charge of Rev. Decker, Baptist church. He leaves to mourn his sad taking off four grown children, his mother, Mrs. John Lenihan, three brothers — John and Fred of Laramie and Harman of Casper.
William Baillie entered the service at Hanna in November 1907 as a Blacksmith Helper, and later on was made Blacksmith at mine No. 2. He was 49 years of age and a widower and was a member of the Old Timers’ Association. (UPCCEM, September 1933)
Note: Mr. Baillie was killed at the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 4 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Greenhill Cemetery in Laramie, Wyoming. (Ancestry) (BL)
Cemetery: Laramie, Wyoming
Born: Unknown
Died: July 18, 1933
Age: Unknown
Note: July 13, 1933 - W. D. Baillie. Findings of the investigation of the accident which occurred to W. D. Baillie, employed by the Union Pacific Coal Company at Hanna as a lamp-man and bathhouse attendant, wherein he was injured on July 13th about 10:45 A. M., which injuries caused his death on July 18th at 6:00 P. M. in the Hanna Miner's Hospital. Mr. Baillie and his son were engaged in replacing a locker chain over a pulley which had become loose, this pulley being attached to the roof of the bathhouse. This necessitated the use of a step ladder nine feet in height. Mr. Baillie ascended the ladder nearly to the top and it is presumed that he became overbalanced and reached for the light fixture which was hanging there to support himself. He was also holding the locker chain and on reaching the light fixture it gave him a shock. He was unable to let go of the light fixture until the power was turned off. He conveyed this information to his son, who was supporting the ladder, and he ran to the door of the bathhouse where the switches are located and turned off the power. As soon as the power was off Mr. Baillie fell to the floor and it is assumed the he struck either against a pipe upright, 4 ft. 3 in. high, which is used for a hand rail and to hold the locker chains, or on one of the benches, causing injuries that necessitated a surgical operation from which he did not recover. Electrical tests were made of the light fixtures by the electrician and no indications of a short could be detected. However, the electrician immediately after the accident placed himself in the same position as Mr. Baillie had been and he did feel a shock from the fixture. The ladder which was used was a substantial one. In the writer's opinion it was better than average step ladder. (MIR)
Note: William D. Baillie was Mildred Crank's father. (MM)
Note: Note: W. D. Baillie was a member of the Old Timer's Association of The Union Pacific Coal Company. He entered service at Hanna in 1907. (History of Union Pacific Mines)
Note: Mr. William D. Baillie, Bath House Attendant and Lamp-man at Hanna, died July 19 from injuries received a few days previously. It appears he was standing on a 10-foot ladder endeavoring to repair a broken chain clothes-hanger when he lost his balance and was precipitated to the floor, sustaining contusions of back and scalp. Services were held at Striker Mortuary, Laramie, in charge of Rev. Decker, Baptist church. He leaves to mourn his sad taking off four grown children, his mother, Mrs. John Lenihan, three brothers — John and Fred of Laramie and Harman of Casper.
William Baillie entered the service at Hanna in November 1907 as a Blacksmith Helper, and later on was made Blacksmith at mine No. 2. He was 49 years of age and a widower and was a member of the Old Timers’ Association. (UPCCEM, September 1933)
Note: Mr. Baillie was killed at the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 4 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Greenhill Cemetery in Laramie, Wyoming. (Ancestry) (BL)