Person:Ernest White (12)

ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF ERNEST WHITE
Young Farmer and Pioneer of the Birch Bay District Instantly Killed
News of the accidental killing of Ernest White at his farm at Hillside reached Blaine late Wednesday afternoon - the report merely stating that the young man had been crushed by the overturning of a large stump.
Young White was working on a contract for the Welever shingle mill and was getting out a lot of bolts. Some time ago he cu up a large windfall on his farm and had piled the bolts against the stump which, like many in this country had been turned out and was standing on edge. For the purpose of getting the bolts to the road he was using a double ended sled and early Wednesday morning drove to this windfall, unhitched his team and commenced o load the bolts onto the sled. He had placed five bolts on the sled and was in the act of taking the sixth and last bolt away from the overturned stump when it tipped over on him, breaking his neck and crushing out his life.
A man by the name of McBride, who has been assisting White, was working only a short distance away but did not hear the noise made by the falling stump. From the position of the dead man's body it is evident that he had seen his danger and had attempted to escape, as he was lying face down with his arms outstretched. If he could have taken one more step he would have been out of harm's way, or if he had been one step slower it is quite probable that the heavy mass of roots that struck him in he back would have struck the ground and kept the main weight of the stump off his body.
At noon White's team came home as also did McBride. Mrs. White asked about her husband and McBride said he supposed he would com in a little while. Mrs. White told McBride there was something wrong as Mr. White would not allow the team to get away from him and come home alone. Near neighbors were notified and John Logan and Charles Kley started for the place where White was known to have been at work. When they reached the stump they quickly realized what had happened. Other friends quickly gathered and the body was removed to his home.

Ernest White was born in Cornwall, England, May 11, 1876, and came to America with his mother and brothers twenty-seven years ago, reaching Blaine in July of that year. He was well known in this country and had a large circle of friends. In October, 1905, he was married to Miss Katie Fair. He leaves a widow and one child, a little girl, his mother, two brothers, Alfred of Blaine, and Thomas, of Alaska; two half-brothers, Otto and Grover Vogt, and a half-sister, Miss Amy Vogt. The funeral will be conducted at one o'clock this afternoon by Rev. Seely, of the M. E. church, and the remains will be buried in the California creek cemetery under the auspices of Basswood Camp No. 531, W. O. W. of Blaine.