Son of Edward Whalley and Catherine A. née Weir Whalley.
The Evening Star, November 16, 1907, p. 12
Life Crushed Out
Workman at Steel Plant Caught in Machinery
The first fatal accident at the plant of the Firth-Stirling Steel Company, Giesboro, occurred this morning
about 7:15 o'clock, the victim being Thomas Whalley, thirty years of age, who lived at 1218 Georgia avenue.
He was caught in the machinery, his left arm ground to pieces and his skull crushed. Death occurred before
he could be taken to the hospital upon the grounds and given treatment. The Anacostia police were notified
of the accident and Acting Coroner Glazebrook was notified. William Schoneberger, superintendent of the
morgue, went to the steel plant and brought the body to the city on a ferry boat.
Whalley, who was not married, left his home early this morning and went to the steel plant to go to work.
His work was the running of one of the machines upon which the projectiles are finished, and as is the custom
to have the projectiles in position in the morning when the men start upon their work. This morning when
Whalley reached the plant he noticed there was no projectile on his machine. Without waiting to remove his
overcoat Whalley went over to his machine and started it for the purpose of ascertaining if there was anything the matter with it. As soon as he started the machine one of the bolts caught the left sleeve of his overcoat and dragged him forward. The machine was going so rapidly that Whalley was unable to pull away from it. He was pulled against the fast revolving machinery with such force that his arm was torn off and the side of his skull smashed and his life crushed out. Men who had entered the shop with him were unable to stop the machine until it was too late.
Acting Coroner Glazebrook made an investigation of the accident and decided that an inquest was not necessary. Relatives of Whalley were notified of his death and arrangements were made to have an undertaker prepare the body for burial. A brother of Whalley died in [New][BCA]Mexico about two months ago.
The Evening Star, November 17, 1907, pt. 2, p. 8
Funeral of Thos. Whalley
Services a Church of Holy Comforter Tomorrow Morning
Thomas Whalley, the young man who was caught in the machinery at the steel plant yesterday morning and killed, as stated in yesterday's Star, was a native of Pittsburg, Pa. He came here with his parents when he was about ten years of age and had resided here ever since. His body was removed from the morgue yesterday to an undertaking establishment and prepared for burial and last night the body was removed to the late home of the deceased, 1218 Georgia avenue. Arrangements have been made for his funeral to take place tomorrow morning from the Church of the Holy Comforter and the interment will be in Congressional cemetery.
Whalley. Suddenly on November 16, 1907, Thomas Whalley, beloved son of Edward and Kathryn A. Whalley. Funeral services at his late residence, 1218 Georgia avenue southeast, Monday morning, November 18 at 9 o'clock. Interment at Congressional cemetery. Friends invited to attend.
The Evening Star, November 16, 1907, p. 12
Life Crushed Out
Workman at Steel Plant Caught in Machinery
The first fatal accident at the plant of the Firth-Stirling Steel Company, Giesboro, occurred this morning
about 7:15 o'clock, the victim being Thomas Whalley, thirty years of age, who lived at 1218 Georgia avenue.
He was caught in the machinery, his left arm ground to pieces and his skull crushed. Death occurred before
he could be taken to the hospital upon the grounds and given treatment. The Anacostia police were notified
of the accident and Acting Coroner Glazebrook was notified. William Schoneberger, superintendent of the
morgue, went to the steel plant and brought the body to the city on a ferry boat.
Whalley, who was not married, left his home early this morning and went to the steel plant to go to work.
His work was the running of one of the machines upon which the projectiles are finished, and as is the custom
to have the projectiles in position in the morning when the men start upon their work. This morning when
Whalley reached the plant he noticed there was no projectile on his machine. Without waiting to remove his
overcoat Whalley went over to his machine and started it for the purpose of ascertaining if there was anything the matter with it. As soon as he started the machine one of the bolts caught the left sleeve of his overcoat and dragged him forward. The machine was going so rapidly that Whalley was unable to pull away from it. He was pulled against the fast revolving machinery with such force that his arm was torn off and the side of his skull smashed and his life crushed out. Men who had entered the shop with him were unable to stop the machine until it was too late.
Acting Coroner Glazebrook made an investigation of the accident and decided that an inquest was not necessary. Relatives of Whalley were notified of his death and arrangements were made to have an undertaker prepare the body for burial. A brother of Whalley died in [New][BCA]Mexico about two months ago.
The Evening Star, November 17, 1907, pt. 2, p. 8
Funeral of Thos. Whalley
Services a Church of Holy Comforter Tomorrow Morning
Thomas Whalley, the young man who was caught in the machinery at the steel plant yesterday morning and killed, as stated in yesterday's Star, was a native of Pittsburg, Pa. He came here with his parents when he was about ten years of age and had resided here ever since. His body was removed from the morgue yesterday to an undertaking establishment and prepared for burial and last night the body was removed to the late home of the deceased, 1218 Georgia avenue. Arrangements have been made for his funeral to take place tomorrow morning from the Church of the Holy Comforter and the interment will be in Congressional cemetery.
Whalley. Suddenly on November 16, 1907, Thomas Whalley, beloved son of Edward and Kathryn A. Whalley. Funeral services at his late residence, 1218 Georgia avenue southeast, Monday morning, November 18 at 9 o'clock. Interment at Congressional cemetery. Friends invited to attend.
Son of Edward Whalley and Catherine A. née Weir Whalley.
The Evening Star, November 16, 1907, p. 12
Life Crushed Out
Workman at Steel Plant Caught in Machinery
The first fatal accident at the plant of the Firth-Stirling Steel Company, Giesboro, occurred this morning
about 7:15 o'clock, the victim being Thomas Whalley, thirty years of age, who lived at 1218 Georgia avenue.
He was caught in the machinery, his left arm ground to pieces and his skull crushed. Death occurred before
he could be taken to the hospital upon the grounds and given treatment. The Anacostia police were notified
of the accident and Acting Coroner Glazebrook was notified. William Schoneberger, superintendent of the
morgue, went to the steel plant and brought the body to the city on a ferry boat.
Whalley, who was not married, left his home early this morning and went to the steel plant to go to work.
His work was the running of one of the machines upon which the projectiles are finished, and as is the custom
to have the projectiles in position in the morning when the men start upon their work. This morning when
Whalley reached the plant he noticed there was no projectile on his machine. Without waiting to remove his
overcoat Whalley went over to his machine and started it for the purpose of ascertaining if there was anything the matter with it. As soon as he started the machine one of the bolts caught the left sleeve of his overcoat and dragged him forward. The machine was going so rapidly that Whalley was unable to pull away from it. He was pulled against the fast revolving machinery with such force that his arm was torn off and the side of his skull smashed and his life crushed out. Men who had entered the shop with him were unable to stop the machine until it was too late.
Acting Coroner Glazebrook made an investigation of the accident and decided that an inquest was not necessary. Relatives of Whalley were notified of his death and arrangements were made to have an undertaker prepare the body for burial. A brother of Whalley died in [New][BCA]Mexico about two months ago.
The Evening Star, November 17, 1907, pt. 2, p. 8
Funeral of Thos. Whalley
Services a Church of Holy Comforter Tomorrow Morning
Thomas Whalley, the young man who was caught in the machinery at the steel plant yesterday morning and killed, as stated in yesterday's Star, was a native of Pittsburg, Pa. He came here with his parents when he was about ten years of age and had resided here ever since. His body was removed from the morgue yesterday to an undertaking establishment and prepared for burial and last night the body was removed to the late home of the deceased, 1218 Georgia avenue. Arrangements have been made for his funeral to take place tomorrow morning from the Church of the Holy Comforter and the interment will be in Congressional cemetery.
Whalley. Suddenly on November 16, 1907, Thomas Whalley, beloved son of Edward and Kathryn A. Whalley. Funeral services at his late residence, 1218 Georgia avenue southeast, Monday morning, November 18 at 9 o'clock. Interment at Congressional cemetery. Friends invited to attend.
The Evening Star, November 16, 1907, p. 12
Life Crushed Out
Workman at Steel Plant Caught in Machinery
The first fatal accident at the plant of the Firth-Stirling Steel Company, Giesboro, occurred this morning
about 7:15 o'clock, the victim being Thomas Whalley, thirty years of age, who lived at 1218 Georgia avenue.
He was caught in the machinery, his left arm ground to pieces and his skull crushed. Death occurred before
he could be taken to the hospital upon the grounds and given treatment. The Anacostia police were notified
of the accident and Acting Coroner Glazebrook was notified. William Schoneberger, superintendent of the
morgue, went to the steel plant and brought the body to the city on a ferry boat.
Whalley, who was not married, left his home early this morning and went to the steel plant to go to work.
His work was the running of one of the machines upon which the projectiles are finished, and as is the custom
to have the projectiles in position in the morning when the men start upon their work. This morning when
Whalley reached the plant he noticed there was no projectile on his machine. Without waiting to remove his
overcoat Whalley went over to his machine and started it for the purpose of ascertaining if there was anything the matter with it. As soon as he started the machine one of the bolts caught the left sleeve of his overcoat and dragged him forward. The machine was going so rapidly that Whalley was unable to pull away from it. He was pulled against the fast revolving machinery with such force that his arm was torn off and the side of his skull smashed and his life crushed out. Men who had entered the shop with him were unable to stop the machine until it was too late.
Acting Coroner Glazebrook made an investigation of the accident and decided that an inquest was not necessary. Relatives of Whalley were notified of his death and arrangements were made to have an undertaker prepare the body for burial. A brother of Whalley died in [New][BCA]Mexico about two months ago.
The Evening Star, November 17, 1907, pt. 2, p. 8
Funeral of Thos. Whalley
Services a Church of Holy Comforter Tomorrow Morning
Thomas Whalley, the young man who was caught in the machinery at the steel plant yesterday morning and killed, as stated in yesterday's Star, was a native of Pittsburg, Pa. He came here with his parents when he was about ten years of age and had resided here ever since. His body was removed from the morgue yesterday to an undertaking establishment and prepared for burial and last night the body was removed to the late home of the deceased, 1218 Georgia avenue. Arrangements have been made for his funeral to take place tomorrow morning from the Church of the Holy Comforter and the interment will be in Congressional cemetery.
Whalley. Suddenly on November 16, 1907, Thomas Whalley, beloved son of Edward and Kathryn A. Whalley. Funeral services at his late residence, 1218 Georgia avenue southeast, Monday morning, November 18 at 9 o'clock. Interment at Congressional cemetery. Friends invited to attend.
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