McCroskey, Andrew Hayden

Passed: 1918-02-08

Age: 51

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1918-02-15

Information: DEATH CLAIMS ITS FIRST VICTIM AT CRAWFORD CITY Death claimed its first victim yesterday from the army of workmen erecting the powder plant at Crawford City when A. H. McCloskey, a carpenter, struck by a heavy piece of timber at four o'clock, died several hours later in the Kanawha Valley hospital. Mr. McCloskey was preparing heavy timbers near the sites of the huge buildings with a number of the workmen when a heavy timber fell.  Death was caused by either a crushed skull or injuries received in the chest. Shortly after the accident Mr. McCloskey was placed on a train and brought to Charleston.  He was taken to the hospital, where he died soon.  The body was removed last night to Owen & Barth's undertaking establishment. While Mr. McCloskey was heldping erect the buildings where powder will be manufactured for the United States, three sons were ""somewhere in France"" fighting for their country, Mr. J. J. Young, a sister, said last night. Mrs. Young lives at 510 Estell street.  Mrs. McCloskey (unreadable) other sister, Mrs. Mary E. Vaugth, of Goodwin's Ferry, Va., and by five brothers, Robert McCloskey, of Huntington; John McCloskey, of Young, Jackson county; William McCloskey, Seattle, Wash.; Wade McCloskey, of Giles county, Virginia and Andrew, a younger brother, whose address is not known by Mrs. Young. Mr. McCloskey was 51 years old.   He had resided in Jackson county before coming to Charleston seven years ago.  Funeral services will be held as soon as the brothers of Mr. McCloskey arrive. From:  Saturday's Charleston Leader Death certificate states buried at Spring Hill Cemetery