Show young son of mr and mrs V whiting meets tragic death harold the 15 year old son of mr and mrs vet whiting of robinson met inet a tragic death shortly after 3 clock last saturday afternoon be ing crushed to death when the roof of e a small shed near the gold chain compressor plant fell in I 1 under inder the m weight eight of a foot or more of heavy ano no v wath the boy toy in company with h a young er brother called at the compressor plant and asked engineer john M amith corp for permission er mission to go into the blacksmith shop and use the anvil in fixing their sled the compressor coin plant is located near the whiting home in Rob robinson insor and mr sm sin th knowing the boys well readily con tented to 0 their using the anvil the you youngsters g r were ere busily engaged in hammer hammering g out a piece of iron when the ro roof f f fell ell harold was mas caught between ahe he ti timbers otters of the roaf roof ard the anvil his head was crushed end and death deat w waa asi instantaneous the younger boy escaped without injury and immediately y ran f for 0 r help mr 6 eneith ml th cespon responded d d and 1 ild found foun d that he could not lift ithe roof without t help aal and it t was a few lew minutes later when t the h e life I 1 lifeless was les mif ully of the boy was re to moved mr and mrs whiting have a great many friends in clintic where they have resided for many years and the sympathy of the entire comman ty goes out to them in their sorro v their son was an exceptionally bright boy and a great favorite at school where he was in the E gath grade |