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Grand Rapids Daily Eagle
Thursday, 29 September, 1859

         A horrible and fatal accident occurred at Newaygo, on
       Monday last, by which a young man named THOMAS BALDWIN,
       of Cannon, in this county, lost his life. He was engaged
       as a sawyer in the mill of MR. MATEVY; and while in the
       act of rolling a log on the carriage, in consequence of
       the slipping of his lever, or log hook, he full upon the
       circular saw, and his body was instantaneously and com-
       pletely severed, just below his breast. His fellow work-
       men did not observe the movement, until a slight change
       in the sound of the saw caused them to look around, and
       with horror, to see his quivering form roll upon the
       floor, in two parts, one upon each side of the log!
       
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