Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2026 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== USGenNet Data Repository Notice: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ============================================================================= Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ============================================================================= Grand Haven News Wednesday, 25 January, 1860 Fatal Accident - On Monday morning last, JOHN DOWNING, an old and respectable resident of the town of Crockery, in this county, was found dead in the lumber woods, where he was engaged at work. It is probable, from the position in which the body was found, the skull being badly broken, that his death was occasioned by the accidental fall or slipping of a saw log, about which he was at work. ===============================================================================