Individual Details

Death

Silas Furr, well known young man of Concord, was instantly killed here Tuesday when a heavy steel beam which he was helping to unload from a freight car, slipped from its place on the car, pinning him against the side of the car and crushing his breast so badly that he died in five minutes. The accident occurred on a siding of the Southern Railway Company near the National Lumber Company, about 10:20 o'clock. Persons who were present when the accident occurred did not know just exactly how it happened. Several men were engaged in unloading the beams which were on flat cars with small sides, and just as this beam was lifted from the car it slipped, pinning Mr. Furr against one side of the ear. The beam struck the deceased on the chest, tearing every rib in his body loose, and otherwise mashing his body. He bled profusely, and died five minutes after being struck. Fellow workmen made heroic efforts to release Mr. Furr, but the heavy beam had done its deadly work before assistance could be given, and when it was finally removed Mr. Furr was barely alive. Mr. Furr was 27 years of age, and was in the employ of Mr. John Query, local contractor. He is survived by his wife, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Robert Furr, four sisters and one brother. The sisters are Mrs. Lessie Measimer, Mrs. Ethel Belvin, Mrs. Bertha Lowder and Miss Bessie Furr, all of this city. The surviving brother is Floyd Furr, of this city. Mr. Furr served with honor in the world war with the 115th Machine Gun Battalion. He was married about seven months ago. He was a member of the Concord Methodist Protestant Church, and took great interest in church work, particularly Sunday School work, being a member of the Baraca Class of his church. The accident has cast a gloom over the circle of Mr. Furr’s friends, with whom he was popular and, held in high esteem.
The Concord Times, Concord, North Carolina, November 2, 1922