Obit - Joseph M. Weber

• Title	Obit - Joseph M. Weber
  Short Title	Obit - Joseph M. Weber
  Author	Wooster, Ohio Newspaper
  Publisher	March 19, 1942
  Media	Newspaper
  File ID	OBIT011
  Source ID	S108
  Text	CHEST CRUSHED BY TIMBER IN PLANT MACHINE     _________________________________ Engineer Who Built 28 Wood Preserving Plants Lives But Short Time     _________________________________ ORRVILLE, O., March 19 ---Joseph M. Weber, 58 original builder of the Wood Preserving plant here as well as twenty-eight other wood preserving plants over the entire United States, was fatally injured in an accident at the Orrville plant of the Koppers Company, Wood Preserving Division, at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday and died as he arrived at Massillon City Hospital where he was rushed immediately.     Mr. Weber, a resident of Orrville for 30 years, was chief constructing and mechanical engineer of the Koppers Company, Wood Preserving Division, and was considered one of the outstanding engineers in his line in this country.         CHEST IS CRUSHED His chest was crushed as he was pinned between the end of a 4x12 timber that was going through the incisor machine on the east side of the local plant grounds.  The head end of the timber had gone through the machine and was progressing toward the roller from which it is shunted to an incline when the accident happened.  Mr. Weber, who had designed a part of the rolling device some time ago, was evidently checking its operation and had his back turned to the incisor machine, standing between it and the roller.  As the timber came through the machine it caught him in the back and pinned him to the roller.  A workman who saw what was taking place yelled to have the machine shut off, but it was too late.  Mr. Weber himself had helped take the preceding timber off the machine.         RUSHED TO HOSPITAL Dr. O. C. McDowell was called immediately and he was rushed to the hospital in Auble's ambulance, accompanied by his wife, Rev. Fr. Charles A. Hoot, and Blaine Murray, of the local plant. He died about the time the ambulance reached Massillon. His loss is one of the biggest the wood preserving industry in this country could suffer, officials of the Koppers Company, including J. H. Lay, head of the Orrville plant, claim.         NATIVE OF CALIFORNIA Born in California, he became associated with the wood creosoting industry when quite young, having started to work with Grant B. Shipley about 1902.  He is survived by his wife, three daughters, Mary Jane of Youngstown; Mrs. Margaret Flint, of Springfield, O.; and Elizabeth, a student at Cleveland; two sons, Joseph, of Canton; and Daniel, of Cleveland; also two sisters in California, both of whom are Sisters in the Catholic church. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m., Saturday from the St. Agnes Catholic church here, with Rev. Fr. Charles A. Hoot in charge. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the Weber home, 803 W. Church Street, Friday evening. Arrangements are in charge of Leickheim & Frey.         WILL CLOSE PLANT The Wood Preserving plant will be closed down Saturday. The following statement, prepared by Grant B. Shipley, chairman of the board of Koppers Company, Wood Preserving Division, gives many interesting facts concerning the career of Mr. Weber and the high esteem in which he was held by his superiors and fellow workmen:     "It is with deep and sincere regret to learn of the death of Joseph M. Weber, a man who has always been devoted to his family, associates, church and community. Further he always conducted himself with modesty and kindness and ???, we his friends have known him just as 'Joe'.     "He has been associated with me for 40 years and how well I knew him as a young man in San Francisco, Cal.; first as a machinist apprentice, during which time he attended the Humboldt Evening Technical School studying drafting, designing and engineering; then out on construction work.     "In 1906 he moved to Milwaukee where he was employed as a draftsman, designer and construction engineer for Allis Chalmers Company.  He resigned that position in 1907 to take charge of construction for the Shipley interests which is now a part of the Koppers Company, Pittsburgh.      BUILT MANY PLANTS     "Joe has built more wood preserving plants than any other engineer in this country and some of the important jobs which he handles are as follows:         Pittsburgh Wood Preserving Co., Adelaide, Pa.;         Ohio Wood Preserving Co., Orrville, O.;         Michigan Wood Preserving Co., Reed City, Mich.;         New England Wood Preserving Co., Nashua, N.H.;         Carolina Wood Preserving Co., Charleston, S.C.;         Maryland Wood Preserving Co., Hagerstown, Md.;         Delaware Wood Preserving Co., Newport, Del.     "In addition to the above, he had charge of construction of plants for the following:         A.T. & S.F. Railroad, Albuquerque, New Mex.;         Pennsylvania Railroad, Mt. Union, Pa.;         Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Pa.;         Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh, Bradford, Pa.;         Kansas City, Mexico & Altos, Orient, Okla.;         Central of Georgia at Macon and Savannah, Ga.;         Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway, Hull, Boca Grande, Fla.;         Detroit and Mackinaw Railroad, East Towas, Mich.;         Houston Wood Preserving Co., Houston, Texas;         Texas Wood Preserving Co., Orange, Texas;         Western Union Telegraph Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.;         L. A. Clarke & Son, Fredericksburg, Va.;         Frick Coke Co., Electron, Pa.;         Consolidated Lumber and Supply Co., Indiana, Pa.;         Lake Shore Mining Co., Canada;         McIntyre Mining Co., Canada;         Hollinger Mining Co., Canada;         National Lumber and Creosoting Co., Texarkana, Tex.;         National Lumber and Creosoting Co., Denver, Colo.;         Baker Wood Preserving Co., Washington Courthouse, Ohio;         Mississippi, Kansas and Texas, Dennison, Texas.     "Joe was this type of a man: you could hand him a million dollars and say 'Here Joe, you can go to South America or any other place and build this plant,' and from there on you would not have to worry about the job or the money; he was absolutely trust-worthy, dependable and the most indefatigable worker, and he got results.  How much better this world would be if there were more men like Joe and we are all going to miss him, and I would like to extend to his family and friends my sincere sympathy."                 G. B. Shipley
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