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- A most distressing and fatal accident occurred on the John L. Sage farm in Williamstown, Saturday afternoon, but the exact facts in regard to the affair will never be known.
George Chase the victim, was in the employ of Mr. Sage and at the time was the only one in the field, where he was driving a team on a horse rake. Towards night the team strayed toward home one being found cast in the road, and the other had previously been caught and tied to a barn to await the owner on the theory that the team had got away and the driver would be along shortly. As soon as Mr. Sage learned the team was loose he immediately went to the field where he found Mr. Chase lying on the ground with the horse rake some distance from him.
Mr. Sage questioned Chase as to how the accident occurred, but he simply answered: "I don't know lift me up, for I am going to die" and without another intelligible word he expired.
Upon examination it was found that three ribs were broken and that there was a slight wound back of the ear where a rake tooth had snapped and struck. From the fact that his hat was found only about ten feet from his body it is thought probable some accident had occurred before the team ran away.
it is surmised by the family that Mr. Chase may have had a fainting spell to which he was sometimes subject and that he pitched forward from the rake. In the fall the ribs were fractured, piercing his lungs and causing his death.
Mr. Chase was 67 years of age, a resident of the village of Williamstown for thirty-five years, having always resided in the town, and for 28 years had been employed by Mr. Sage. For twenty-seven years he had sung in the Methodist choir. He leaves a widow, two sons, Rowley and William of Oriskany Falls and three daughters, Mrs. A. L. Pruyn of Sandy Creek, Mrs. William Nicholson of Daysville and Mrs. Emery Gaylord of Oriskany Falls. The funeral was held Tuesday, Revs. Hillman and Grosh officiating.
Sandy Creek News, August 13, 1903
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1836 - 1903 (67 years)