Royal Earl (Roy) Kirkland |
| Posted 2018-04-03 by Judy Wight Branson |
| The Tombstone Epitaph, Tombstone, Arizona Sunday, August 10, 1913, page 4, column 2 Kirkland Dies Of Blood Poisoning After a brave fight for life, Roy E. Kirkland, whose right hand was crushed last Saturday in a concrete crusher at Fairbank, died yesterday morning at St. Mary's hospital at Tucson at 5 o'clock. Death was due to blood poisoning. The young man was injured early Saturday morning, and medical aid was summoned from Tombstone and later in the day was taken to Benson and placed on No. 1 to be taken to Tucson. Immediately after arriving the hand was amputated by Dr. C. A. Schrader and it was not thought that the wound would prove to be dangerous but infection set in and eventually caused blood poisoning. The young man was 21 years of age and the son of E. E. Kirkland, former territorial treasurer. He had taken up the profession of engineer and was assistant to engineer Ryan in the convict camp engaged in road making at Fairbank. The Star says the death of the young man comes as a crushing blow to the father and mother. They have remained at his bedside faithfully since his injury and have hoped for the best, and his death, after such a brave fight for recovery, comes as a great shock to them. The remains will probably be taken to Phoenix today for interment. ---------------------------------- The Coconino Sun, Flagstaff, Arizona Friday, August 15, 1913, page 8, column 3 Roy Kirkland, son of E. E. Kirkland, former territorial treasurer, died at Tucson last Friday as a result of the amputation of a crushed hand, which was caught in a cement mixer. He was unable to stand the shock of the second operation. He was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Kirkland, all of whom were well known here. Transcriber's note: Mr. Kirkland is buried at the Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery in Phoenix, Arizona. |
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