THE FLAGLER TRIBUNE
Bunnell, Florida
Thursday, September 19, 1929

 

While assisting Mr. A. G. Thompson at Espanola in ripping lumber on a small portable saw, Charles Rinker was injured so seriously about four o'clock this afternoon that he died a short time later. A piece of the timber being ripped was thrown by the saw, and the wood striking Mr. Rinker and producing a wound of the throat which resulted in his death.

Soon after the accident the deceased was brought to Bunnell where Dr. L. A. Carter rendered medical assistance, he advising that the injured man be carried to a hospital for surgical treatment. The injured man was placed in an automobile preparatory to making the trip but died within a few minutes after he entered the car.

Mr. Rinker was born in Streator, Illinois, having moved to Espanola seven years ago where he made his home. He was one of the most progressive farmers of the Bimini section of this county.

The body was turned over to Carl Davis, undertaker, of Palatka, who will prepare it for shipment to the former home of the deceased.

Mr. Rinker was 61 years old and is survived by two sisters and a brother, both of whom reside in middle Western states.