Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, August 29, 1942: "Lonaconing--William Turnbull, 67, of Lonaconing, was electrocuted last night shortly after 5 o'clock at the Castle mine, where he was a night watchman. Dr. Linnie H. Corson, county medical examiner, said Turnbull died enroute to the hospital from burns suffered on his left hand. Dr. Corson said a fellow worker, Charles T. Johnson, Barton, was outside the shanty when the bulb exploded and saw Turnbull fall to the floor. Johnson said Turnbull was screwing the bulb into the socket when it exploded and he squeezed the wires and then slumped to the floor. Turnbull had begun work at 3 o'clock. A life-long resident of Lonaconing, "Wally" as Mr. Turnbull was known, had been employed at the mine for a number of years. Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Jane Darnley; two sons, Robert Turnbull and John Turnbull, both of Lonaconing; one daughter, Mrs. Claude Rogers, Burlington, W. Va., and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, Hyattsville; Mrs. John Lauder, Bell Vernon, Pa.; Mrs. William Warnick, Moscow; Robert Turnbull, Lonaconing; Isaac Turnbull, Cumberland, and James Turnbull. Bell Vemon, Pa. Mr. Turnbull was a member of George Creek Valley Lodge, A. F. and A.M.and the Jr.O.U.A.M." (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)