Monday, 68th Day - 297 Days to Follow
Written by Margie Arbuthnot
Wind blew terribly hard last nite.
I washed today but the wind blew so hard this A.M.
I didn't have them until this P.M. but all got dried.
And I got the ironing done.
A cave in at the brick plant at Valmont - one man killed and five injured.
What a sad day for the Goddard family as their 21 year old son was killed in this accident.
The Valmont brick plant was located at the base of Valmont Butte. There were several kilns there that baked the bricks. When five men were loading the brick oven, two other men were on top of the oven, on the roof. When the roof of the oven gave in, the men inside were crushed by the bricks, killing one young man who was a fairly new employee at the plant. A devastating accident that rocked not only Valmont but all of Boulder County. Not surprising that Grandma mentions the event in her diary.
Thanks to Marti at the Carnegie Branch Library for Local History, Boulder Public Library for helping me to learn more about this event. Here are the photos and newspaper article that she found for us to learn from. For more information about this and other events, please visit this library - they are a treasure trove of our local people and history.
What a sad day for the Goddard family as their 21 year old son was killed in this accident.
The Valmont brick plant was located at the base of Valmont Butte. There were several kilns there that baked the bricks. When five men were loading the brick oven, two other men were on top of the oven, on the roof. When the roof of the oven gave in, the men inside were crushed by the bricks, killing one young man who was a fairly new employee at the plant. A devastating accident that rocked not only Valmont but all of Boulder County. Not surprising that Grandma mentions the event in her diary.
Thanks to Marti at the Carnegie Branch Library for Local History, Boulder Public Library for helping me to learn more about this event. Here are the photos and newspaper article that she found for us to learn from. For more information about this and other events, please visit this library - they are a treasure trove of our local people and history.
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| Kiln at the Valmont Brick Plant Photo courtesy of the Carnegie Branch Library for Local History, Boulder Public Library |
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| Boulder Daily Camera March 9, 1942 |
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| Valmont Butte and Valmont Brick Plant Photo courtesy of the Carnegie Branch Library for Local History, Boulder Public Library |
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