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- Mountain Democrat (Placerville, CA)
June 29, 1907
"FRIGHTFUL DEATH OF BERT RUST
The sudden and cruel death of Bert Rust at Beach's saw mill Wednesday evening has added another name to the long list of those who have met tragic deaths in this county within a few weeks. No one better deserved to live than did this young man, and his untimely death is sincerely regretted by the whole community.
Mr. Rust had been a trusted employee of S. G. Beach for twelve years, and was engaged in scaling logs. A few minutes before 6 o'clock he was talking with Jud Young near the bottom of the log chute and both decided to wash and go to dinner. Something started a huge log that had lodged temporarily above, and it commenced rolling toward him, and, in jumping to escape that one, another was set rolling and the unfortunate man was caught between the two, despite the frantic effort of Young to catch hold of him. His neck was broken, but his body and head were not badly crushed.
Albert Rust was one of the seven sturdy sons of Wm. W. Rust, of Green Valley, where he was born not quite 35 years ago.
About fourteen years ago he married Miss Carrie Wulff, a member of another representative family of the western side of the county, and besides his wife, he leaves one young son to mourn the loss of a devoted husband and father.
The brothers are, Wallace, Rust, who is employed as driver for Beach; Thomas Rust, of Sacramento; Wm. Rust, the blacksmith of this city; C. S. Rust, of St. Helena and John Rust, of Los Angeles. The sisters are Mrs. C. A. Lorrain and Mrs. J. W. Fleming, of Green Valley, and Mrs. W. H. Sexton.
The deceased was a member of Court Confidence, No 117, Foresters of America, under whose auspices the funeral will occur on Sunday, June 30th at 2 p.m. at the family residence on Sacramento street, with services conducted by Rev. Thos. P. Boyd."
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