Zearrott fell in a hole at the plant at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and struck his head on a brick. He was unconscious when reached by fellow workmen. An ambulance was summoned and the victim was rushed to the hospital where it was found that a fracture of the skull had been sustained. Dr. D. B. Ealy coroner of Marshall County, conducted an autopsy and rendered a verdict of accidental death due to fracture of the skull and hemorrhage of the brain. The body was removed to the Cooey-Bentz morgue.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Zearrott was unmarried and is survived by four brothers and one sister. Rev. August C Rasche of St. Pauls Evangelical church will officiate. Burial will take place in Mount Zion Cemetery.