Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-26
FATAL FALL.
Geofge Taylor Falls Thirty Feet in the
Russell Block Receiving Fatal
Injuries,

The brief particulars of the sudden
death of George Taylor, yesterday, are
soon told. He was In the employ of q.
b. Russell in carrying mortar on the
Opera House block, the first story of
which is sixteen feet and the second
eighteen feet. About three o'clock he
delivered hod full of mortar upon the
board on top of the second story and
started upon the descent. The ladder
was such rs is commonly used about
building, being built of standards 2xi,
with cleats nailed across for the pur-
pose of rungs. lie had started down
this ladder and as is supposed his hand
was on the fourth rung from the top
when II broke from its fastenings, he
lost his balance and fell; his body
struck upon stay from the ladder to
a joist and threw 1t about five feet from
q perpendicular fall TO The front of the
building, where he fell between the
DIST of the second floor headforemost
to the ground, his head striking upon
the rock of the foundation. The skull
was fractured in triangular form and
the neck dislocated with many bruises
about the face and body. DIR. Cloughly
found the pulse and heart still nc.
tive, but could not revive the patient.
From the moment he was picked up
the eyes were set in death, and all ef-
forts tn bot Sal
word or groan was heard, nor any sign
of consciousness given. Within ten
minutes from the fall life had left the
bruised body.
Notwithstanding the manifest facts
in the case, the coroner impaneled u
jury and held an inquest ut 7:30 last
evening, DIR. J. ID, Holmes, Z. |. Drury,
Lloyd Kelly John Ilite, G. w. Becker
and Thos Iaily testified. The laborers
testified that the ladder was considered
perfectly safe, and Mr.. Hit swore
that on the day previous no had per,
sonally inspected the ladder from which
deceased had fallen, and thought II to
be all right, DR.. Holmes had treated
the patient for epileptic fits, and per
sonally knew of his having suffered
from them. Following il the
VERDICT or THE CoR0NER's JURY.
STATE or Iowa,
Audubon Go. w.
An nuuisition holden NJ Audubon, Audubon
county, on the 18th day Of July, A, D. issS, before
Dr, -, Il, Lass, coroner Of the said county, upon
ne body OF Geo, u. Taylor, there lying dcad, by
a.
the Naid jurors, upon their OathS, do say, after
hearing the evidence and examining said body,
hat the deceased came to his death on the 18th
dhy OF July, a. D. lsSS, by having accidentally
fallen from ladder situated on the second story
o. o. thc building situated on lot ~, In block Z il
stone i"andatia" Of said naag an" and % re,""v"s S
mortal wound upon the head and We further
cNclipatc the owners, contractors ana employees
blame.
Given under our hands at the time and place
of said inIusltion above mentioned.
Tur0 r. MYERS,
TuEn, T.. MoWRow
Attest: ID. q. LASS, Coroner for Audubon Co.
The deceased was born In London,
England, and has been in the United
states about sixteen years; has tray
eled extensively and is supposed to bc
between thirty and thirty.three years
Of age. lie came to Audubon In March,
first working on the Beason farm, and
has since labored In town, boarding ut
the Market street hotel. lie was in
dustrious, sober and honest. Among
his effects are found papers which 10,
cate sister in London, and a brother
In the British army. lie is supposed
to have at one time fallen heir TO 5000
which has been spent In travel. The
remains were inferred in Maple Grove
Cemetery ut 10 a. m. today.