Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-07-24
A Sad Accident.

DIED.-katie Anna Flannery died
at the Oxford hotel in Sioux City
July Goth, 1891, death being caused
by asphyxiation. The deceased was
the Oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Flanncry, living just west Of
this city, and was born in Lincoln
county, this state, on November 3rd
1872, making her "A little over nine.
teen years old. She has been a res.
ident Of this county from early child
hood until her death. Her remains
arrived from Sioux City on last
Monday evenings train and the
funeral took place Tuesday after.
noon at 2:30 O'Clock, at the NJ. Il.
church, the services being conducted
10y Rev. Caldwell of Richland, as.
sited by Father Hines of this city
The text chosen was, 80, death.
where is thy sting? 0, grave, where
is thy vjctory?'
The casket was of a beautiful de
sign and of a white color and was
p~rolusely bestiewn with boquets OF
fresh flowers. Near the head of the
easket, on a stand, was an appro.
pirate green cross and on the right
side we're a beautiful pillow ofhowers
and a floral harp. Between thirty
and forty carriages followed the lie.
mains to their last resting,place.
The deceased was a young lady
of may accomplishments and was
dearly beloved by her parents and
other relatives. The COURIER ex.
tends a sympathizing hand to the
bereaved relatives. The account 0,
the sad death is found in the fol.
lowing lines from the Sioux City
Journal:
Early in the evening Miss Elan
merry, in company with her uncle, M
N. Lybarger, of Canton, S. d., ar
rived in the city from James, where
they had been visiting with tht
young lady's brother-in-law, w. A
Austin. They went to the Hote
Oxford and registered and retiret
about $50. Miss Flannery was
shown to room s on the third floor
and was accompanied by her uncle
who showed her how to fix the tran
som over the door, and then return
ed TO the Office to leave a call for /
o'clock, as they intended TO take tn,
| s O'Clock train for Elk Point. II,
then retired to a room on the secont
floor.
About $50 o'clock yesterday
morning w. G. Fry, the clerk, wen
to the third floor to call some Of tn
guests, and smelled gas, escaping
He Immediately thought OF tn
young lady's room as being the onl,,
one occupied by u stranger, ant
went to the key hole. A stron'
smell of escaping gas came from tn
room. He raped on the door a
once, but received no responce. H
then called Mr.. Lybarger and Mr.
Broadbent, the proprietress Of tn
hotel, and procured a pass key, bu
could not open the door with it b.
cause the young lady had left til
key in the door. Mr.. Lybarger the
climbed up on the door and coul
see the girl lying on the bed. u
and Mr.. Fry forced the door cpel
aud DR.. Remington, who boards
the hotel, was called. The doctt
said that the girl vas dead and th'
the slight f~luttering noticeable
the REGION of the heart was due
the action Of the gas in the ston
9 ach. An examination Of the roo
: showed the gas jet wide open ar
i the gas escaping. The window "
! closed tight, as was also the transo
over the door, which her uncle h
? left partly open.
6 Coroner Jepson was notified Al
impaneled q jury composed Of A.
Woodcock, Joseph Pierce and
Krefting. They returned q verd
a Of death by asphyxiation, caused
blowing out the gas, md exon
]. ated the hotel management frt
! blame.
: John Flannery, the girls fail
: Tom Flannery, her uncle, and N
ol Mcneil, 4 lady friend, arrived
tlle city from Elk Point yesteEd