The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-02-26
DEADLY BICYCLE.
Foreman Keller of the Hampden
Works Instantly Killed
While Out on "a Little Pleasure
Trip.
His Brother Says he was Probably
UncOns cious.
The Accident Occurs on North Cleveland
Particulars of the Sad Event
IAN Inquest will be Held.

A. L. Keller, foreman of Finishing A, at
the Hampden works, was instantly killed
this morning, by being thrown from q BIZ
cycle, in North Cleveland avenue.
In company with several of his friends
MIR. Keller had been out for q run. When
they reached Cleveland avenue, the road
being fine, all started down the avenue at
a rapid rate. As they neared the corner
of Erie street Keller was seen to fall,
and his friends rushed to the rescue as
soon as possible. He was picked up and
carried on the porch at the residence of
Mr.. Gust. Biechele. Life was extinct, and
he was soon removed to the residence of
Charles D. Monnot, No. 143 North Cleve-
land avenue. DR.. Johnson was at the
corner of Cleveland avenue and North
street at the time of the accident, and
hastily made an examination of the body,
pronouncing life extinct.
The accident happened about II o'clock
and the News. DEMOCRAT heard of IL soon
afterwards, A reporter of this paper at
once notified Corner Openheimer and i'm
company with that official visited the res.
idence Of Mr.. Monnot and viewed the re.
mains, When they arrived at the house
Mrs. Keller had reached the place and her
grief can be better imagined than descrlb-
ed. Her husband had left home this
morning alive and well, for a little pleas
ure. Sic had been hastily summoned d }
see him n corpse.
One of the gentlemen who was with
him, was seen by the reporter and said
they were riding down Cleveland avenue
at n rapid rate when Keller fell from his
machine. He was picked up as soon as it
was possible to do 50, but all signs of life
had departed. 1t is generally supposed
that his wheel caught in the street car
track, throwing him to the ground.
Among those in the party was his BROTH
er, jeremiah Keller, who resides vt No
SppnnI n
tirely different story. He says that as they
neared the corner of Cleveland avenue
and Erie street he observed that
his brother was riding with only one
hand on the handle. The wheel suddenly
turned and he fell striking on his head.
The brother is of the opinion that while
riding he became unconscious and that
this was the cause of the fatal accident.
He gives as reason that had he been
conscious he could easily have avoided
falling on his head, even il the machine
had turned over.
In a short time after the Academia q num-
Der of doctors visited the house and all
pronounced him dead. The skull was
badly fractured. Among the doctors who
called were Drs. Johnson, Catlin, Port
mann, Walker and Brant.
Coroner Openheimer ordered the re-
mains removed to the residence of the
deceased, No. 222 West North street. An
inquest will be held Tuesday at the drug
store of the coroner, in East Tuscarawas
street.
The deceased has been in the employ of
the Hampden company for the past five
or six years, and was very popular with
the management and those under him.
He was we'll known in the city and mad his
friends by the score. He was married,
leaving a wife and one child. He has
seven brothers and five sisters, most of
them residing in Pennsylvania. The rela-
tives have been notified of the sad death.
At the hour of going to press with the ex-
ira edition no arrangements had been
made for the funeral.
The doctors all say that death resulted
| from n fracture of the skull and was al
most instant.
The deceased was riding his wife's
! safety bicycle, at the time of the accident.
The Hampden works closed down this
| morning on account of ii being a legal
holiday. Had it not been for the holiday
Mr.. Keller would in all probability be
alive and well at the present time.
| The Hampden foremen met at the Hur'
ford House this afternoon to take action
regarding the death of their brother work
man. The committee on resolutions con
sisted of j. Nichols, Frank Dewitt and
V. A. Davis. This committee will report
at meeting TO be held at the same place
| this evening. A committee was also ap
pointed to make arrangements for the
| funeral.
The Hampden factory will run to-mor
row and Wednesday, and will close Thurs
day to allow the employees to attend the
funeral. The Dueber works will rur
throughout the week.
The NEWS DEMOCRAT had an extra edi
tion, with full particulars of the affair, oil
| the street in little over two hours after
the accident occurred. The edition wal
exhausted in few minutes, over five
hundred copies being sold.