The herald., 1896-03-02
HIS FALL PROVED FATAL
A Pomona Man, While intoxicated, Fails
From a Loft
Winding Up Buoincis In Olive Nursery Stcck.
A Little Rain-Personal and
Social Happenings

POMONA, March Hiram Axteli, a
day laborer who has been in and
around Pomona for the p.st fifteen
years, met death under peculiar Cir
cumstances yesterday The old man
had recently been working on the
Loud tract. and had been sleeping in
the hayloft of Thrale & Sons livery
stable. 10 this makeshift for a room
and couch he betook himself on Fri
day night somewhat intoxicated. Next
morning when the stable was opened
he was found lying in pool of blood
on the ground floor just beneath the
trap.door, in an unconscious state, his
head, face and left shoulder being
fearfully bruised. 1t is supposed that
he got up during the night and fell
through this trap-door to the ground,
distance of perhaps twelve feet. A
physician was summoned, who pro.
nounced him suffering from concus-
sion or the brain, and during Saturday
night he died.
Coroner Campbell was called to Pc
mona to investigate the death. The
evidence went to show that AXtell,
who was a labOrer and q ranch hand,
WAS native of Illinois, 65 years old,
and had been working in Pomana and
vicinity for some time. Lately he
had been making preparations to 90 on
q prospecting trip into the mountains.
He had been for some days been in the
habit of sleeping in the hayloft of
Thrall & Co.'s livery and feed stable
On Friday night he retired early, but
some time along toward morning got
up for some cause and moved around.
In the center of the loft floor WAS a
large hole, used for the purpose OF
hoisting hay to the upper floor, and
through this, in the darkness, Axtell
fell. He struck upon his head and left
shoulder and sustained a fracture of
the skull and concussion of the brain.
When found he was unconscious, and
remained in that condition until he ex-
pired Saturday night. His body had
dropped distance of twelve or four
teen feet, and landed upon the hard,
trsmpled earth of the stable.
A verdict of accidental death was
rendered, in accordance with the facts
The remains will be inferred in Po-
mona.
Rowland Bros sold a 26,0OO.lot of ol-
i've trees on Saturday, which about
winds up this seasons business.
During the night a nice rain amount.
ing to IL Of an inch fell, which will
greatly benefit everything for a few
days.
The Eastern Stars gave Mrs. E. Hin
man pleasant social surprise OH Fri
day evening.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
M. Stone has been frightened by the
advent of son.
b. +. Whipp, one Of Pomona's live
spirited and prosperous citizens, can,
perhaps, show the greatest variety of
cactus in any one collection in the
state. He is said to have $50 different
pecies.
1t is said that the city will fight the
condemnation suit Of the Southern
Pacific as to the right OF way through
the west end of the City park along
and around San Jose point.
Miss Rubottom, one of tho teachers
in the Pomona public schools, is alb
sent in Santa Ana, having been called
there by the death of her father.
J. F. Murray and daughter of WASH
ipgton, d. c., are guests of the Hotel
Paiomsres. Mr.. Murray owns nice
foothill property near Pomona.
Miss Willard l.. Goodwin is visiting
friends in Los Angeles and Pasadena
Mrs. j. b. Wall and her niece, Mrs.
Pugh. at present visiting in Pomona,
attended by Col. j. B. Wall. went to
Los Angeles today.
The Christian church of Pomona
liquidated it's last dollar Of debt this
week, and it will not now be long be-
fore it has a nice parsonage. The
Methodist church did the same thing
few months ago. and built hand
some parsonage into which their pastor
has just moved.