The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-10
Afford More Fell From a Chicken
House and Sustained a
Fatal Injury.
MOTHER WENT TO HIS RESCUE.
After Lingering in Great Agony,
Death Relieved His Sufferlngs
Accident Happened at His
Home in Tuxedo Park.

The funeral Of Afford More. the 22-year-
old son of W. S. More OF the Rawlings
Sporting Goods Company. who died on
Monday morning at the Protestant Hos
initial in this city. as the result of injuries
received on Big Thursday by being impaled
on the handle of a broom, after falling
only ten feet from the roof OF a chicken
house a, his home In Tuxedo Park. took
n,.ca Yesterday afternoon at Oak Ridge
Cemetery.
Many svuoatnizing friends attended. as
the Young man was very popular. having
uvaa IN the suburbs during his entire life
Nor. was in charge OF a department az
the Waters-Pierce OIL Company. and on
pfg Thursday received the customary hoi-
d,v re did not 90 downtown II the morn
inr. intending to repair the roof of the
cbirken-house. In the afternoon he IN
tended n go TO the Fair Grounds.
shortly after his father departed for TIE
city vounr More took a ladder and some
boarss climbed on the chicken-house and
began TO work. He had been thus engaged
for several hours. when he climbed down
and went into the kitchen and spoke TO his
mn,bar When he went out she went into
the parlor. ana the young man went To t1e
chtckeu-house and climbed to the roi
again. The distance was only ten ieet.
When he got to the top no slipped ana zen
As he sprawled on the roof he tried 10
save himself from falling 10 the ground
but the attempt was futile. -
n. did not anticipate more than n JAZZ
nc he saw that he was going TO fail TO inc
ground. but as he cleared the roof ne per
ca,ved n broom handle sticking up from a
beap OF rubbish right beneath him he urea
10 swerve aside. but It was too late, ara
-. Ig-1 IT, tho a abdomen 4 FhN
thick stick pierced his garments as IL 'h.S
were papcr, and ran upward Into his BODY
for about two feet.
Moro rolled to the ground in terrible
agony. but fully conscious, ana he cdiivu
loudly for hts mother. More was in fuIi
rosgassion of his faculties, and cooIiy
W. rred his mother not to touch him. but to
cali Doctor Miles as quickly rs possible.
With the broom handle p~rotrudlng from
hts body. he lay perfectly still on the
ground until the doctor vas brought some
time after. The physician placed him under
ansesthetics and removed the handle. No
hone for his recovery was entertained
frnm the beginning. but several physicians
we're called and held a consultation. They
gave him up at once. A report or the case
was made to a specialist In ST. Louis, who
refused 10 believe that the young man could
live an hour after being thus injured. On
his advice he was taken to the Protestant
Hospital in st. Louis. where n number or
surgeons made a heroic attempt to save his
life. But he died Monday morning at go
o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs. ". 8. More have lived in
Tuxedo Park about a year. but the young
man was born and reared IN KirkwCod. No.
The family believe in Christian Science. and
are Inclined TO think that the accident was
designed by Providence. A brother from
thlcago was present at the funeral yester-
day.
A pathetic feature Of the affair is that
More mad recently boen appointed to n
responsible position by the Waters Pierce
OIL Company in Texas which he was to I'LL
In a few weeks.