The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-07
DEATH BY ACCIDENT.
Due to Giving Way of Roadway is Yer.
dict of Jury in AIIdredge Inquest.
THE VERDICT.

IHE NERDlCI.
''We find that the deceased came to
his death accidentally while transport
ing traction threshing outfit over the
public highway, the outfit going over
an embankment caused by the giving
way of the roadway, and deceased
crushed by his body being pinioned
under the drivewheel of the sengine. -
The inquest over the remains of the
late Milo II. Alldredge, who was killed
by his engine last Saturday, was held
in Klein & CO. undertaking rooms
Monday by Coroner Kennedy.
The witnesses were ]. johnson, expert
mechinist for the J. l. Case Machine
company, Chas. Alldredge, son of the
deceased, and Henry Kienholtz. who
was with the thres hing machine when
the accident occurred. The jury con-
sisted of James Hodson, G. B. Bates,
Geo. Pond, John Klein, D. G. Robin
son and w. R. Hammett.
J. johnson was the first witness and
said that the threshing outfit had been
prepared for delivery the day previ-
GUS to the accident and he accom-
panied the deceased as far as the Lock
erby farm. Everything about the en-
CINE was in excellent working order,
and only one stop was made in going
from the city to the point where he
left the machine. Deceased ran the
engine all the way, and was perfectly
competent to do 80. He thought the
road not wide enough to admit of a
traction engine going over in safety.
Chas. Alldredge, son of the de-
ceased was called and said he was on
the left side of the engine cab at time
of accident and when front wheels of
the engine struck rock on that side,
the gravel or sand which covered the
rock gave way, precipitating engine
to the river bank below. He jumped
toward the river and his life was
saved only by the separator following
the path of the engine down
the embankment. AS soon as he col
lected himself he looked for his father
and found him pinioned under the
drivewheel of the engine. He procured
lifting jack and relieved the body.
He and the deceased had driven over
the road the day previous. Before
striking the stone which caused the &C
cident, the engine was as close to the
bank on the right as was possible.
When the stone, which was covered
with dirt, was struck the filling gave
way and slid off.
Henry Kienholtz of Shelby town
ship, was next sworn and said: CAT
the time of the accident was stand
ing on the tongue of the tank wagon !;
saw the danger. When the front
wheel on the left side went into tine
hole 1 saw the danger and jumped.
Saw the bank give way after the stone
had been struck by the engine. Wheels
of engine on the right we're as close to
bank as possible to get. Bank gave
way with weight of the engine, turn
ing the latter down the embankment.
Mr.. johnson was recalled and in
reply to a question said it was impos-
sible for the engineer to see the front
wheel on the opposite side of the en-
CINE.
The funeral of the deceased will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 80
o'clock The remains..will be inferred
in the Pleasant View cemetery.
J. e. Cross and j. G. Strong of
Amboy were in Mankato today and
were present at the coroner's inquest.