Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-25
KILLED IN PAPER MILL.
Young Man Meets Death in Rapidly
Revolving Shaft.

News was received in this city short
ly after five o'clock yesterday after.
noon of fatal accident that occurred
at the plant of the Wausau Paper Mills
Co.. at Brokaw, the news.coming in the
form of a request for DR.. H. L. Rosen-
berry aud later announcements was made
that death had resulted. The unfortu-
nate was Aug. Telling, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Telling, who reside on
Washington street. There were few
witnesses of the accident but as near as
can be learned the circumstances were
about as follows:
He went to work in the mill Monday,
July 81, and had yesterday just COM
pleted his fourth week. He was placed
in the rooms wherein are located the
large paper making machines and was
assigned to work around certain
machine. Yesterday he was trans
ferred to another machine, under
another foreman, and it appears at
about five O'Clock received orders from
someone to oil certain part of the
machine. He was clothed in a light,
loose fitting pair of overalls and these
got caught in the shaft and wound
around it, the result being that he met
death much in the same manner as did
the Dreyer boy a few months ago. At
every revolution of the shaft he was
thrown against the floor, the shaft only
being elevated above the floor a few
feet. His cries reached the ears of the
machine tender, who threw off the belt
and stopped the machine and the boy
was removed from the shaft, but it was
then too late. There was a cut of about
four inches and half on the back of
the head to the right and on the left
there was a small hole, one eighth of
an inch in diameter, and the back of the
skull was fractured He lived about an
hour and half afterward, DR.. Rosen-
berry arriving before death ensued
His father worked in the shipping de-
partment of the mill and was present
at his death. His mother, brother and
sisters in this city were notified and
the body was brought down on the
passenger train at $50.
August Telling was born in this city
Aug. Goth, 1888 and would have been
twenty years old had he lived until
Saturday His relatives had planned
for birthday celebration on that day
and had invited his friends to be pres
ent, indeed preparations were being
made when the news was received that
turned the home into one of mourning.
He spent nearly all his life in this city.
with the exception of few years when
the family lived at Almond and Philips.
past year had been receiving instruc-
ton in the Wausau Business college
and intended entering the latter insti-
tuition again with the opening of the
fall term. He was bright boy and
general favorite with his companions,
and his death, coming as it did so trag
ically, is a severe blow to his parents
and friends. The shock is especially
great 10 his mother, who is bowed
down with the deepest of grief, border
ing on nervous prostration.
This is the third death the family has
suffered, and curious coincidence is
that they have ali died on a Monday
A daughter was found dead in bed
about sixteen years ago, and a son was
drowned three years ago while the
family was living at Phillips.
Besides his parents, the young man
is survived by brother and four sis.
tiers. Albert L., Mary. Vera, Elvira and
Vesta The funeral service will be held
Thursday afternoon at o'clock from
the Presbyterian church, Rev X Knud-
son officiating.