The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-11


Nesbit E,lmore. in His Baseball
Uniform.
Gilmore was p years of age. and
his home is one mile east of Teeumseh.
His body was brought to Topeka today
to PenwelFs undertaking establish
ment. The funeral will be held on
Tuesday afternoon from the home
near Tecumseh at / o'clock. The in
terment Will be in Topeka cemetery.
Gilmore with another young man.
Who also died from the same accident.
was sent into an evaporator in the
sugar mill on Thursday afternoon to
make some repairs. About the evapo-
rater is a jacket and between the
walls of the two heavy pressure of
steam circulated. 1t was supposed
that the steam was cut off The two
men tore off the head of the evapo-
rator after they got inside of it. The
steam rushed in on them with full
force. but both got out of the evapo-
rator at once. They thought that they
were but little injured and we're con-
graduating themselves upon their
escape In taking off their clothes
! however, it was noticed that the skin
peeled off their bodies fn-large patches.
( Gney became unconscious q short
while later Both of them were dead
by saturday, Elmore dying last.
The young man was quite We'll
! known in Topeka. Last season was his
/ first in professional baseball. and
! though he lacked experience his work
promised good deal for his future.
He was tall and we'll built and very
strong
John Martin. ex-United States SEN
atOr, who knows the family well said
today: 'Nesbit Elmore was born and
raised in Shawnee county. He was a
I young man of excellent character and
habits, loved and respected by all who
/ knew him. with a future full of hone
and promise of usefulness. He served
a term IN the American army in the
Philippine islands, and made a SPLEEN
! did record as a soldier. The death of
such a young man is d distinct loss 10
the state, as we'll as to his family and
/ friends"
Deaths in Topeka.
Mrs. Kate Waterbury, age Il years.
/ the widow of Charles Waterbury. fell
/ to the steps of the First Christian church
( on Sunday morning just as she was
passing out of the edifice after Worship
ping there. She was carried inside and
Dr. Keith called to attend her but she
died within half hour Heart failure
was the cause. Though she had been
/ a sufferer from that ailment for quite
I long while, she has recently been in
! apparently good health.
Mrs. Waterbury lived at the home of.
! F s. stevens, at 106 Monroe street. She
/ made her home there for the past thir-
teen years, ever since the death of her
husband Charles Waterbury She has
/ been in Topeka since 1857 and was well
known among the older residents. She
was an enthusiastic church worker Her
/ birthplace was Vermont.
The funeral will take place from the
! home of Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens on Tues
/ day afternoon at o'clock and will be
1 conducted by Rev Charles Finch of
the First Christian church where her
! death occurred. The interment will be
in Topeka cemetery.
DR.. G. W. Ellinger died on Sunday
evening at his home. 1926 Harrison street
! The funeral services viii take place at
i the home on Tuesday afternoon and will
I be in charge of the Masons. of which
/ organization he was long. a member. DR..
Esllinger was at one time county ply
| stefan of Shawnee county He was in i'll
health for quite a long time before his
death from q stroke of paralysis, and
his death has been anticipated for
weeks.
". H Hanna, age s. years. died on
/ lungs at his home two miles east of Te-
1 cumseh. He was a veteran of the civil
war, belonging to Company G. Seventy
/ seventh Illinois infantry. The funeral
/ vas held from the home this afternoon.
/ Interment was in Topeka cemetery.
j. J. jenkins, age s. years. died at 221
/ Madison street this morning at 4 o'clock
4 of heart disease The funeral viii take
place on Wednesday afternoon at two
4 o'clock from the house. Interment in
/ Topeka cemetery
Mary BowIus. age years. died yester-
day at lib Van Buren, street, Of pneu-
| nonia. The funeral was held at
o'clock from the house this afternoon
/ Interment was in Topeka cemetery.