The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-11
Edward Ross, struck by team.

Simon Eustis, 80 years old, was
struck by Mi nnehaha car at Forty
ninth. street last evening and was in
stantly killed. 1sf"sE ., -. .
early in the evening to walk with some
Of his old friends there, and was return
ing home shortly after 8 o CLOCK. His
sight and hearing were not the best,
I and he did not heed the approaching
car. He was thrown to one side of the
track, striking on his head. When
picked up by the motorman he was dead
| notified: The body was removed to the
home. 4458 Thirty-ff avenue S..
| Mr.. Eustis is survived by several
Boatman Is Drowned. IT,.
M. Kelley, employed on the steamer
Ben Hershey, was drowned at 3 pm.
yesterday while the steamer was pass
ing under the Robert street bridge, St.
Paul. Kelley went to the side Of the
lost his balance and fell into the river
without those on the steamer seeing
him.. Several men on the bridge and
on shore saw the accident. Charles
Gremore of the steamer c. w. Cowles,
moored at the foot of Jackson street,
put out in rowboat, but could not
reach the drowning man in time. A
| CcduSCoI Ol Ac1dup w., Threw d JUL
die. of grainsacks over the bridge, but
it did not strike the water within reach
Of Kelley. The man apparently became
benumbed with the cold and was un.
able to swim. The body was not re-
| covered.
| Death In Fall.
Jonas Frederick Anderson, con.
tractor, 43 years Of age, who lived at
1908 Seventeenth avenue s, died yes
terday from injuries received in falling
from his wagon last Monday. Ander'
son was getting into his wagon when
the horse started forward. He was
Of the brain resulted. The funeral will
be held from his late residence, Satur.
day, at pm
Cold Kills in st. Paul.
An unidentified man who sought shell
ter from the cold of Tuesday night In
the South st. Paul jail, was found dead
in his cell Wednesday morning. The
man had been about the city for sew
eral days. He told no one his name, but
asserted he had been working at Red
coming to him there, and was on his
way to collect it. The man was about
50 years Of age, his hair sprinkled iwitl
gray. ~ -. '&1s ! -. r. I'LL
Died in Doctors Office.
-, Mrs. Anna Burnett Of McCumber
N. D., died yesterday at the office o.
DR.. A..E. Comstock in the New York
Life building, st. Paul. Coroner Ar
thur w. Miller was called and decided
death resulted from tuberculosis. Mrs
; Burnett, accompanied by her husband
had been visiting in Chicago and wa
on her way home. She was taken il
} at the St. Paul Union station and hur
. ried to DR.. Comstock' 8 office for relief
She died soon after her arrival at tn
, office.
Hurt in the Capitol.
Peter .Sederland, janitor at the ne,
capitol, had his left foot crushed yes
terday afternoon. The leg had to b
amputated below the knee at st. il
: seph' g hospital, and there. is some ques
,, ton if Sederland will withstand tn
: shock. Sederland and two other jan
! tors were removing window screens an
elevator. One of the screens becam
! wedged between the elevator ond tn
I shaft when the car was nearly on
level with the sidewalk. Sederlan
l went to the endorsement to adjust til
|. trouble. While beneath the elevate
S the cables of the elevator unwound an
e the car suddenly fell. Sederland VIZ
n struck glancing blow on the head an
d fell to one side of the shaft, but tt
d full weight of the car caught his le
r foot, which was crushed fiat. It toe
i ! eight minutes work of several men wit
n jacks and crowbars before Sederla1
e could be released. He was then hurrie
q to the hospital.