Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-08-17
LINEMAN FALLS
TO HIS DEATH
Thomas Lickert, Employed by the Mu
tuaI Telephone Company. Meets
With Fatal Accident.
FINDING OF CORONER'S JURY
No One Responsible for the Acciden,
Funeral Services Held Mon
day Morning.

While at work on one OF the tai
poles near the corner of Third avenue
and Main street Saturday morning
Thomas Lickert, one Of the Mutua
Telephone company's linemen, tell from
the little platform about 81 feet above
ground and striking on the cement
sidewalk in front Of the Montana
Hardware company's store, received
injuries from which h. died III few
minutes. Several people saw HE IN
fortunate man strike the ground ant
one man looked UP just as Lickerl
dropped from the platform. but no one
happened to be looking when he los
his footing and the exact cause OF the
accident is unknown. He either miss
ed his footing. perhaps becoming care
less through long familiarity with tho
work, or he may have been overcome
by the intense heat for an instant II
is certain that the tragedy was moi
the result of a live wire crossing a
telephone wire, as an investigation
TO ascertain the fact was mmediatelA
made.
Taken to the Hospital.
Claude Richardson, who was stand
ing near Shannon's corner, saw Lick.
ert just as he fell from the platform
and ran over to the spot, reaching the
llneman within a few seconds after
he struck the ground. Foreman John
Wills, of the telephone company, and
others who were near the scene did
what they could for the injured man,
who was unconscious, and Lickert was
quickly taken to the Schroeder hospit-
al, where Dr.. w. A. Long attended him.
The skull was crushed over the right
eye, and there We're other injuries as
a result of the terrible fall Lickert
expired within few minutes after
reaching the hospital without having
regained consciousness
Inquest Is Held.
Dr.. +. +. AttiX, coroner, Immediately
made arrangements for holding an in
quest. and the inquiry took place at
Duggin's undertaking establishment
Saturday afternoon, the jurors being
Aft J. Stephens. Archie Mccormick.
w. j. Edgecombe, w. II. Eiortop, f.
A, Foster and Marshall Huffine The
facts as stated above were brought
out and much light was sued on Lick
ertss career. He was native of Ger
many, but spent his boyhood in Swift
erland and came to America when 4
young man. He formerly resided in
Wyoming. where he had many friends
and on coming to Montana. locatina
at Livingston, where he became a
member OF the Woodmen of the World
He carried life insurance policy III
that company for $1,000, and was in
sured in the New York Life for $4,000
So far as known, he had no relatives
in this country, and Laurence Reich
enbach, a nephew, residing at Gother
al, Germany, is named in the insur
ance policies as the beneficiary.
The jury found from the facts
brought out that no blame could be
attached to anyone for the accident
Funeral Held Monday,
The funeral services were held from
the Catholic church Monday morning
under the auspices of the local labor
union and the Woodmen of the World.
Rev. Francis Van Clarenbeck officiat-
ing. The pall-bearers were f. H. Ba-
con. James Dougherty, Hal Denzer, A.
H. Van Iderstine, NJ. Bailey and Fred
Payne.