Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-02
CLOSE INQUEST OVER THOMAS
Rigorous Investigation Will Be Mads to
Determine Responsibility.
HENRY DtUTcH CRIPPLED FOR LIFE
Such IL Belief of Physicians Concern
ing old Man BADLY Injured
In Pierce street Car
Wreck.

An inquest will be held at 10 a. m. Sat
urday by Coroner Bradley over the body Of
Samuel Thomas who was killed in the
street car accident early Thursday morning
at Sixth and Pierce streets. The inquest
was to have been held Friday. but on ac-
count OF the large number Of witnesses to
be examined. all of whom will be subjected
to rigorous examination in order to FIX
the responsibility for the death OF Thomas
ana the injury Of at least fourteen passen-
gers the hearing was postponed until
more opportune time.
The funeral OF Mr.. Thomas will be held
Sunday at 2 p. m. from his late residence,
H2 William street, and interment will be at
Forest Lawn cemetery. Members Of the
firm of the Baum Iron company, for whom
Thomas had worked for fourteen years.
have taken an active interest in the case
relieving the bereaved wife OF all respon-
slbility and care in making arrangements
for the funeral
Thomas was insured for $500 in the Pru-
dental Life Insurance company. His
brother and two sisters, who live at Phila-
delphia, have been notified of his death, put
no response has been received to the tele-
grams sent and It is not known If any of
them will be in attendance at the funeral
Deutch Cripple for Life.
Henry Deutch, Fifth and Walnut streets,
VINO was the most seriously injured of any
of the passengers in the wreck, was re-
ported to be resting easier Friday after
noon, although he is still suffering greatly
from shock. Mr.. Deutch was standing on
the rear platform of the car when it lett
the tracks at the curve and careened over
on one side, when 1t hit the drug store of
Charles CanRb1an nd had rfeh4 la
and hip fractured by being caught between
the side of the car and the building. The
injured member was set Thursday morning
after he had been taken to his home, but
1t Is the opinion of the physicians that Mr..
Deutch will be crippled for the remainder
of his life, even IL he RECEIVERS from the
injuries received. He is 60 years of age
and the fracture OF the hip will have the
effect of shortening his limb about two
inches. Mr. Deutch was also bruised about
the breast and shoulders, but the injuries
to his right leg and hip are the more seri-
Gus.
George ]. Dubler, a mail carrier, who
lives at 42 Cedar street, and who was in
ternally injured in the wreck was reported
to be improved Friday. One rib on his
right side was broken and he was cut
about the head with broken glass. Mr..
Dubler was sitting next to the stove in the
car when it crashed into the drug store
after leaving the tracks and was pinioned
beneath the wreckage for some little time
before he was found by rescuers. When
the car turned over on one side the ash
tray of the stove, containing a quantity of
ashes and red hot Goals, was thrown over
his head, showering him with the hot en-
bers, but without infiicting serious injuries.
The other passengers who were caught
in the wreck were reported to be recovering
quickly from their injuries, as none was
badly injured, most of the injuries being
minor body bruises or cuts from falling
glass.