The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-28
Friday, October IS, 1910

most excellent man, quiet and unas-
Stunning, but Industrious and good
husband, father and neighbor. All
who knew him speak highly of him.
Superintendent Fletcher states that
Mr.. Heyn was one of the best men
that he had working on the dam. He
was faithful, Industrious and a good
mechanic, and did his work WELL His
death has caused much sadness at
the dam, as well as in this city and
North Mankato, and his family will
have the sympathy of an
No blame, it would seem. can be at.
taehed to anyone for the accident. 1t
seems to have been one of those un-
forseen happenings which occur oeca-
sionally and cannot be prevented. 1t
Is easier TO see afterwards where the
mistake was than before.
Examination of the body of the de-
ceased at the undertaking rooms dis
closed the fact that death was prob
ably due to the injury to the head, as
the skull was badly crushed, the brain
gone and one eye missing. One arm
was broken at the wrist, but no other
bones were found broken, nor were
there many bruises on the body.
Funeral services will probably be
held Thursday afternoon
Inquest Held This Morning.
The coroner's inquest over the re-
mains OF Hugo Hcyn who was acct
dentally killed at the Rapidan dam
yesterday afternoon was held at Land
hammer Bros & Davidsons undertaking
rooms this morning at nine o'clock. The
jury was y. ID. Beach, Paul Iverson,
Murray Pierson, Neil Cook, Al. Wy
song and John Gacke.
The examination was conducted by
Coroner f. r. Kennedy. County Attor-
ney Walter A. Plymat and deputies
coroner, John Macbeth and c. L. Ken
nedy. Owing to misunderstanding
General Manager Elliott and others in
charge OF the work at the dam did not
arrive until ten o'clock.
Rudolph Rosenow was the first wit
ness. He is employed as a carpenter
at the dam and resides in North Man.
kato. He was working with and near
the deceased at the time OF the acct
dent. The witness said the they were
putting up a form on which a gate is
placed. The form was 4X24 on the bot
ton and exc on top,-hopper shape.
They had worked there all day. as rne
bucket was carried OH the cables from
one side to the other. The witness
had warned deceased to be careful,
that the chain might catch him. a
moment before the accident witness had
told deceased to duck" but before
he could think the bucket or chain
had struck him, and hurled him down
to the base of the dam sixty-cight feet
below Witness went TO deceas inn
mediately, but he was dead. George
Elliot, the carpenter boss was with
witness when they first saw body,
which was thrown against the buttress.
dam safe place to work. Chain
which struck deceased looked little
longer than others. Bucket was load
ed heavy with concrete and coming
rather fast. The bucket when struck
form tore it all to pieces. Witness
and deceased were building third form.
Chains had passed over carpenters all
day but did not bother them.
Lewis /. Fletcher, superintendent of
construction, was the next witness. He
was in the office at the time of the
accident He said the work at dam
was being done by the Ambursen Hy
draulic Construction company as
agents for the Consumers Power COM
pany.
work. was called next. He said he was
standing or the tank at the time OF
the accident Heard whistle blow be-
fore bucket started across on the
cable. Saw one of the idler chains
catch the form or frame that deceased
was working on, which was tipped over.
There were no defects in the chains.
Was 200 feet from the deceased at
time of accident Deceased was inside
the form when chain caught it. De-
ceased could see chains coming. The
witness explained that the form on
which deceased was working is a pier
to hold the concrete which forms the
and is taken away when concrete is
set. Engineer always blew whistle
when bucket crossed over to warn the
workmen. No idler chains were in bad
repair. Witness was on form five
minutes before the accident. He did
not notice one chain was longer than
the Others. Deceased was the best
there to obstruct view of the deceased.
j. NJ. Champaign, master mechanic
was the next witness. He explained
that his work was to look after the
chains and trolley. Chains were all
the same length and had not been
mended. Cannot give any reason why
chain should have caught form on
which deceased was working.