Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-05

tor came he said, Work on Meenan,'
as the other fellow was dead. l took
out my pocket knife and cut his neck
tie and pulled his shirt open TO the
waist. | rubbed his chest and ribs,
and thea carried him to the ambu-
ance. then came back to take an
other look at Kaiser and went on
home"
AIDS BOY.
The third witness was William
Schroeder, Mill street, who was en-
ployed at loading pig iron for the
Rock Island Stove company at the
time of the accident. He told OF 60
ing to the car and of finding a num-
Der of men on the ground afraid to 20
up. A boy was on the roof and he
tod of working his arms and attempt
ing TO aid him.
The boy said, Save me I am
drowning. said Mr. Schroeder.
Kaiser and l continued to rub him
ana Officer Meenan asked Tor rope
and ladder. The hoy was taken 30
the ground and as | sat on the edge
Of the roof l noticed sparks coming
from Kaiser's leg. l jumped to the
ground and heard the doctor say:
Kaiser is dead
DANCERC'.S WIRE.
A number of Witnesses then testi-
fed relative 10 the wire and its dan
ger. Oscar A. Ralston, Seventeenth
street and Fourth avenue, line fore
man tor the Rock Island Southern,
said that the wire which killed Kaiser
carried 1000 volts, alternating cur
rent, which he said would easily kill
a man. He said in his opinion the
current would go right through cloth
ms. He said a body standing on a
metal roof in rainy weather would
probably draw 500 ems and said that
I it was exceedingly dangerous to be
near the wire under those conditions.
He stated that if there was broken
/ circuit, the current would jump from
an inch and half to two inches al
though he had known Of a current
/ when drawn, to jump from six to eight
! feet He testified that the trolley coz
formed in every way to the state reg
ulations.
another electrician. testified along the
same line as did Frank Merrill, con
struction foreman for the Bell Tele,
. phone company.
DOCTOR TESTIFIES.
The statement of DR.. L. NJ Saia who
was called was read, in which he de-
sCribed the injuries received and stat,
ei III his opinion Kaiser probably lost
his head by the repeated warnings OF
the growing crowd and that he ha.
caught hold of the wrist OF Meenan
after h had come in contact with
the wire The fact that there are
several holes in DiXon's hat leads Jo
the conclusion that the current reach
ed him in that way, as his hands are
not burned. His feet were terribly
burned and il may be necessary &c
au.puJate DR.. Sala characterized the
death Of the two men as heroic as
they died attempting to save another
An open verdict was returned find
inc that Mr.. Kaiser came 10 his death
b. electrocution while striving TO aid
harry Dixon who had climbed on tor
o. The box Car while playing with his
chums.
THE MEENAN inquest.
This afternoon at 1870 the inquest
for officer Meenan was held at the
Wheelan undertaking parlors. Little
new evidence was introduced anC
practically the same witnesses were
heard as in the Kaiser inquest. The
verdict was substantially the same a:
IN the former matter.
PROFOUND SORROW.
, Profound sorrow was caused al
, over the city when news OF the trag
edy spread. Officer Meenan was
man universally liked. AS an oficia
. he was faithful and mis- death was al
: most a personal loss TO Chief Brinn
, The police station door is market
; with crepe today and the flag at IN,
city hall has been placed at half mas
| under orders from COMMISSIONS
] Jonas Bear.
} BORN N ROCK ISLAND.
Cornelius Joseph Meenan was borI