The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-24
III R. NECEING's
DEATH WAS SUDDEN
From Monday. Daily.

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From Mondays Daily.
Just after undergoing a massage
treatment IN the Office OF Dr. TOILET
Solverud In the CoughlanIiickey
building last Saturday evening. Her
mann Rudolph wiecklng. one OF the
best known and most highly re-
spected citizens OF Mankato. sudden
ly died. s.
Mr.. wlecking was ffty-six years
old He had been taking the sulphur
bath and massage treatments for
rheumatism. and had frequently re-
marked to his friends that they had
benefited him greatly. The patient,
however. had a weak heart, and the
treatments proved too great strain
for him.
Mr.. wiecklng was lame from the
effects OF a fall on the sidewalk on
Second street near Jackson. which oc-
CURED last Tuesday morning. Before
that time he was able 70 walk fairly
well, though at times suffering from
rheumatism. which seemed to be set
tied principally in his left Les. Tues
day morning he walked down town as
usual for the mail and went about
here and there, seeing his friends.
He happened to step on a banana
peel on the sidewalk II seems that
he injured the leg which was az
fected by the rheumatism, for his
pain in that limb was great. He was
never able TO step on Il again. Satur.
day afternoon he was taken by Henry
Madison In an automobile to the doc
tors Office. He was on a wheeled
chair. in which he was lifted in and
out Of the automobile. and In this
same chair he was taken TO the Of
fee OF the doctor. He remained in
the Office about two hours, resting
before he underwent the treatment
Died Very Suddenly.
One reason for Mr.. wlecking's lack
OF strength was the fact that he had
not been eating solid foods for some
time but had been subsisting on liquid
nourishment. The hot spray bath and
massage were too much for him.
Just after the massage. which was
given by one Of DR.. Solverud's assist
ants, Mr.. wiecking complained OF
feeling faint and asked for q glass of
water. The assistant called DIT. Sow
erud into the room. The latter observed
the patient and called DR.. w. A.
Beach. whose Office Is in the same
building. Before DR.. Beach arrived.
Mr.. wiecking had expired. He died at
6:10 p. m.
A postmortem examination was held
the same evening by Coroner A. @.
Liedloff and Drs. Beach and c. c,
Pratt. II was found that the patient
had been suffering from fatty de-
generation of the heart There were.
also blood clots on one side Of the
heart. The patient also had conges-
ton OF the kidneys. II
Was In Bad Condition Physically.
While the fall on the sidewalk and
the strain Of the massage treatments
probably FASTENED death, Il seems
reasonable to believe that Mr.. Week.
ing could not have lived much longer
under any conditions. The body was
removed after the examination TO the
Klein undertaking rooms
The funeral win be held
Tuesday afternoon at 1880 O'Clock
from the family residence at sos
rlx,ror .trnnt Tt.n ..,~fnn lin ~ q,
the hands OF the Mankato Odd Eel
lows, among whom Mr.. wieeking, had
long been prominent. The funeral
sermon will be preached by Rev. Ed.
ward Constant, pastor Of the Congre-
gational church.
Hermann Rudolph wiecking was
born at Bramsche, near osnabrueck.
Germany, November 2s, 1858. He land
ed in America August 81, 1876, and
located at Fort Wayne. Ind. being
then a boy Of sixteen. In 1879, he
came to Lansing, Iowa. where he es.
tablished cigar factory with his
brother. II. w. wfecking.
Came 70 Mankato In tes2.
In November, 1882. he located In
Mankato. where he at once established
a tobacco store. He continued In
this business until 1907. when he re-
tired. He was prodigious worker and
an able business man In every way.
and during his twenty-five years OF
active business life in Mankato, he
amassed a considerable fortune. He
was strong. vigorous man, and for
many years never was known 10 have
the slightest ailment, or the least oc-
casion TO call physician. II was not
until last spring that friends began
10 notice any failure. in his health.
Wife and Five Children.
Mr.. wiecking was married on De-
cember 4, 1886, 10 Miss Emma Kerndt
OF Lycurgus. Iowa, who. with ave chill.
dren survives. There are three daugh-
tiers, Anna. Martha and Emma. and
two sons. Ernest H.. and Herman r.,
Jr.. all residing at the family home
at sos Byron street. Misses Anna and
Martha wiecking graduated from the
state university last June. and Miss.
Emma wiecking from two-year
course at the Mankafo normal at the
same time. The boys are the two
youngest members OF the family.