The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-09-10
COVERED WITH EARTH
WORKMth ARE KILLED
From Thursdays oaIIv.

From Thursdays OaIIv.
Suddenly and without the slightest
warning, the south side of the ditch
that was dug for gas mains at Van
Brunt and Marshall streets caved i'm
about five o'clock yesterday afternoon,
/ burying two men beneath tons OF
! earth. These two were Anton Magel,
| foreman of the Job and Henry Bodoh.
The two men were kneeling in the
ditch at the time. connecting the gas
pipes. William Beckwith. who was
| few feet away in the ditch of the other
! side of the Van Brunt street crossing.
and could see the two through the
tunnel under the crossing. was the
first to notice what had happened. lie
heard the men utter cries. The next
| instant they were out of sight beneath
, tons OF black loan.
| The other workmen rushed To the
spot and proceeded at once TO dig the
two men out. Bodoh was taken out
about fifteen minutes later. He gave
no signs Of life. Magel was also ex-
humed a few moments later, and was
equally lifeless.
Police and Doctors Arrive.
I'm the meantime word had been sent
to the police station and Officers An
drew Lundberg and Lippert were on
the spot. Drs. A. F. Schmitt. 4. G..
! iedloff. and 4. +. Kemp and manv
other people were quickly on hand
The police pulmotor was there and
was used to produce artificial respira
ton. All possible means were used
to resuscitate the two lifeless forms.
hut without avail The bodies were
then removed to the Landowner un~
dertaking rooms.
The excavation was about five and
half feet deep. The sides. one would
think. should have he'd out. as the soil
was black loan. The place where the
earth wall caved in was all soil i'm
it's native condition. II was solid and
had not been dug up before.
One Victim an Old Man.
Anton Magel the older victim, YVES
seventy years of age. He has lived IN
Mankatn during the past forty eight
years. His home is at 922 North Sixth
street. He is survived bv his wife.
and seven daughters and one son. all
Irown M. and i'm order of age. as fol-
lows: Mrs. r. B. Morris. Livingston.
Mort: Mrs Frank Bienaph. l45 Fair
field aven'P: Mrs. William Kruberbert.
. N'nneanolis: Frank Maoel. 50? North
Third street: Mrs William Roberts.
livingston. Mont: Mrs. Kate Francis.
Winnipeg. Can: Mrs. Minnie BECKY.
Winnipeg: and Mrs. John Novak
Seattle.
Mr.. Magel was Il remarka BILE man for
his age. He thought nothing of walk
ing to Madison Lake and back the
same day. He was still able to do n
good day Of manual labor. Funeral
arrangements have not vet been made
Mr.. Bodoh was twenty seven years
Of age. He is survived by his wife and
two babies. fifteen months and four
} weekc old. respectively. living on
North Front street not far from II. r.
7 ecnard's Office. His home used to be
in New London. Wis. where his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs George Bodoh. still
reside. His home has been at Man
katO since last May. Before moving
here he lived for two years at Owa-
tonra. Tho funeral will be held next
Saturd?v morning at Delavan. Mimi
wher" his wife's rarcnts. Mr. and Mrs
Tor Trembel reside. The service will
begin ~ ten o'clock and will be held
in III" nelavan Catholic church.
ctstement From Mr.. Brown.
Y. +. Brown. manager of the Con
Snmcrs' Power company. in whose EN-
, pillow both men were working. today
made the following statement in re-
, gard TO the affair:
The accident happened at the cor
ner OF Van Brunt and Marshall streets
where the gas company was running a
new line OF mains. The ditch was open
and one length of two-inch pipe had
been connected onto the four inch
mains which run along Van Brun,
street. Tony Maeel was IN charge oi
) this work. He with Mr.. Bodoh was o,
the time Of the accident in the ditch
on his knees connecting together two
lengths OF two inch pipe. Withou,
warning Of any kind one bank gave
: way covering them entirely. II was
, sore twenty minutes before their
) heads were uncovered and bodies TAX
en- from the ditch. Two physicians
, DIR. A. G.. Liedloff and DR.. A. +.
, Schmtt. were on the ground at the
= time and endeavored through ?rtif
/ cial means and the pulmotor to resus
citate both of them but upon their ev-
. animation pronounced them both dead
They were taken Immediately to the
r Landkamer undertaking establishment
and the pulmoior was used for con
, siderable length of time but with nc
, successful results.
Their families were notified al
3 once. Mr.. Magel had been I'm the err
ploy OF the company for great many
years and was considered one of their
best and most faithful men. Mr.. Bo-
doh had been with the companv only
a very short length of time having re
Gently moved into Mankato."
II is probable that the two victims
will come under the provisions OF
the state compensation act. With a
view TO settling this matter. Manager
!. II. Z. Brown today notified the com
pany's office at Minneapolis of the ac-
Z cident. and a representative of the
company will come TO Mankato 10
I look up the matter of compensation t.
, the families Of the two dead men.
\ Coroner A. G. Liedloff stated today
that in his opinion there was no &C.
,casion for holding an inquest.
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