Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-21
FATALLY HURT BY FALL
FROM WINDOW OF HOTEL
robert Alexander Dies in Few Hours
After He Tumbles -Four Stories
at Tie Richmond.
LOSES BALANCE WHILE AT WORK
Coroner VIII Conduct Inquest Into
Death OF Man, Who Leaves Wife
and Several Small Children-BOdy
Horribly Crushed.

robert Alexander was fatally In
jured yesterday afternoon wncn he fell
from seventh floor window in the
richmond Hotel. and died At the Vir-
Sinia hospital ,t 9:tj o'clock last night
"ithout having rcSaincd consciousness.
.,ieNahGer WAS a young man and mar
rled. being survived by his vic and
sera'a! small chiii:.n. Cotoiia~ lay
Tor viii hold an inquest into the case
.-moirow morning at 1919 O'clock.
iuheral arrangements having been
postponed until this Is constituted.
Alexander Was employed by the Ma
tonal window Cleaning Company. and
was at work In the hotel It the time
the accident occurred. According 10 "a
man who had been working there with
him. the window cleaners raj found
that number of the windows were
sticking and they had been compelled
to use considerable force to open them
so as TO reach the outside Of the panes
OPENS SUDDENLY AND
HE LOSES BALANCE
Thcv had been successful in opening
all Of the windows until they arrived
ct those Oh the seventh floor. Here
the windows offered more Resistance
than any Of the others. AS is the ca Sc
with other windows in the hotel. those
on this noor work on pivots and arc
pushed open from one edge rather
than being raised. Alexander mount
cd the lower sill Of the window. which
overlooked the tile roof OF the lobby
on the Ninth street side of the hotel.
and threw his weight against the
frame.
Tho first attempt of this kind was
unsuccessful. Again the man braccd
himself and lurchcd forward against
the frame. This time the window
opened suddenly. The force nj Ale.-
anders weight against the sash car
ried him forward after the window
i.iI al t,. t,,'. rod
on the outer edge Of the sill. APP
parentiy about to recover himself to
prevent falling. But the stop was only
moincntary. without sound and
with his hands catching wildly at the
smooth surface OF tho wallis. Alexander
shot forward over the briuh.
His helper. vino was working At
another window. saw the form shoot
through the air md for second was
30 overcome that he. 700. was on tho
verge Of falling. He recovered him
self. though. and for second gazed
silently at tn. form Of the man who
lay on the tile roof Of tie lobby four
stories below lie hurried downstairs
and was one Of the hrSt IA reach Alex
amber.
The city ambulance eas summoned,
and before II arrived everything pos
sible was done for the injured man.
Dr Davis arrived in II few minutes ana
found that Alexander was seriously in
lurcd He directed his removal ut once.
ana lc was carried TO tho ambulance
aud conveyed 10 Virginia Hospital with
all possible speed. There IL was asccI-
taiped that he had suffered II fracture
"a, the base OF his kull. fracture OF
iaw. one % The, arm, tnat pi5 fa"s Was;
broken practically iate il pnlip, that his
On st was little hstts ana that his
body was covered with deep bruises ana
decorations.
.,lexandcr MAS so seriously Injured
than an operation would have been
unsuccessful. and. without having re-
gained consciousness, n" diod q few
hours later Ills wife had been in
formed of tho accident, ana was with
him when he died. AlcNand.r lived at
COL . South BcIviherc Street
Coroner Taylor was notified mm.-
diately after death occuied and or
dered tho body turned over TO Cnd,r-
takcr Bliley.