The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-12
FROM uFT
CAUSES DEATH
Walter Wyer Victim of IN
explained Accident Tues
day Evening.

he funeral Of Walter Wyer. aged -
years who was accidentally killed
last evening when he fell down the
freight elevator shaft in the ear of
the j. NJ, Hartley e. Son store on Main
street, will be held tomorrow after.
noon from the residence of the family
on Jamison STREET. The hour set Is
$3.50 O'Clock. IntermeNt Will! be made
at the Woodlawr cemetery under the
direction Of Rev. Claude E. Goodwin
OF the First Methodist Episcopal
church. .m B. 81. Ma d"
The stories told concerning the oc-
.currence varied In many respects. The
boys who were on the elevator did not
see the beginning az tho accident and
are unable TO say what caused 1t.
Probably the most authentic state.
ment is that made by the two boys who
were with Walter Wyer while he was
on the elevator. They claim that as
the elevator was going up leaving the
fourth floor that Wyer said, Wait a
minute" the only remark made, and
the n which drew the attention Of
the two boys, who until this time had
their backs turned TO the Wyer boy.
When Herbert Cox. the young man in
charge Of the elevator turned. re was
confronted with the sight Of Wyer fall.
ing against the window which Is In
the rear OF the building.
Had the glass not hold, the body
of Wye would have fallen to the al
ley IN the rea OF the store but 1t did
hold until the elevator got past and
as soon rs the floor of the elevator
released the body which was wedged
between 1t and the window the body
fell the four stories to The bottom OF
the shaft. he elevator has no sides,
being simply a freight lift.
Ime IAN, II no. elevate" is most
probably what killed him as the body
mus moi greatly uIsigureu. IIlc wurse
crushing he received was when the
body struck the ground. AS soon as
possible medical aid was summoned
and DR.. W. II. Sands and DR.. J. T..
Unner responded. I they were unable to
do anything to save tile cllild's life.
The bay ilEud Tor probably ~ minutes
but did not regain consciousness.
AS soon as the terrible news be.
came street talk it passed rapidly over
the town and in a snort time the store
was crowded with SypatilI2ers and
friends oil. boys family. The officials
of the Hartley firm did all possible to
tighten the heavy affliction thrust UP.
on the lads parents, and went out OF
their way considerably To satisfy the
large crowds that thrDngcd into the
establishment to get the news first
hand. /.
Undertaken Jones was called as soon
as 1t was definitely known that the
boy was dead. County Coroner Frank
A. Lloyd after a thorough inveStiga-
ton turned the body over 10 the under
taker, stating that an inquest was not
necessary, at the same time pronounc.
ing the death of the boy due to an ac-
cideut.
Undertaken Jones took the body to
his establishment and prepared it for
burial and later to the boys home at
SOB Jamison street. The lads mother.
Mrs. l.. c. Wyer, had received the news
shortly after the accident and bore
up admirably under the strain. l.. G.
Wyer, the father, was in Clarksburg
when the accident was reported to
him and hcart.broken no returned to
Fairmont. 10 his home where there arc
three other children one a boy six
months old, named John W: Mary
Elizabeth, a beautiful two.year.oId baby
girl, and the Oldest boy Iris, aged sew.
enteen.
The stricken family has been recciv-
ing condolences from their numerous
friends since the occurrence and the
home on Jamison has been visited
by hundreds.
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