The Mankato free press., 1923-06-29
ELECTRIC SHOCK
KILLED LINEMAN
Warren H. J. Dauber the
Victim On Saturday
DEATH WAS QUICK
Attempt Resuscitation Proved
UnavaiIino; the Funeral
Tomorrow

warren II. }. IauOer, age tWen-
ty-seven wears, World war veteran
and popular Young man Of Manka-
to, was killed late Saturday after
noon when he came in contact with
an electric wire of high voltage
while working on a pole near tire
Mankato Knitting Mills and fell
plunging to the ground. The acci
dent occurred just a short time be-
fore the linemen crew OF the North
eru States Power company, Of
which Dauber was a member. were
going TO quit work for the day.
Dauber and Charles Paswalk. an
other lineman, had climbed TO the
first crossbar of the electric pole,
when the accident occurred. IneH
to another and the work there
would have been finished Dauber
swung around the pole and was Just
fastening his safety belt to the pole,
when he got the heavy electric jolt
from wire carrying a voltage OF
$500.
Knocked Away From Pole
The shock knocked him away
from the pole and he grasped a guy
wire. his spikes remaining stuck III
the pole. Paswalk made a desper-
ate attempt to grab him. but Just
caught his shirt. The hold on the
plunged head first down. first strik-
ing a chain running around posts on
a truck beneath the pole and then
to the gound. Ray Earle and Car!
johnson were standing near the
bottom Of the pole when he fell.
The two men Immediately started
to the aid of Dauber who showed a
little life. 4 doctor was summoned
and in the meantime Earle and
Johnson with several other employ
ees. tried respiration methods TO aid
and once opened his eyes. Fire
Chief Ben Bangerter and Dr.. Will
liam Black arrived and the Schaef-
fer respiration system was tried 10
bring back heart action. For two
hours they worked on the body, fin
ally DR.. Black announced there was
no hope.
Death Due To EIeetroeution
4 postmortem examination was
held Yesterday morning and Corn
ner DR.. G. A. Dahl issued a state
ment that death was due primarily
to electrocution. A broken liver
CduSeu lHloIudi PIC
vented the resusCitation methods
following the accident being sue
cessful.
Warren Dauher was World war
veteran and a member OF the Amer
ican Legion. He enlisted in the
United States army during the late
war and served in several camps in
this country as machine gun in
structor, a large share Of his time
being spent at Camp Funston.
Warren was one Of the most pop :
ular and prominent young men of
Mankato. 1t seems that he was
we'll acquainted with everybody in
Mankato He had an exceptionally
jovial nature and alwars met his
friends with a smile and a witty
remark One OF his fellow workmen
and friends described him as-"they
don't make them like 'Daub' any
more"
Native of Manksto
He was born in Duluth. Mimi, on
Mankato when but four years old.
He is the son Of Charles c. Dauber
OF 113 South Fifth street and is
survived by his father and his step
mother and FIVE sisters. Mrs. Laura
M. Wagner, Erma D. Dauber. Lii
Han r. Dauber, Grace NJ. Dauber
and step sister Maryun Florence
Danber His mother died just eight
cen years ago, Saturday. June %.
He attended the schools Of Man
kato and had attended the Mankatc
Teachers college. For the past sew
eral years he worked for the Rel
Telephone system in the northe~a
part OF the state. He came - ">1-
kato a short time ago and was en-
ployed by the Northern States Pow
er company for the past six weeks.
Members of the American Legion
and of the Mankato Knights Of Co
lumbus council OF which he was g
member. are to turn out in BODY
for the funeral services which vii
be held tomorrow morning at ter
O'Clock from the st. Peters ant
PauI's Catholic church
VIII Have Military Funeral
Al Kircher, post commanie- Of th'
LorentZ Post No. IL American agioi
announced today noon that q milita-'
funeral would be held for Warren H
firing squad. color bearers and ;
member of the local legion Dost. !
fifing squad. color bearers and
guard Of honor in Uniform will con
Duct the official military duties. Mr.
Kircher desires It announced tha
all members Of the legion and othr,
ex-service men turn out in full uni
form II possible.