The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06


en- it out before putting in the last
Of the boards. Suddenly there came
a cracking sound. Binninger who was
standing by saw the upper pile OF
lumber sag and screamed warning to
Riley, who started to scramble out
For an instant it seemed that the re
naming supports would hold.
Then, with a cracking sound, they
snapped and the whole pile of about
1000 boards weighing more than TIVE
tons collapsed, trapping Riley who had
almost gained safety.
Binninger rushed to the door of the
shed and called C. H. Hermann, yard
boss, who was working in the saw shes
at the time. Assisted by seven other
employees, he began pulling the lum,
Der off the injured man. A call was
sent to police headquarters for an am
bulance.
Riley Still Alive.
The men, -working with lightning
speed, had just gotten the last of the
boards off the injured man and found
that he was still alive when the am
bulance manned by Emil Meissner, sec.
rotary of police, and officers Walter
Chase, Lawrence Melbusch and Perry
Tusler arrived. Riley was rushed to
the hospital where physician and
nurses were waiting.
An examination showed that the up
per jawbone had been driven into the
brain and there was no possible chance
for the man to survive. He lived only
4 L. -.
consciousness.
Police notified his brothers, Frani
and James, owners Of the Riley Broth
ers' foundry, who hurried to the hos
pital. Later they ordered the body
removed to the Crossin undertaking
parlors. The man is also Survived by
his father, who owns farm near the
state line.
With Company Since May.
Riley, records of the lumber com.
pany show, started to work there OF
the 9th Of May. He was single anC
for several months past has beer
boarding with Mrs. Sarah Bienemann
at 818 Park street.
Coroner Truman T. Parker started
his investigation today. The compan.
| was ordered not to move the lumbe
and the broken supports until Corone
Parker had chance to determine tn,
exact cause of the accident.
| The victim of the accident was
native of the state of Wisconsin
and had lived practically all o
| his life in Kenosha. He is sur
vived by his parents, by one sister
Mrs. Mary Spencer and by three
brothers, Thomas, James and Franz
Riley, all of Kenosha. The remains
were taken this afternoon to the home
of brother, James E. Riley, 80
Strong street; the funeral services
will be held Saturday morning at tel
o'clock at the St. Thomas church will
interment following in the family plo
in the st. James cemetery.
Accidental-Jury Verdict.
Coroner Truman T. Parker, accom-
panied by a jury of six men, visite,
the scene of the accident this morn
ing. After talking with the men VIII
witnessed the crash and those VIII
! helped extricate the injured man, tn
jury returned a verdict in which the
found that death was caused accident
ally.
The supports which gave way, it wa
said, had many times been subjecte
to much heavier loads without an
sign of weakening. Officials of tn
lumber company stated that an exam
nation of other supports Throughout
the warehouse will be made at once
and if any are found which show sign
Of weakness, they will be reinforced
The company recently change
hands and the stock in the variou
bins was being added to. Riley an
Binninger had been shifting the vari
Gus sizes for several days past, com
pany officials said.