The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-15
KOCHuNCONSC|OUS
ASDOCTORS TRY TO
MEND BROKEN BODY
Morton County coroner's Jury
Will Hold Inquest Into
Tragedy Thursday
CONNOLLY IN PECULIAR FIX
Retained BY Driver Of the Car,
the States Attorney May
Prosecute His Client
CONNOLLY IN PECULIAR FIX

Little hope was held today for the
recovery Of Phillip Koch, Jr.. Mandan
chef who Tas critically injured In the
automobile crash on the vehicular
bridge spanning the Missouri river
here which took the life Of Lloyd J.
DeLong, q, and injured two others
Sunday.
Koch still was unconscious this
morning and was failing, his attend
ing physician reported. The Man.
dan man, who Is about q years Of
age, suffered q fracture Of his upper
law, q fracture at the base Of his
skull. broken cheek bones, q fractured
left forearm, numerous body and
facial cuts and bruises, and general
shock. At noon today the man nad
been unconscious 46 hours.
Parents Of the injured man, Mr..
and Mrs. Phillip Koch, ST., Napoleon.
arrived here yesterday and were at
their sons bedside today. The at
tending physician said this morning
that he did not entertain very muc.i
hope" for Koch's recovery.
Lloyd DeI,ong was instantly killed
and his brother Harold, q, and Joe
Ferderer were injured when the car
In which they were riding from MAN.
dan to Bismarck leaped up large
steel girder, sOmersaulted. lit upSloe
down on the pavement and skidded
several yards about 2:3o p. m. Sunday.
Dlames Uneven Brakes
Ferdercrr said he haE been driving
fast on the 'hearse'' highway, but
was about to slow down shortly be-
fore the crash occurred. according TO
E. J. Gobel. Burleigh county coroner.
after an investigation yesterday
morning. Ferderer blames une:.'. 4
braking pressure for causing the
crash. He said that the car swerved
out Of his control when he applied the
brakes at about the center Of the
bridge, Gobel says.
Harold DeLong and Ferderer were
we'll on the road to recovery today.
Ferderer has been released from the
Mandan hospital where he had been
receiving treatment since about p.
m. Sunday. DeI4ong was In the hospi-
til only long enough to have his
wounds dressed. Both DeI,ong and
F'erderer suffered numerous cuts ana
bruises but no broken bones or Sc
rious injury.
Parents Of the dead man, Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Long. returned to thc-r
jamestown home with the body last
night. Funeral services Will be neld
at the Roman Catholic church IN
jamestown wednesday. probably ct D
q. m. Interment will be made In q
jamestown cemetery.
Members Of the Morton county cor.
oner's jury. impaneled by Coroner J.
K. Kennedy. yesterday afternoon
viewed Lloyd belongs body before
It was taken to jamestown. The
jurys hearing will not be conducted
until Thursday morning. however,
members said, when It Is expected the
condition Of Harold DeL0ng and
Ferderer will be definitely known.
Coroner Kennedy declined to say
when the inquest would b held.
Members Of the jury are Robert
Cummins, A. J. Sylvester. ana
Charles Toman, Jr., all Of Mandan.
Coanolly Position Peculiar
In the meantime. Louis H. Connol-
", Morton county states attorney.
finds himself in . peculiar position.
Immediately after the accident =
brother Of Ferderer's called Connolly
to retain his services for the driver
Of the machine In the event Legal dif-
ficaltios should ensle - the result o.
(oonttnnc0 a poGo nlne.l