The Arkansas City Daily Traveler
Arkansas City, Kansas
Monday, July 25, 1892
Page 5
Death of Dell Abernathy
Saturday Evening. The Coroner's Inquest.
In Saturday's issue we gave a brief notice of the sudden death of Dell Abernathy, who was killed at the Fifth avenue hotel elevator, a little before 5 o'clock.
The remains were taken to Repp Bros. undertaking rooms, where the body was examined by the coroner's jury. The jury were composed of James Benedict, J.W. Hutchinson, D. Owen, A.E. Kirkpatrick, Allen Mowry and Frank McDowell.
Testimony of F.F. Holmes.
I am clerk of the Fifth avenue hotel. The first I knew that there was anything wrong, was hearing my name called from the upper floor. I was behind the desk in the office. I ran up to the third floor, where I saw the body of Dell Abernathy, the engineer. I saw him wedged in between the elevator and the third floor. I went down to the office and sent a porter after a doctor. I went up stairs again and they were getting him out. When I first saw him his head was wedged between the upper part of the elevator and the floor joist. I thought he was dead then, but went after Dr. McKay. When I returned Dr. Guinn was there and pronounced him dead. I do not know which way the elevator was going. The elevator is in good condition and he had apparently gone upstairs to fix something; he had asked for a wrench and got one and started up. I am of the opinion that he was on top of the elevator when the accident happened.
Testimony of C.M. Pfisterer.
About 4:50 o'clock I was standing at the clerk's desk when some person called - "Frank, Frank" Thinking was a fire, four of us ran up the stairs to the fourth floor, and found a man wedged between the elevator and the floor. Opened elevator door and asked Mr. Conrod to take the body out. I got on top of the elevator and lowered it. Took the body out. A doctor who was present said the man was dead. His right leg, left arm and head were above the elevator, his left arm being around the check rope. The elevator must have been going up when the accident happened. I was present at the office when he got the wrench and he had been gone not more then two minutes until I heard the call.
Ben Conrod's testimony was in substance the same as the above. He said he saw a number of people riding on the elevator during the day.
Charles Coon, who was occupying room 42, was the first one present after the accident. He testified that the elevator was going down. He asked the man if he was hurt and he replied - "yes".
The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the above testimony.
The deceased was 20 years old, and a son of N.Abernathy, who lives at 208 North B. street. The remains were buried in Parker cemetery at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Arkansas City, Kansas
Monday, July 25, 1892
Page 5
Death of Dell Abernathy
Saturday Evening. The Coroner's Inquest.
In Saturday's issue we gave a brief notice of the sudden death of Dell Abernathy, who was killed at the Fifth avenue hotel elevator, a little before 5 o'clock.
The remains were taken to Repp Bros. undertaking rooms, where the body was examined by the coroner's jury. The jury were composed of James Benedict, J.W. Hutchinson, D. Owen, A.E. Kirkpatrick, Allen Mowry and Frank McDowell.
Testimony of F.F. Holmes.
I am clerk of the Fifth avenue hotel. The first I knew that there was anything wrong, was hearing my name called from the upper floor. I was behind the desk in the office. I ran up to the third floor, where I saw the body of Dell Abernathy, the engineer. I saw him wedged in between the elevator and the third floor. I went down to the office and sent a porter after a doctor. I went up stairs again and they were getting him out. When I first saw him his head was wedged between the upper part of the elevator and the floor joist. I thought he was dead then, but went after Dr. McKay. When I returned Dr. Guinn was there and pronounced him dead. I do not know which way the elevator was going. The elevator is in good condition and he had apparently gone upstairs to fix something; he had asked for a wrench and got one and started up. I am of the opinion that he was on top of the elevator when the accident happened.
Testimony of C.M. Pfisterer.
About 4:50 o'clock I was standing at the clerk's desk when some person called - "Frank, Frank" Thinking was a fire, four of us ran up the stairs to the fourth floor, and found a man wedged between the elevator and the floor. Opened elevator door and asked Mr. Conrod to take the body out. I got on top of the elevator and lowered it. Took the body out. A doctor who was present said the man was dead. His right leg, left arm and head were above the elevator, his left arm being around the check rope. The elevator must have been going up when the accident happened. I was present at the office when he got the wrench and he had been gone not more then two minutes until I heard the call.
Ben Conrod's testimony was in substance the same as the above. He said he saw a number of people riding on the elevator during the day.
Charles Coon, who was occupying room 42, was the first one present after the accident. He testified that the elevator was going down. He asked the man if he was hurt and he replied - "yes".
The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the above testimony.
The deceased was 20 years old, and a son of N.Abernathy, who lives at 208 North B. street. The remains were buried in Parker cemetery at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The Arkansas City Daily Traveler
Arkansas City, Kansas
Monday, July 25, 1892
Page 5
Death of Dell Abernathy
Saturday Evening. The Coroner's Inquest.
In Saturday's issue we gave a brief notice of the sudden death of Dell Abernathy, who was killed at the Fifth avenue hotel elevator, a little before 5 o'clock.
The remains were taken to Repp Bros. undertaking rooms, where the body was examined by the coroner's jury. The jury were composed of James Benedict, J.W. Hutchinson, D. Owen, A.E. Kirkpatrick, Allen Mowry and Frank McDowell.
Testimony of F.F. Holmes.
I am clerk of the Fifth avenue hotel. The first I knew that there was anything wrong, was hearing my name called from the upper floor. I was behind the desk in the office. I ran up to the third floor, where I saw the body of Dell Abernathy, the engineer. I saw him wedged in between the elevator and the third floor. I went down to the office and sent a porter after a doctor. I went up stairs again and they were getting him out. When I first saw him his head was wedged between the upper part of the elevator and the floor joist. I thought he was dead then, but went after Dr. McKay. When I returned Dr. Guinn was there and pronounced him dead. I do not know which way the elevator was going. The elevator is in good condition and he had apparently gone upstairs to fix something; he had asked for a wrench and got one and started up. I am of the opinion that he was on top of the elevator when the accident happened.
Testimony of C.M. Pfisterer.
About 4:50 o'clock I was standing at the clerk's desk when some person called - "Frank, Frank" Thinking was a fire, four of us ran up the stairs to the fourth floor, and found a man wedged between the elevator and the floor. Opened elevator door and asked Mr. Conrod to take the body out. I got on top of the elevator and lowered it. Took the body out. A doctor who was present said the man was dead. His right leg, left arm and head were above the elevator, his left arm being around the check rope. The elevator must have been going up when the accident happened. I was present at the office when he got the wrench and he had been gone not more then two minutes until I heard the call.
Ben Conrod's testimony was in substance the same as the above. He said he saw a number of people riding on the elevator during the day.
Charles Coon, who was occupying room 42, was the first one present after the accident. He testified that the elevator was going down. He asked the man if he was hurt and he replied - "yes".
The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the above testimony.
The deceased was 20 years old, and a son of N.Abernathy, who lives at 208 North B. street. The remains were buried in Parker cemetery at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Arkansas City, Kansas
Monday, July 25, 1892
Page 5
Death of Dell Abernathy
Saturday Evening. The Coroner's Inquest.
In Saturday's issue we gave a brief notice of the sudden death of Dell Abernathy, who was killed at the Fifth avenue hotel elevator, a little before 5 o'clock.
The remains were taken to Repp Bros. undertaking rooms, where the body was examined by the coroner's jury. The jury were composed of James Benedict, J.W. Hutchinson, D. Owen, A.E. Kirkpatrick, Allen Mowry and Frank McDowell.
Testimony of F.F. Holmes.
I am clerk of the Fifth avenue hotel. The first I knew that there was anything wrong, was hearing my name called from the upper floor. I was behind the desk in the office. I ran up to the third floor, where I saw the body of Dell Abernathy, the engineer. I saw him wedged in between the elevator and the third floor. I went down to the office and sent a porter after a doctor. I went up stairs again and they were getting him out. When I first saw him his head was wedged between the upper part of the elevator and the floor joist. I thought he was dead then, but went after Dr. McKay. When I returned Dr. Guinn was there and pronounced him dead. I do not know which way the elevator was going. The elevator is in good condition and he had apparently gone upstairs to fix something; he had asked for a wrench and got one and started up. I am of the opinion that he was on top of the elevator when the accident happened.
Testimony of C.M. Pfisterer.
About 4:50 o'clock I was standing at the clerk's desk when some person called - "Frank, Frank" Thinking was a fire, four of us ran up the stairs to the fourth floor, and found a man wedged between the elevator and the floor. Opened elevator door and asked Mr. Conrod to take the body out. I got on top of the elevator and lowered it. Took the body out. A doctor who was present said the man was dead. His right leg, left arm and head were above the elevator, his left arm being around the check rope. The elevator must have been going up when the accident happened. I was present at the office when he got the wrench and he had been gone not more then two minutes until I heard the call.
Ben Conrod's testimony was in substance the same as the above. He said he saw a number of people riding on the elevator during the day.
Charles Coon, who was occupying room 42, was the first one present after the accident. He testified that the elevator was going down. He asked the man if he was hurt and he replied - "yes".
The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the above testimony.
The deceased was 20 years old, and a son of N.Abernathy, who lives at 208 North B. street. The remains were buried in Parker cemetery at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
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