OSCAR CHRISTENSON (d. 1899)

DEATH COMES SUDDENLY.
Oscar Christensen(sic) Drops Dead While Working on Christopher Columbus.
Oscar Christensen, a carpenter employed on the whaleback
Christopher Columbus at the Burger shipyards, fell dead
while at work this morning. Death was almost instantaneous
and was caused by some trouble of the heart.
The deceased went to work this morning in the best of
spirits. He had not complained of feeling poorly and had
been laughing and talking just a few moments before he
died. About ten o'clock while sitting down boring a hole
in a timber he fell backwards. A workman next to him
caught him in his arms. He did not speak and after gasping
for a few moments showed no signs of life. Drs. Lubman
and Paine were called and examined the body. They said
death was due to a paralysis of the heart.
Justice Falge and constable Emil Streich held an inquest
shortly before noon. The jury was composed of Messrs. John
Arnold, Herman Schuette, Albert Neubauer, Carl Hanse, Otto
Herman and H.G. Rudie. They brought a verdict in accordance
with the doctors decision.
Oscar Christensen was a young man about twenty-three years
of age and unmarried. He was a son of Andrew Christensen
who lives at 615 South Nineteenth street where the remains
were taken after the inquest.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, May 15, 1899 P.1
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[cause: sudden death]
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From Der Nord Westen, 18 May 1899:
Mon. morning Oscar Christensen, a ship’s carpenter, suffered a
stroke while at work at the shipbuilding yard of Messrs.
Burger & Burger and died within a few minutes. The 23-yr. old
deceased was unmarried and lived with his father Andrew
Christensen. His funeral will take place today.
(Note: Christenson on cem. record/Christensen in newspaper/no tombstone)
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The funeral of Oscar Christiansen will be held from the
Norwegian Lutheran church, corner North Eighth and State
streets, to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Thorson
officiating.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, May 17, 1899 P.2
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The funeral of the late Oscar Christiansen was held from the
Norwegian Lutheran church at 2 o'clock this afternoon. There
was a large attendance of friends and the floral tributes
were numerous. Rev. Thorson officiated and paid a glowing
tribute to the memory of the departed. The interment was at
Evergreen.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, May 18, 1899 P.2
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Oscar Christian Christianson
birth: 22 October 1875 Manitowoc, Wis.
death: 15 May 1899 Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial: Manitowoc, Wis.
residence: 1899 Manitowoc, Wis.
father: Andrew Christianson
mother: Annie
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968