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A MOST HORRIBLE DEATH.Was There Fully Ten Minutes Before the Body was Found—A flostShocking Accident.tProm Wednesday's Dally.]David Miller Is dead. Such was the report that was circulated at ten o’clock this morning. Burled allvo In a cistern was the next horrible report that reached the ears of the citizens of this community. Upoa investigation It was found lo he trne. The poor unfortunate man bad met hia death while engaged.in digging n cistern at the M. M. Knapp hume on sonth 8th street. He was employed by Fred Bolter, who ia engaged in the cement business, and was at work putting In a one hundred barrel cistern for M. M. Koapp. They had worked there together for several days. The hole bad been dug and a frame set and the sides grouted. It had stood the usual time and Mr. Miller was ongaged in taking oat the board framo while Mr. Bolter came down towu on some business. To do this work he was obliged lo got Into the hole and remove tbo bottom braces flrst. This ho begau just as Mr. Boiler started down town and a few minates afterwards Mrs. Randall, mother of Mrs. Knapp, who happened to be going by, stoppod and conversed with him several miautes. Mr. Bolter returned iu about twenty minutes and a horrible sight'met his eyes. Burled under a foot of dirt and cement with a piece of his overalls blouse protruding through was the body of David Miller, beut almost double, bis head lying near his feet. Help was immediately summoned and work of removiug the body begun. Tbo work was rapid but too late. David Miller was dead. Doctors worked over him for several minutes but to no avail. The body was at once removod to the Atwood undertaking rooms and his family notified. It was a severe blow to the wife and family as
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Estherville Democrat
Estherville, Iowa, US
Fri, Apr 18, 1902
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