THE SCAFFOLD COLLAPSED-Farley 1893

EHLER, LOOMIS

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Date: 1/28/2017 at 13:19:03

Dubuque Daily Herald, November 6, 1893

THE SCAFFOLD COLLAPSED
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Farley, Nov. 6 – SPECIAL: This afternoon five men fell from the scaffolding at the Loomis Block. The men were near the top of the building putting some rock arching over a window, when the scaffolding gave way precipitating them to the ground – fatally injuring Mr. Ehler of Manchester, also hurting his brother very badly, and George Loomis very badly, also his brother W. W. Loomis. It is a wonder they were not all killed outright, for the platform was well loaded with brick and rock. N. J. Loomis was also hurt but not seriously.