Henry F. Scholz 1870-1933

SCHOLZ, RAGATZ, GIELLIS, DERREBERRY, RYAN, ANTHONY, LOETSCHER, KRAMER

Posted By: Cheryl Locher Moonen (email)
Date: 11/10/2016 at 10:56:31

Dubuque Telegraph Herald, March 21, 1933

BURNS RECEIVED
IN EXPLOSION
PROVE FATAL
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Henry Scholz, 62, Dies
After Being Rushed
To Hospital
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Burns received when a cola stove exploded in his home at 697 Kaufmann Ave. shortly after 2 o’clock Wednesday morning proved fatal to Henry F. Scholz, 62, at 7:30 o’clock Wednesday morning. He died at Finley Hospital where he was taken immediately after firemen responded to the alarm.

An investigation by Chief William Ryan, together with Chief John Giellis, Captain John Derreberry and Detective Paul Anthony of the police department disclosed that Schulz had attempted to restart a fire in the coal stove in his bedroom shortly after 2 o’clock in the morning. Scholz was believed to have thrown kerosene in the stove in an effort to get the house warmer but the kerosene exploded and upset the stove causing the blaze which resulted in the fire.

Turn in Alarm

Neighbors living near the machinist’s home heard the explosion and later saw flames bursting from the window in his home. An alarm was turned into fire headquarters by neighbors and Engine Company’s No. 1 and 3 and truck company No. 2 responded. When firemen arrived at the scene, the home was a mass of flames. The injured man was carried out of the building and a call was made to headquarters for the city ambulance.

He was removed to Finley Hospital in a serious condition where the attending physician reported he had only a slight chance to live. He was seriously burned about the head and body. His death was expected momentarily after 6 o’clock when his condition became more serious.

The house, a one and a half story structure, was almost completely destroyed. Loss was estimated at $750. Scholz, who had been a machinist in Dubuque practically all his life, had lived in the home alone. He was unmarried.

Funeral Friday
Henry F. Scholz was born here September 28, 1870. He was the son of Frederick and Mrs. Anna Ragatz Scholz. For a number of years he worked with his father in the wagon and blacksmith shop on Central Avenue opposite the City Hall. In more recent years, he worked in Chicago, having been employed as a machinist.

He lived at 697 Kaufmann Ave. Mr. Scholz is survived by two sisters, Mrs. J. A. Loetscher, and Mrs. H. G. Kramer of Marengo, Ia. His parents and a brother, Chrisitian G. Scholz, preceded him in death.

The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Egelhof and Son Funeral Chapel at 464 Main Street. Burial will be made in Linwood Cemetery.