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Subject: >> Monroe Co., NY Aug 25, 1906
Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 23:26:33 EDT

Rochester, Monroe, NY
Democrat & Chronicle
Sat Aug 25, 1906

BOY'S NECK BROKEN BY FALLING WEIGHT

Youngster Killed at Abandoned Building
Harry F. FORTMAN, 12 years old, son of Jacob FORTMAN, of No. 52 Barnum
street, was killed at the abandoned works of the American Bridge Company,
Leighton avenue and Barnum street, yesterday afternoon. The boy was playing about
the old building when a weight consisting of more than 500 pounds of sand fell
on him. He was struck upon the head, and death was practically instantaneous.
The skull was fractured and the neck broken. Coroner KLEINDIENST will continue
an investigation this morning.
Young FORTMAN and several other boys were playing about the abandoned
building. FORTMAN had mounted to the top of an old furnace and was standing
there when the accident occurred. How the weight came to fall will probably never
be known. It carried the boy to the ground, about eight feet below.
The weight consisted of a box filled with sand. It hung from a cable,
and apparently had been utilized in working a heavy door. It is not known what
caused the cable to part. It is thought, however, that the movements of the
boys running about that part of the building caused it to break.
The father of the dead boy called at the morgue last night. He saw
Coroner KLEINDIENST and talked with him concerning the accident. FORTMAN was
greatly depressed. He said he was under the impression that his son was killed by a
falling timber. The Coroner will visit the old works this morning and make an
investigation.
Ambulance Surgeon NEWMAN, of the Homeopathic Hospital, who responded to
the hurry call, said the boy was unconscious when he arrived at the plant. He
thought he detected a slight beating of the pulse, however, and placed the boy
in the ambulance. He started for the hospital, but death soon came.
The boy was a son of Jacob and Salome FORTMAN. He leaves, besides his
parents, a sister, May, and three brothers, George, Charles and Elmer.
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DIED

WARD - In this city, Friday, August 24, 1906, Harriet KEMP WARD, widow of the
late Levi A. WARD, aged 94 years.
-Funeral from her late residence, No. 8 Grove place, Monday morning, August
27th, at 10:30 o'clock.

JACK - In this city, Thursday, August 23, 1906, Louis H. JACK, aged 37 years.
-The funeral will take place from the residence, No. 29 Sumner park, Saturday
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Burial at Livonia.

LUCE - Entered into rest, at the family residence, No. 156 Chestnut street,
Friday, August 24, 1906, Mary E., widow of Edward R. LUCE.
-The funeral will take place from the residence on Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The burial will be private.

MORGAN - In this city, at the Homeopathic Hospital, Thursday, August 23,
1906, Raymond Walteen, infant of Raymond H. and Eva Sample MORGAN, aged 3 days.

SIEBERT - Friday, August 24, 1906, at the Infants' Summer Hospital, Norbert
Carlton SIEBERT, son of Robert Carl and Rose Marie SIEBERT, aged 5 years and 10
months.
-Funeral Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock from Holy Cross Church, Charlotte.
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