This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wittig, Zimmerman, Baumgartel Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Yl.2ADE/2647 Message Board Post: TAKES OWN LIFE, REASON UNKNOWN Arthur Wittig Suicides at Home of Sister in Fishertown K. Arthur Wittig, a young man of 24 years of age, committed suicide **line illegible** at the home of his sister, Mrs. Gertrude Zimmerman of Fishertown. No certain cause for the young man's unfortunate action can be ascertained as he left no note or gave no explanation of intimation that he contemplated doing such a rash deed. The young man had been helping his sister in the cleaning of the house nearly all the afternoon, afterwards playing with the children in one of the rooms. His sister had left the room to do some work in the kitchen and the young man left shortly afterwards telling the children that he was going up to his room. When his sister returned to the room she asked the children where Arthur had gone and they answered that he had gone upstairs. She then told one of the little girls to go up “an tell me to him” (sic) to come as it was too cold for him up there. The little girl returned a moment later and informed her mother that her uncle was sitting on the floor. Upon investigation, Mrs. Zimmerman discovered the young man hanging by a belt strap to the bed, dead. He had placed the strap around his neck and fastened the other end to the bed and was so suspended that he gave the impression that he was sitting on the floor. Lost Money In Land One of the theories that was advanced **partial line illegible** was the fact that he lost some money in Washington lands a year or so ago, while another reason was that he might have been suffering from the effects of an operation which had been performed on his nose a short time ago. Wittig had left here about six years ago for Spokane, Wash., but had returned here a year ago and had lived with his sister since. He was born March 17, 1887, in Iowa and had lived most of his life in this vicinity. He was a blacksmith by trade. Surviving the young man are his father, Alwin Wittig; three (sic - four are named here) brothers, Alwin Jr, Charles, Fred and William, and *four sisters. Mrs. Gertrude Zimmerman, Mrs. Mary Baumgartel, and Ella and Louise Wittig. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock from the home of Mrs. Zimmerman, with interment at Fairmount cemetery. Davenport Democrat, Scott Co, Iowa, 5 Feb 1912. (Article/like an obit) *Living sister Anna Elisabeth Wittig isn't listed. There were 10 children, 5 boys and 5 girls, and Arthur was the first to pass away.