A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Ohio > Montgomery http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=2523 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=34469 Submitted by: Barbara Article Title: Dayton Daily Journal Article Date: February 6 1902 Article Description: Gerorge E. Ebert, Tobacco Worker, Succumbed to His Injuries Article Text: PROVED FATAL Gerorge E. Ebert, Tobacco Worker, Succumbed to His Injuries GEORGE E. EBERT, a tobacco caser, employed by Wolf & Lukaswitz, tobacco dealers, died at the Deaconess hospital at about 7 yesterday morning as a conseguence of injuries in an accident at the warehouse late Tuesday afternoon. According to statements, Ebert, in order to shorten the journey to and from the warehouse and his home which is located in the rear of the plant, was in the habit of crawling through a window in the engine room and alongside a fly-wheel. He had been warned repeatedly, it is said, of the danger. In the attempt to crawl through the window Monday evening on a return trip from his home he slipped and fell against the fly-wheel. One leg was broken and he was otherwise injured. He was removed to the Deaconess hospital where he was attended by DRS. FIFE and BARKER. The injured leg was amputated subsequently. Ebert was unable, however, to withstand the shock, his death occurring severl hours later. The injured man leaves a widow and three children, two daughters and a son. He had been in the employ of the company for a number of years and was greatly esteemed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ OH-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com