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Antone Biebl, who had been in charge of a crew of men, in the erection of a smoke stack for the new addition to the power house for the St. Joseph Lead Company at Rivermines was instantly killed, Friday afternoon, shortly after three o'clock when he fell head-long from a scafold, to the concrete floor, 16 feet below. An inquest was held by Coroner C. R. Prather, and it was found that his neck had been broken and his skull fractured. Mr. Biebl who had been in the employ of the Heine Chimney Company of Chicago for a number of years, has erected stacks all over the United States and in Cuba. He and his crew had just completed the stack here which is 200 feet high. The actual work of construction had been completed several days previously and the work of removing the inside scaffolding was almost complete. This scaffolding had been removed from the top, down to within 16 feet of the ground. Another day's work would have completed this task. There were two eye witnesses to the tragic death of Mr. Biebl, Dan Leissler and John Heidenger, both of whom were working under him. They testified he was kneeling on a crossbeam, trying to put a 2x4 on a strap iron when he lost his balance plunging downward. They were about six feet from him. They hastened to his side and turned him over, but he was dead. The remains were taken to Diemer undertaking rooms in Elvins, where they were prepared for burial. The body was shipped to Chicago Saturday where Mr. Biebl had made his home, and where he had a wife. The unfortunate man had
expected to leave Monday morning to join his wife in
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