| James Duemler, thirty-four years of age, died
about midnight Saturday in the Bonne Terre Hospital, where he was taken, following an
explosion in Hoffman shaft No. 11 early Friday morning. Duemler leaves a widow and a baby
son. An inquest was held Sunday morning about ten o'clock by Coroner Horne of Elvins. After hearing all testimony, the coroner's jury returned a verdict of death, due to a powder explosion. The body was taken to Leadwood, where deceased made his home, and funeral services were held at the Methodist Church in that city Sunday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. J. W. Duncan. Early Monday morning the body was taken to St. Clair, Mo., his former home, for burial. Many Leadwood people attended last rites at St. Clair. Duemler, who was employed as a railroad man underground at No. 11, was engaged in putting a new tie in the railroad near a heading when the accident happened. While using his pick to clear away loose rock, he struck a missed hole, a most unusual occurrence, and the explosion followed. Other workmen were near, but none of them close enough to be injured by the explosion. The injured man, at first thought dead, was rushed to the surface and, when signs of life were detected, as he was being brought out, was immediately rushed to the hospital. He lived until the following day, but never regained consciousness. James Duemler was born at St. Clair April 8, 1892. He has lived in Leadwood for about four years and has been employed by the St. Joseph Lead Company there. He was a member of the K. of P. lodge. Besides his wife and son, he leaves five brothers, Frederick and Edward of St. Clair; Charles, of Tuscola, Ill.; Robert of St. Louis; and Henry of Flat River; and two sisters, Margaret of St. Louis and Emma of St. Clair. The News offers sympathy to those bereaved by this shocking accident. Published by the LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, St. Francois Co. MO, Fri. Jan. 15, 1926. |
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