From Junction City Union, 5-10-1887
James A Dietrick, who was killed at Fort Riley, Monday, by the caving in of the sewer trench was buried in the evening in the military cemetery at the Fort. The accident occurred at 9:30 in the morning, and he was covered with about six feet of earth. There were no bones broken. Those who went to his relief got his head uncovered in thirty minutes but the sand caved in so rapidly that they did not get him out until one o'clock. He was found in a position as though he was running. He fixed the supports to the earth himself, and he was confident it was secure. Two other men were working with him, but they were some feet off and one had his foot caught in the falling ground. Mr. C. A. Cormany, coroner, investigated the matter, but held no inquest as there was clearly no one to blame. Mr. Cormany took charge of his effects, and among them he found letters indicating that he had many friends in Carthage Mo. His acquaintances report him a fine young man, and the people at the Fort paid great respect to him at his funeral.
A sad accident happened this morning in the ditch dug for sewer purpose, at the west side of the post. Between 9 and 9:30 o'clock, James A Dietrick was working in a manhole about fifteen feet deep, when the two sides of the ditch caved in, covering him under at least two tons of sand. It took 25 minutes before his head and face could be brought to the air and then, death had already occurred by asphyxia as state by Dr. Horton. The body could not be disengaged from the ground before 12 o'clock, owing to repeated caving in of the sides. The victim was buried in the post cemetery at 7 o'clock p. m., and a numerous convoy followed the funeral. The coroner pronounced the death as the result of an accident dur to natural causes, and exonerated all parties from any responsibility in the cause of said accident. Deitrick was 24 years of age, and was born in Virginia. He went to Missouri when quite young, and his parents are said to be living there yet. He traveled in Kansas and Colorado, worked from some time at Fort Reno, in the Indian Territory, and lately came here, and was boarding at the American House, Junction City.
James A Dietrick, who was killed at Fort Riley, Monday, by the caving in of the sewer trench was buried in the evening in the military cemetery at the Fort. The accident occurred at 9:30 in the morning, and he was covered with about six feet of earth. There were no bones broken. Those who went to his relief got his head uncovered in thirty minutes but the sand caved in so rapidly that they did not get him out until one o'clock. He was found in a position as though he was running. He fixed the supports to the earth himself, and he was confident it was secure. Two other men were working with him, but they were some feet off and one had his foot caught in the falling ground. Mr. C. A. Cormany, coroner, investigated the matter, but held no inquest as there was clearly no one to blame. Mr. Cormany took charge of his effects, and among them he found letters indicating that he had many friends in Carthage Mo. His acquaintances report him a fine young man, and the people at the Fort paid great respect to him at his funeral.
A sad accident happened this morning in the ditch dug for sewer purpose, at the west side of the post. Between 9 and 9:30 o'clock, James A Dietrick was working in a manhole about fifteen feet deep, when the two sides of the ditch caved in, covering him under at least two tons of sand. It took 25 minutes before his head and face could be brought to the air and then, death had already occurred by asphyxia as state by Dr. Horton. The body could not be disengaged from the ground before 12 o'clock, owing to repeated caving in of the sides. The victim was buried in the post cemetery at 7 o'clock p. m., and a numerous convoy followed the funeral. The coroner pronounced the death as the result of an accident dur to natural causes, and exonerated all parties from any responsibility in the cause of said accident. Deitrick was 24 years of age, and was born in Virginia. He went to Missouri when quite young, and his parents are said to be living there yet. He traveled in Kansas and Colorado, worked from some time at Fort Reno, in the Indian Territory, and lately came here, and was boarding at the American House, Junction City.
From Junction City Union, 5-10-1887
James A Dietrick, who was killed at Fort Riley, Monday, by the caving in of the sewer trench was buried in the evening in the military cemetery at the Fort. The accident occurred at 9:30 in the morning, and he was covered with about six feet of earth. There were no bones broken. Those who went to his relief got his head uncovered in thirty minutes but the sand caved in so rapidly that they did not get him out until one o'clock. He was found in a position as though he was running. He fixed the supports to the earth himself, and he was confident it was secure. Two other men were working with him, but they were some feet off and one had his foot caught in the falling ground. Mr. C. A. Cormany, coroner, investigated the matter, but held no inquest as there was clearly no one to blame. Mr. Cormany took charge of his effects, and among them he found letters indicating that he had many friends in Carthage Mo. His acquaintances report him a fine young man, and the people at the Fort paid great respect to him at his funeral.
A sad accident happened this morning in the ditch dug for sewer purpose, at the west side of the post. Between 9 and 9:30 o'clock, James A Dietrick was working in a manhole about fifteen feet deep, when the two sides of the ditch caved in, covering him under at least two tons of sand. It took 25 minutes before his head and face could be brought to the air and then, death had already occurred by asphyxia as state by Dr. Horton. The body could not be disengaged from the ground before 12 o'clock, owing to repeated caving in of the sides. The victim was buried in the post cemetery at 7 o'clock p. m., and a numerous convoy followed the funeral. The coroner pronounced the death as the result of an accident dur to natural causes, and exonerated all parties from any responsibility in the cause of said accident. Deitrick was 24 years of age, and was born in Virginia. He went to Missouri when quite young, and his parents are said to be living there yet. He traveled in Kansas and Colorado, worked from some time at Fort Reno, in the Indian Territory, and lately came here, and was boarding at the American House, Junction City.
James A Dietrick, who was killed at Fort Riley, Monday, by the caving in of the sewer trench was buried in the evening in the military cemetery at the Fort. The accident occurred at 9:30 in the morning, and he was covered with about six feet of earth. There were no bones broken. Those who went to his relief got his head uncovered in thirty minutes but the sand caved in so rapidly that they did not get him out until one o'clock. He was found in a position as though he was running. He fixed the supports to the earth himself, and he was confident it was secure. Two other men were working with him, but they were some feet off and one had his foot caught in the falling ground. Mr. C. A. Cormany, coroner, investigated the matter, but held no inquest as there was clearly no one to blame. Mr. Cormany took charge of his effects, and among them he found letters indicating that he had many friends in Carthage Mo. His acquaintances report him a fine young man, and the people at the Fort paid great respect to him at his funeral.
A sad accident happened this morning in the ditch dug for sewer purpose, at the west side of the post. Between 9 and 9:30 o'clock, James A Dietrick was working in a manhole about fifteen feet deep, when the two sides of the ditch caved in, covering him under at least two tons of sand. It took 25 minutes before his head and face could be brought to the air and then, death had already occurred by asphyxia as state by Dr. Horton. The body could not be disengaged from the ground before 12 o'clock, owing to repeated caving in of the sides. The victim was buried in the post cemetery at 7 o'clock p. m., and a numerous convoy followed the funeral. The coroner pronounced the death as the result of an accident dur to natural causes, and exonerated all parties from any responsibility in the cause of said accident. Deitrick was 24 years of age, and was born in Virginia. He went to Missouri when quite young, and his parents are said to be living there yet. He traveled in Kansas and Colorado, worked from some time at Fort Reno, in the Indian Territory, and lately came here, and was boarding at the American House, Junction City.
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