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Niagara Gazette - 2/15/1940

Kenneth Bond. 21-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bond, of the
Military road, Town of Niagara, was
fatally injured yesterday afternoon
when his head was caught between
the descending box and framework
of a motor truck and crushed while
he was delivering coke for the
George W. Maloney Coal company,
South avenue, by which he was em-
ployed.
The young man died this morning
at 4:30 o'clock in Memorial hospital.
Dr. Harry R. Emes, coroner, said
death was due to hemorrhage and
hock caused by a crushed skull and
lacerated brain. The coroner said
he would issue a certificate of acci-
dental death.
When injured Bond was delivering
at the home of Mrs. Rose Tisdale
1643 Linwood avenue. He had un-
loaded part of the consignment of
coke and then attempted t raise the
box of the truck by cranking. He
slipped on the ice and the crank
came off and he was thrown so
that his heard fell under the box,
which descended on him and held
him fast. Looking from a window
of her home, Mrs. Tisdale saw the
young driver's predicament and
called the coal company. A man
was sent from the office.
In the meantime the attention of
Supervisor William J. Phillips, of
the tenth ward. Probation Officer
Charles J. Moran and others who
were in the neighborhod was at-
tracted by Mrs. Tisdale's calls for
help. Phillips took the crank which
was still in young Bond's hand and
raised the box of the truck, assisted
by others. Moran lifted Bond from
the truck. Women of the neighbor-
hood brought blankets and covered
the injured man until an ambulance
from the Falls Garage arrived.
Removed to the hospital in a
critical condition, Bond was attend-
ed by special nurses, surgeons and
specialists throughout the night and
early morning but they were unabe
to save his life.
Kenneth Bond, an active member
of the Town of Niagara First
Volunteer Fire company, was one of
the most popular young residents of
the Military road section. He took a
keen interest in town affairs and
assisted with the erection of the
First United Presbyterian church
building in the Military road.
A special meeting of the Niagara
Fire company will be held at 6:30
o'clock this evening at the fire hall
in the Lockport road to take action
on Bond's death.
Bond is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. Frederick Bond,
and one sister, Vera, all of the town
of Niagara. Funeral services will be
held from the family home Satur-
day at 2:30 p.m., with the Rev.
Arthur H. Schmoyer officiating, as-
sisted by the Rev. James McGaffen.
The place of interment has not yet
been selected.