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- Batavia NY Daily News - 7/29/1901
TONAWANDA, July 29.-Gottleib Beyer, a
member of the Board of Trustees, was
shocked to death while trimming an arc
lamp this morning He was found lying In
the road shortly after receiving the shock.
He was still alive, but died before a phy -
sician arrived. He leaves a family.
About the same time Alden Sparks, another
employe of the Tonawanda Power
Company, received a shock while doing the
same work in another part of the town,
one of his hands is disabled. The wet condition
of the grounds Is supposed to be responsible
for the accident.
ALSO
Buffalo NY Courier - 7/30/1901
Tonawanda., July 29.-After receiving
2,000 volts of electricity, Gottlieb Beyer,
aged 42 years, a well-known and popular
German Democratic politician and
member of the Common Cot|ncil of this
village, raised to his knees examined
his hands and fell over dead. The
electrocutiorl occurred shortly before 9
O'clock this morning in Fillmore Avenue,
while Beyer, who is employed by
the Tonawanda Power Company, was
adjusting a carbon in an arc lamp.
His body was carried in the yard of
a house nearby and Dr. Regan summoned,
who upon his arrival pronounced
life extinct. In the absence of
Coroner Edmonds of this village, Coroner
Wilson of Buffalo was notified.
He came to the scene at once, took
charge of the body and impaneled a
Jury. The body was taken to the undertaking
establishment of C. J. Miller
of South Niagara Street, after
which it was taken to the Home of his
family at No. 32 Park Avenue.
Immediately upon the receipt of the
news of the death of Beyer, President
O. H. Gorton of the village issued a
special call for a meeting of the Board
of Trustees, of which the deceased was
a prominent member, for this evening.
At the meeting a resolution of condolence
was passed and the board decided
to turn but in a body.; It is quite
probable that the entire lire depart
ment of the village will accompany
the body to the grave.
The date of the funeral has not as
yet been set.
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1861 - 1901 (~ 39 years)