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- Niagara Gazette - 6/26/1962
A 65-year-old employe of
the Walter S. Johnson Building
Co. Inc. was killed late
Monday afternoon
when he
fell f r o m a
crane carried
atop a slow-
.moving flatbed
trailer in Buffalo
Avenue.
Dead is Ben-
jamin C. Wise-
man of 2517
Seneca Ave.
The accident
occurred about
4:45 p.m. in front of 7906
Buffalo Ave., according to po-
lice. Mr. Wiseman died an
hour later in Memorial Hos-
pital. Hospital officials said
he suffered head injuries.
Lt. Michael Mianakian and
Traffic Officer Martin Aloian.
reported that Mr. Wiseman
was attempting to climb down
a ladder leading from the
crane cab when he fell.
Crane Being Moved
The crane, topped by a 60-
foot boom, was being moved
to a construction site at 64th
Street and Buffalo Avenue.
Police said Mr. Wiseman
was on the left side of the
cab when he fell backward
about 20 feet and hit the
street.
The trailer on which the
crane sat is owned by the
Falls Equipment Co., Hyde
Park Boulevard and Seneca
Avenue. Its driver was listed
as J. T. Pace, 3208 Belden
Place.
Mr. Wiseman was pronounc-
ed dead about 6 p.m.
Police said the trailer was
traveling about 20 miles an
hour.
Orders Autopsy
Coroner Eugene Ingram
withheld the issuance of a
death certificate pending
further investigation. He
ordered an autopsy.
Born in Model City, Mr.
Wiseman was an employe of
the Johnson Building co. for
the last 15 years. He was a
veteran of World War I with
the U.S. Marine Corps.
Surviving are his widow
Mrs. Marion D. Wiseman, this
city; a son, John Wiseman,
Lewiston; a daughter, Mrs.
Charles Wellner, Dunedin,
Fla.; three brothers, Frank
Wiseman, this city, Walter
Wiseman, Model City, and
Glenn Wiseman, Dunedin; a
sister, Mrs. Walter S. John-
son, Lewiston, and four grand-
children.
Funeral services will be held
at the Cobler Funeral Home
Thursday at 2 p.m. with Rev.
Robert E. Backstrom officiating.
Interment will be in North
Ridge Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to
5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
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1897 - 1962 (~ 65 years)