Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Eitelbus, George 1892
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Ionia Daily Standard, 13 May 1892

Fatal Accident.

George Eitelbus of Ronald Meets Sudden Death in this City

One of those every-day tragedies that brings a sudden consciousness of the 
brittle thread by which life is held was enacted here Saturday, in which a man 
was thrown out of this world before he fairly realized that his life was in 
danger.

George Eitelbus drove to town Saturday a.m. with a lead of hogs, which he had 
sold to Welch & Longe.  He unhitched his horses from the wagon, while he 
unloaded the hogs at the stock yard on So. Dexter street.  When this work was 
finished, the horses were again attached to the wagon, and he took his seat 
prepared to drive into town.  The gravel train had just pulled across the road, 
to clear it for teams.  Mr. E.’s horses were full of life and not accustomed to 
cars, and in starting to cross the track they shied to one side, and one wheel 
struck a telegraph pole; this caused them to take a faster pace, and they went 
over the track with one side of wagon off from the planking between the rails.  
This caused the wagon to bound, still further frightening the team.  The double 
box made the seat less secure than usual, and Mr. Eitelbus was thrown off the 
wagon, striking the sidewalk projection at the corner of Front street near 
Schild’s shop with great violence.

He was picked up and carried into the Union hotel, bleeding profusely and being 
unconscious.  His injuries seemed to be about the head, one side of his face 
being badly torn, and his mouth full of blood.  Dr. Tremayne was summoned, but 
the pulse of the injured man was then very faint, and he died a few moments 
later.  No examination was made at the time to ascertain the exact location and 
character of the injuries.

Mr. Eitelbus is a prominent farmer, who moved last fall from Bushnell to a farm 
which he purchased of Mr. Hicks two and half miles south-west of Palo.  He was 
about 60 years of age, and leaves two sons grown to maturity and a daughter.

The Coroner’s Inquest.

The coroner’s jury, summoned to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the 
death of George Eitelbus, met at the office of Justice Curry at 10 o’clock a.m. 
Monday.  Coroner Williams was in charge; Prosecuting Attorney Davis was present 
for the people, and Frank C. Miller appeared for the railroad company.


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