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- SMALL CUT ON HAND CAUSES DEATH OF MAN
Unusual Injury Is Fatal To Henry Bies, Aged 43, Today
A small cut on one finger of his hand, caused by a piece of paper the sharp edge of which lacerated the flesh, was the cause of the death early today of Henry Bies, 636 Twenty-Seventh street. Mr. Bies died at the hospital where he had been a patient for a week. Blood poisoning developed from the injury is given as the cause of death.
Mr. Bies was employed in the shippin (sic) department at the Aluminum Goods and ten days ago cut his hand on a piece of paper. He was given attention of the medical department and the injury appeared to cause no trouble. A few days later, however, while removing a bale of excelsior from a shelf Mr. Bies strained his arm and two days later complained of being unable to use the arm. He was attended by physicians and when he did not improve, a specialist was called in from Milwaukee.
It was found that blood poisoning had developed and it proved fatal, despite every effort to save the man.
Wife's Mother Dead Week Ago
The death of Mr. Bies is the second tragedy in the family in ten days. A week ago Mrs. Joseph (Theresa) Kohout, mother of Mrs. Bies (wife to Henry) died and was buried the day that her son-in-law was removed to the hospital.
Mr. Bies was born in this city 43 years ago and had always
made his home here. His widow who was formerly Annie Kohout and an eight year old daughter, Antoinette, are left to mourn his death. Other survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Matthias Bies, Sr., and
three sisters and four brothers; Mrs. Otto Meyer, Matthias, Jr., Stephen, Peter, John, Mrs. Adolph Hrudka and Mrs. Katherine Smith. All are residents of Manitowoc but Mrs. Smith, who is of Logansport, Ind.
Sisters Reach City
Mrs. Smith arrived this morning, having met Mrs. Hrudka who had been visiting in Milwaukee, unaware of the fact that her brother was so seriously ill. The two arrived shortly after Mr. Bies passed away.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed, pending the
word from out of town relatives, but it is expected that it will be held Tuesday morning at St. Paul's Catholic church, Riverview.
Manitowoc Herald News, Saturday, April 28, 1923 P.1
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1879 - 1923 (43 years)
