Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 196, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1920 — MORE ABOUT DEATH OF ERNEST GOWLAND [ARTICLE]

MORE ABOUT DEATH OF ERNEST GOWLAND

Galien, Mich., Aug. 11, 1920. Editor Republican, Dear Sir—Would like to correct La notice of the death of our son, Ernest H. Gowland, which appeared in the Republican and Democrat, also in several Chicago papers, of which none are correct. Ernest met his death on Tuesday morning at 7:30, as stated, but not by falling through a skylight while repairjing the roof. He was a department superintend- ' ent for Swift & Co., and, on arriving at the plant that morning, took Mr. Kirby, one of his assistants, and went over to —this building where they were installing a dust-consum-ing plant. In order to get this machinery in place the contractor I had a hole about 5 feet square cut in the upper floor. After the ma- [ chinery had been hoisted up and l after they were through with this hole, some of the workmen had merely covered it up with some tar paper to keep the dust from coming up from below. Mr. Kirby and others showed me the place and said he and Ernest were discussing the work and moving around, when Ernest suddenly disappeared thru this death-trap, falling about 40 feet to the ground floor, which waa of brick: Mr. Kirby also stated that he did not.know of this temJorary covering, but supposed it ad been properly closed, as it had not been in use for some time. - Funeral was held at the Lain chapel, 63rd and Harvard, bunal in the Mount Hope Cemetery. H. J. GOWLAND.