FRED PIERCE
The unfortunate accident that claimed the life of Fred Pierce Friday night is
to be deeply regretted. The city council, after much delay, placed an order
for gates at the approaches of the bridge but the delivery and installation
of the gates has been delayed. The bridge committee should insist that the
contractor get busy and get the gates in at once. Had the advice of the Herald
been heeded when first offered—immediately after the fatalities at Tenth street
bridge—the gates would probably have been in place Friday night and the life
of Mr. Pierce been saved. Candidly we believe that Manitowoc should install
bascule bridges, discard the old ones and thus insure the certainty of
protection.
The city is growing and is surely large enough to operate the latest type of
bridges.
Manitowoc Herald News, December 2, 1918 P. 1
*******
(Note: I could find no obituary for him)
(Fred Pierce/d. 29 Nov. 1918/age 49 yrs./cause: drowning/from record of St. James Epis. ch.,
Manitowoc)
[bur. 12-02-1918/cause: accident-drowning/bur. on AC Pierce lot]
The unfortunate accident that claimed the life of Fred Pierce Friday night is
to be deeply regretted. The city council, after much delay, placed an order
for gates at the approaches of the bridge but the delivery and installation
of the gates has been delayed. The bridge committee should insist that the
contractor get busy and get the gates in at once. Had the advice of the Herald
been heeded when first offered—immediately after the fatalities at Tenth street
bridge—the gates would probably have been in place Friday night and the life
of Mr. Pierce been saved. Candidly we believe that Manitowoc should install
bascule bridges, discard the old ones and thus insure the certainty of
protection.
The city is growing and is surely large enough to operate the latest type of
bridges.
Manitowoc Herald News, December 2, 1918 P. 1
*******
(Note: I could find no obituary for him)
(Fred Pierce/d. 29 Nov. 1918/age 49 yrs./cause: drowning/from record of St. James Epis. ch.,
Manitowoc)
[bur. 12-02-1918/cause: accident-drowning/bur. on AC Pierce lot]
FRED PIERCE
The unfortunate accident that claimed the life of Fred Pierce Friday night is
to be deeply regretted. The city council, after much delay, placed an order
for gates at the approaches of the bridge but the delivery and installation
of the gates has been delayed. The bridge committee should insist that the
contractor get busy and get the gates in at once. Had the advice of the Herald
been heeded when first offered—immediately after the fatalities at Tenth street
bridge—the gates would probably have been in place Friday night and the life
of Mr. Pierce been saved. Candidly we believe that Manitowoc should install
bascule bridges, discard the old ones and thus insure the certainty of
protection.
The city is growing and is surely large enough to operate the latest type of
bridges.
Manitowoc Herald News, December 2, 1918 P. 1
*******
(Note: I could find no obituary for him)
(Fred Pierce/d. 29 Nov. 1918/age 49 yrs./cause: drowning/from record of St. James Epis. ch.,
Manitowoc)
[bur. 12-02-1918/cause: accident-drowning/bur. on AC Pierce lot]
The unfortunate accident that claimed the life of Fred Pierce Friday night is
to be deeply regretted. The city council, after much delay, placed an order
for gates at the approaches of the bridge but the delivery and installation
of the gates has been delayed. The bridge committee should insist that the
contractor get busy and get the gates in at once. Had the advice of the Herald
been heeded when first offered—immediately after the fatalities at Tenth street
bridge—the gates would probably have been in place Friday night and the life
of Mr. Pierce been saved. Candidly we believe that Manitowoc should install
bascule bridges, discard the old ones and thus insure the certainty of
protection.
The city is growing and is surely large enough to operate the latest type of
bridges.
Manitowoc Herald News, December 2, 1918 P. 1
*******
(Note: I could find no obituary for him)
(Fred Pierce/d. 29 Nov. 1918/age 49 yrs./cause: drowning/from record of St. James Epis. ch.,
Manitowoc)
[bur. 12-02-1918/cause: accident-drowning/bur. on AC Pierce lot]
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