Well Gas Victim Now Satisfactory
The condition of John J. Reinhardt, 19, who was injured yesterday afternoon in a well-cleaning accident that took the life of Eldon Bonnicksen was reported today to be satisfactory.
After inhaling strong chlorine gas while assisting Binnicksen to clean a well at the Greig Hillbrook farm, Reinhardt was hospitalized at Holy Family. “We feel he is almost out of danger,” the attending physician said today.
Bonnicksen, 45, had operated a well drilling business in the Estherville area for 29 yers.
The accident occurred at 2:15 p.m. yesterday. Bonnicksen’s death was believed to be the result of chlorine gas inhalation, the doctor on the scene of the accident said, but an autopsy has not been completed.
Bonnicksen and Reinhardt arrived on the Hillbrook farm at 12:45 p.m. yesterday to clean a well. The two men used a pollution of 18 per cent hydrochloric acid and an additive of 18 per cent muriatic acid to clean the well.
The solution was forced to the bottom of the well through hoses. The acid solution then was released and allowed to float through the screens and filters in wells of accumulated deposits.
After the release of the acid there was an upward gush of water and acid solution as a result of a chemical reaction, according to Sheriff Barney Reynolds.
The gusher was watched by Bonnicksen, Reinhardt, John M. Greig and three of Greig’s employees, Gary Juhl, Lee Moore and Glenn Sunde. The men stood up-wind of the well in order to escape the gas released as a result of the chemical reaction, said Reynolds.
After the gusher subsided, Greig and his three employees returned to another building on the farm to work. Greig said that about 10 minutes later they heard Bonnicksen call.
When Greig arrived at the well he saw Reinhardt being held by Bonnicksen, who was on a ladder up over the edge of the well pit. As Greig and the men pulled Reinhardt clear of the pit, Bonnicksen said, “It’s about to get me.” He then fell off the ladder back into the well. The pit is about 10 feet deep.
Greig descended the ladder while holding his breath and tied a rope around Bonnickse. Then he and the men tried to hoist the 225-pound Bonnicksen from the pit, but were unable to do so.
The men then used a piece of farm equipment with a front end loader and hoisted Bonnicksen out of the pit.
Bonnicksen was pronounced dead by a physician who was called to the scene of the accident.
Reinhardt was rushed to Holy Family Hospital by ambulance. Greig, Juhl, Moore and Sunde were all taken to the hospital to be checked and were later released.
According to Reinhardt’s attending physician, the hydrogen acid released a large quantity of chlorine gas, which is very irritating to the lungs, causes an out-pouring of fluid into the lungs and the closing up of the bronchial tubes.
The reason for the two men being in the pit is still unknown, according to the sheriff’s office.
Bonnicksen is survived by his wife and one son, Terry, 13.
Reinhardt is a member of the senior class at Estherville High School and is scheduled to graduate in commencement ceremonies Thursday night. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, May 26, 1965)
Final Rites To Be Held On Friday
Funeral services for Eldon Bonnicksen will be held at 2 p.m. Friday a Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville with Rev. Gordon Miller of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Ringsted, officiating. Burial will be at East Side Cemetery.
Members of Ringsted American Legion and Estherville Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct military services at the graveside.
Eldon Alfred Bonnicksen was born Aug. 28, 1919, at Ringsted, the son of Knud and Gena Bonnicksen.
He received his education in the Ringsted schools and graduated from Ringsted High School in 1938. He married Doris Welfare Aug. 22, 1945, at Mankato.
Mr. Bonnicksen served 4 ½ years in the Army Engineer Corps, three years overseas. He was a member of the American Legion at Ringsted and the VFW at Estherville.
He lived in the Ringsted area until 13 years ago when he moved to Estherville. He started in the well drilling business with his father, and, at the age of 16, was drilling wells on his own.
He is survived by his wife; one son, Terry Lynn, 13; his father; one sister, Mrs. Milford Christian of Ringsted, and three brothers, Chalmer and Donald of Ringsted, and Harry of Armstrong.
He was preceded in death by his mother and one sister.
Friends may call at the Fuhrman Funeral Home from 10 a.m. tomorrow until time of the funeral on Friday. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, May 26, 1965)
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The condition of John J. Reinhardt, 19, who was injured yesterday afternoon in a well-cleaning accident that took the life of Eldon Bonnicksen was reported today to be satisfactory.
After inhaling strong chlorine gas while assisting Binnicksen to clean a well at the Greig Hillbrook farm, Reinhardt was hospitalized at Holy Family. “We feel he is almost out of danger,” the attending physician said today.
Bonnicksen, 45, had operated a well drilling business in the Estherville area for 29 yers.
The accident occurred at 2:15 p.m. yesterday. Bonnicksen’s death was believed to be the result of chlorine gas inhalation, the doctor on the scene of the accident said, but an autopsy has not been completed.
Bonnicksen and Reinhardt arrived on the Hillbrook farm at 12:45 p.m. yesterday to clean a well. The two men used a pollution of 18 per cent hydrochloric acid and an additive of 18 per cent muriatic acid to clean the well.
The solution was forced to the bottom of the well through hoses. The acid solution then was released and allowed to float through the screens and filters in wells of accumulated deposits.
After the release of the acid there was an upward gush of water and acid solution as a result of a chemical reaction, according to Sheriff Barney Reynolds.
The gusher was watched by Bonnicksen, Reinhardt, John M. Greig and three of Greig’s employees, Gary Juhl, Lee Moore and Glenn Sunde. The men stood up-wind of the well in order to escape the gas released as a result of the chemical reaction, said Reynolds.
After the gusher subsided, Greig and his three employees returned to another building on the farm to work. Greig said that about 10 minutes later they heard Bonnicksen call.
When Greig arrived at the well he saw Reinhardt being held by Bonnicksen, who was on a ladder up over the edge of the well pit. As Greig and the men pulled Reinhardt clear of the pit, Bonnicksen said, “It’s about to get me.” He then fell off the ladder back into the well. The pit is about 10 feet deep.
Greig descended the ladder while holding his breath and tied a rope around Bonnickse. Then he and the men tried to hoist the 225-pound Bonnicksen from the pit, but were unable to do so.
The men then used a piece of farm equipment with a front end loader and hoisted Bonnicksen out of the pit.
Bonnicksen was pronounced dead by a physician who was called to the scene of the accident.
Reinhardt was rushed to Holy Family Hospital by ambulance. Greig, Juhl, Moore and Sunde were all taken to the hospital to be checked and were later released.
According to Reinhardt’s attending physician, the hydrogen acid released a large quantity of chlorine gas, which is very irritating to the lungs, causes an out-pouring of fluid into the lungs and the closing up of the bronchial tubes.
The reason for the two men being in the pit is still unknown, according to the sheriff’s office.
Bonnicksen is survived by his wife and one son, Terry, 13.
Reinhardt is a member of the senior class at Estherville High School and is scheduled to graduate in commencement ceremonies Thursday night. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, May 26, 1965)
Final Rites To Be Held On Friday
Funeral services for Eldon Bonnicksen will be held at 2 p.m. Friday a Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville with Rev. Gordon Miller of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Ringsted, officiating. Burial will be at East Side Cemetery.
Members of Ringsted American Legion and Estherville Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct military services at the graveside.
Eldon Alfred Bonnicksen was born Aug. 28, 1919, at Ringsted, the son of Knud and Gena Bonnicksen.
He received his education in the Ringsted schools and graduated from Ringsted High School in 1938. He married Doris Welfare Aug. 22, 1945, at Mankato.
Mr. Bonnicksen served 4 ½ years in the Army Engineer Corps, three years overseas. He was a member of the American Legion at Ringsted and the VFW at Estherville.
He lived in the Ringsted area until 13 years ago when he moved to Estherville. He started in the well drilling business with his father, and, at the age of 16, was drilling wells on his own.
He is survived by his wife; one son, Terry Lynn, 13; his father; one sister, Mrs. Milford Christian of Ringsted, and three brothers, Chalmer and Donald of Ringsted, and Harry of Armstrong.
He was preceded in death by his mother and one sister.
Friends may call at the Fuhrman Funeral Home from 10 a.m. tomorrow until time of the funeral on Friday. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, May 26, 1965)
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Well Gas Victim Now Satisfactory
The condition of John J. Reinhardt, 19, who was injured yesterday afternoon in a well-cleaning accident that took the life of Eldon Bonnicksen was reported today to be satisfactory.
After inhaling strong chlorine gas while assisting Binnicksen to clean a well at the Greig Hillbrook farm, Reinhardt was hospitalized at Holy Family. “We feel he is almost out of danger,” the attending physician said today.
Bonnicksen, 45, had operated a well drilling business in the Estherville area for 29 yers.
The accident occurred at 2:15 p.m. yesterday. Bonnicksen’s death was believed to be the result of chlorine gas inhalation, the doctor on the scene of the accident said, but an autopsy has not been completed.
Bonnicksen and Reinhardt arrived on the Hillbrook farm at 12:45 p.m. yesterday to clean a well. The two men used a pollution of 18 per cent hydrochloric acid and an additive of 18 per cent muriatic acid to clean the well.
The solution was forced to the bottom of the well through hoses. The acid solution then was released and allowed to float through the screens and filters in wells of accumulated deposits.
After the release of the acid there was an upward gush of water and acid solution as a result of a chemical reaction, according to Sheriff Barney Reynolds.
The gusher was watched by Bonnicksen, Reinhardt, John M. Greig and three of Greig’s employees, Gary Juhl, Lee Moore and Glenn Sunde. The men stood up-wind of the well in order to escape the gas released as a result of the chemical reaction, said Reynolds.
After the gusher subsided, Greig and his three employees returned to another building on the farm to work. Greig said that about 10 minutes later they heard Bonnicksen call.
When Greig arrived at the well he saw Reinhardt being held by Bonnicksen, who was on a ladder up over the edge of the well pit. As Greig and the men pulled Reinhardt clear of the pit, Bonnicksen said, “It’s about to get me.” He then fell off the ladder back into the well. The pit is about 10 feet deep.
Greig descended the ladder while holding his breath and tied a rope around Bonnickse. Then he and the men tried to hoist the 225-pound Bonnicksen from the pit, but were unable to do so.
The men then used a piece of farm equipment with a front end loader and hoisted Bonnicksen out of the pit.
Bonnicksen was pronounced dead by a physician who was called to the scene of the accident.
Reinhardt was rushed to Holy Family Hospital by ambulance. Greig, Juhl, Moore and Sunde were all taken to the hospital to be checked and were later released.
According to Reinhardt’s attending physician, the hydrogen acid released a large quantity of chlorine gas, which is very irritating to the lungs, causes an out-pouring of fluid into the lungs and the closing up of the bronchial tubes.
The reason for the two men being in the pit is still unknown, according to the sheriff’s office.
Bonnicksen is survived by his wife and one son, Terry, 13.
Reinhardt is a member of the senior class at Estherville High School and is scheduled to graduate in commencement ceremonies Thursday night. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, May 26, 1965)
Final Rites To Be Held On Friday
Funeral services for Eldon Bonnicksen will be held at 2 p.m. Friday a Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville with Rev. Gordon Miller of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Ringsted, officiating. Burial will be at East Side Cemetery.
Members of Ringsted American Legion and Estherville Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct military services at the graveside.
Eldon Alfred Bonnicksen was born Aug. 28, 1919, at Ringsted, the son of Knud and Gena Bonnicksen.
He received his education in the Ringsted schools and graduated from Ringsted High School in 1938. He married Doris Welfare Aug. 22, 1945, at Mankato.
Mr. Bonnicksen served 4 ½ years in the Army Engineer Corps, three years overseas. He was a member of the American Legion at Ringsted and the VFW at Estherville.
He lived in the Ringsted area until 13 years ago when he moved to Estherville. He started in the well drilling business with his father, and, at the age of 16, was drilling wells on his own.
He is survived by his wife; one son, Terry Lynn, 13; his father; one sister, Mrs. Milford Christian of Ringsted, and three brothers, Chalmer and Donald of Ringsted, and Harry of Armstrong.
He was preceded in death by his mother and one sister.
Friends may call at the Fuhrman Funeral Home from 10 a.m. tomorrow until time of the funeral on Friday. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, May 26, 1965)
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The condition of John J. Reinhardt, 19, who was injured yesterday afternoon in a well-cleaning accident that took the life of Eldon Bonnicksen was reported today to be satisfactory.
After inhaling strong chlorine gas while assisting Binnicksen to clean a well at the Greig Hillbrook farm, Reinhardt was hospitalized at Holy Family. “We feel he is almost out of danger,” the attending physician said today.
Bonnicksen, 45, had operated a well drilling business in the Estherville area for 29 yers.
The accident occurred at 2:15 p.m. yesterday. Bonnicksen’s death was believed to be the result of chlorine gas inhalation, the doctor on the scene of the accident said, but an autopsy has not been completed.
Bonnicksen and Reinhardt arrived on the Hillbrook farm at 12:45 p.m. yesterday to clean a well. The two men used a pollution of 18 per cent hydrochloric acid and an additive of 18 per cent muriatic acid to clean the well.
The solution was forced to the bottom of the well through hoses. The acid solution then was released and allowed to float through the screens and filters in wells of accumulated deposits.
After the release of the acid there was an upward gush of water and acid solution as a result of a chemical reaction, according to Sheriff Barney Reynolds.
The gusher was watched by Bonnicksen, Reinhardt, John M. Greig and three of Greig’s employees, Gary Juhl, Lee Moore and Glenn Sunde. The men stood up-wind of the well in order to escape the gas released as a result of the chemical reaction, said Reynolds.
After the gusher subsided, Greig and his three employees returned to another building on the farm to work. Greig said that about 10 minutes later they heard Bonnicksen call.
When Greig arrived at the well he saw Reinhardt being held by Bonnicksen, who was on a ladder up over the edge of the well pit. As Greig and the men pulled Reinhardt clear of the pit, Bonnicksen said, “It’s about to get me.” He then fell off the ladder back into the well. The pit is about 10 feet deep.
Greig descended the ladder while holding his breath and tied a rope around Bonnickse. Then he and the men tried to hoist the 225-pound Bonnicksen from the pit, but were unable to do so.
The men then used a piece of farm equipment with a front end loader and hoisted Bonnicksen out of the pit.
Bonnicksen was pronounced dead by a physician who was called to the scene of the accident.
Reinhardt was rushed to Holy Family Hospital by ambulance. Greig, Juhl, Moore and Sunde were all taken to the hospital to be checked and were later released.
According to Reinhardt’s attending physician, the hydrogen acid released a large quantity of chlorine gas, which is very irritating to the lungs, causes an out-pouring of fluid into the lungs and the closing up of the bronchial tubes.
The reason for the two men being in the pit is still unknown, according to the sheriff’s office.
Bonnicksen is survived by his wife and one son, Terry, 13.
Reinhardt is a member of the senior class at Estherville High School and is scheduled to graduate in commencement ceremonies Thursday night. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, May 26, 1965)
Final Rites To Be Held On Friday
Funeral services for Eldon Bonnicksen will be held at 2 p.m. Friday a Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville with Rev. Gordon Miller of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Ringsted, officiating. Burial will be at East Side Cemetery.
Members of Ringsted American Legion and Estherville Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct military services at the graveside.
Eldon Alfred Bonnicksen was born Aug. 28, 1919, at Ringsted, the son of Knud and Gena Bonnicksen.
He received his education in the Ringsted schools and graduated from Ringsted High School in 1938. He married Doris Welfare Aug. 22, 1945, at Mankato.
Mr. Bonnicksen served 4 ½ years in the Army Engineer Corps, three years overseas. He was a member of the American Legion at Ringsted and the VFW at Estherville.
He lived in the Ringsted area until 13 years ago when he moved to Estherville. He started in the well drilling business with his father, and, at the age of 16, was drilling wells on his own.
He is survived by his wife; one son, Terry Lynn, 13; his father; one sister, Mrs. Milford Christian of Ringsted, and three brothers, Chalmer and Donald of Ringsted, and Harry of Armstrong.
He was preceded in death by his mother and one sister.
Friends may call at the Fuhrman Funeral Home from 10 a.m. tomorrow until time of the funeral on Friday. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, May 26, 1965)
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