Teuber Family - Albert C. Teuber - Hearing into Death Claim Action

Hearing Opens In Teuber Death Claim Action

     Circumstances surrounding the death of Albert Teuber early Nov. 8, 1942, were described by his widow, volunteer firemen and Dr. W.H. Sexton Thursday morning at a hearing before the industrial insurance commission.

     Mrs. Teuber is bringing suit against the city for compensation.

     Teuber, 41, succumbed to acute coronary disease in his home at 1241 Iowa Avenue Southeast, Dr. Saxton testified, several hours after being dismissed from a hospital where he had been examined for possible injuries suffered while fighting a garage fire.

     The doctor said he had found Teuber's lungs, irritated by smoke and heat when he was admitted at about 3 p.m., and that pulse and blood pressure seemed normal. He was released at about 9 p.m. when the doctor re-examined him and found the lunch condition cleared.

Had Mentioned Pains

     Symptoms of the heart ailment brought on by exertion, may have been obscured by the lung irritation, Dr. Saxton explained. The heart disease may have been sudden or accumulated.

     Mrs. Teuber said her husband was brought home by members of the family, and had told them, "I feel pretty good but weak." He went to bed and fell asleep shortly after. She said she summoned Dr. Saxton between 1:10 and 1:30 a.m. when Teuber appeared to be unconscious. Dr. Saxton pronounced him dead.

     At the fire, quarter of a mile south of the city limits the afternoon of Nov. 7. Teuber complained of pains in his chest and arm, H.B. Peterson, first assistant chief who was in charge, said.

Active At Fire

     Peterson, Carroll Fullerton and Roy Daum, who also responded to the fire, reported Teuber was active at the scene, helping remove property from the burning structure and taking his turn at the hose line.

     While inside the garage, witnesses said, Teuber was tossing paint cans to fellow firemen, while flames and smoke puffed down at him from the ceiling. Later, the firemen said, he held a hose used to prevent the fire from spreading to the house, standing in a narrow opening between the house and the garage where heat was "so terrific" the men had to spell off in brief turns at the nozzle.

     Peterson said he ordered Teuber to the hospital when he complained of the pain in his chest.

     The hearing continued Tuesday afternoon.

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