Show iron blossom accident w caused death of cage rider one of the most alwy serious accidents faff W that has ato taken place in the M 7 aning district atsy in some WV weeks be 57 fell thomas fv R hicken jaza cage rider ja ry at the no 1 w workings of the wa iron 7 blossom mine on monday hicken ay gave the engineer af www a ff signal to hoist the cage bat f when it did aw not start aw vw promptly he decided aff to feefe fes remove fe an empty car and w had just stepped on the cage when it started upward he held to ea the bar but his f legs ay did aw not clear the timbers of the shaft and the man was terribly injured his left leg being crushed near the knee while his right foot was also broken notwithstanding his injuries the man kept his hold on the bar and it was four hundred feet above that he was taken from the cage by another employee 1 drs laker and howell who were called from eureka gave the inbur ed man every possible attention and later had him removed to the provo general hospital where it was found necessary to ia amputate the left leg d ome dist a ti c e above the knee it Is thought that it will be possible to save the 17 aright it foot wt although it Is quite 0 sr badly mangled ay iy later u since afi the aw above a item fry was written hicken died and the remains a mere shipped to heber city for burial fm hicken was 24 fv years of age and had been with the mining company but a 9 few months he was married fe and before moving chiq family ewt to sil izy ver city made his home 2 at heber mrs hickin Is a daughter r of V harris old time resident of |