Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-02-28 | Page 6 | Miner Killed in Fall of 1000 Feet down Shaft of Silver King

MINER MINE KILLED KillE IN FALl FULL OF 1000 FEET FEE DOWN DON SHAFT SHAF OF SilVER KING Drops From Top lop of Cage as It ItIs ItIs ItIs Is Being Drawn to Earths Earth's Su Surface Surface- Special to The e Herald Park Cl City Feb 27 Warren Warren nen Tones Jones 25 5 years of age employed ed in the Silver Siver King Coalition mine was Instantly killed this morning b by a fall ial of ot more than 1000 feet down the shaft shatto His body was horribly crushed one foo foot being missing when the dismembered bod body was recovered In the clue sump tump In Jn company with ts wih 17 other miners Jones W was tS going off or shift at ot o'clock 1 this morning The workmen were going to tl the surface In a double deck deek I ca case cage e. e Jone Jones in company wf with 1 others I o un unIe me mite Ie top UP aecK lie was as not 11 missed ged when th the the cai ca cage p r reached the SU stir sur face face- face and the th first intimation his companions companions com court lund had of o the accident was when a H telephone me message front from the tho bottom or orthe r the the- the shaft announced a was as lying in th the sump urr i Jon Jones Jonos' s' s lunch h bucket was found hangIng hang hang- ing on a pipe line above e the foot Coot level el mid and It II is thought it caught on out the pipe ns os tS the cage was ascending am awl and dr drew streit w tIme the Unfortunate man mama over oVel the time edg edge Blood was found on the shaft timbers I Ills His Us head was badly crush crushed shur his legs torn away aa from tho the body bod and unC the trunk badly mangled A wife and n two small smal children surIe survive survive sur sur- vive Ie tho the unfortunate miner His parents parents par par- live lle In Midway ll wa where he 1 resided up to several mouths months a ago aero o Funeral 1 arI arrangements ar ar- ar- ar I will I be announce announced later I I