Show I HEROIC DEATH Miner Merry Sacrificed His Life For Companions Rossland B Cj Dec 7U J Merry met with his death last night in the Iron Colt mine through an act of selfsacrifice on his part His working companion George Cattanach had sons into a drift where some blasts had been exploded and was overcome by the gas Merry went in for the purpose of rescuing Cattanach and was overcome by the gas too Threequarters of an hour afterwards after-wards the two men were found and were brought to the surface Merry was dead but his companion was revived Merry was only married three weeks ago and his wife is completely overcome by grief Mr Merry was a brotherinlay of William McKenzie the street railway magnate of Toronto and represented the interests of that gentleman in this city |