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Show MEETS 11811$ EDO IS PiHW IHE Young Miner Thrown Against! Shovel by Falling Rock and Killed. Josoph Tyler, a young man employed as a minor In the Wabash property at Park City,'' was Instantly killed Wednesday Wednes-day afternoon, underground. The young man was working in the main drift on the No. 0 vein when falling rock threw him against a shovel, cutting his head wldo open. Colonel Treweek. president of tho company, was Immediately informed in-formed of the shocking accident. It seems that tho shift boss with Mr. Glllett, a visitor, had Just left the faco whero Tylor was at work, and there were no evidences apparent to them that the working was in any way unsafe. The rock which struck him would not have been sufficient In Itself lo seriously injure in-jure the man, for It shattered to pieces on striking the floor of the drift. Tyler had been employed In tho Wabash Wa-bash for over a year. He was not over L'l years of ago and was unmarried. Ills father Is said to reside in American Fork, and his mother Is said to bo at Manhattan, New. at tho present time. An effort Is being made to reach both of thorn. This Is tho first serious accident acci-dent In the Wabash for seven years, the last man having been Injured by receiving receiv-ing a broken leg. |