Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-01-05 | Page 2 | Superintendent of Mine Killed in Cage Mishap

SUPERINTENDENT Of MINE KillED IN CAGE MISHAP Plunges Feet to Death When Hurled Down Main Shaft PARK CITY Jan 1 Thrown out out outa a. a of a cage case In the main shaft of tho Three Thice I Kings Consolidated d Mining company compan hero Saturday morning R. R F. F Mitchell 31 of or Salt Lake superintendent plunged H cetto to his death on the tho feet level level of ot of lie tho mine Two miners miner Frank Henderson 23 3 and Jim Henderson 1 26 6 who were riding tho ca cage c wIth Mitchell l escaped with slight injuries Mitchell according to B. B F F. Borer cr Idge g general n ral lal superintendent of tho ot-tho the New Quincy r mine who conducted an Investigation of ot tho the accident was in the cago cage assisting in lowering lowering lower lower- ing the tho morning mornin shift at 8 S a. a m. m Saturday when th the fatal mishap oc oc- oc Cu With tho the two other men in Ip the c cage cago o. o Mitchell l signaled tho the neer at the surface to drop the time hoist from tho the foot Coot level according ac- ac cording to and as it was was' wa descending the bell rope ropo which hangs vertically through the shaft Bhatt caught on lh th the door frame of or tho tho- cage STAPLE LOOSENED As the cage continued to drop drop a staple holding the b bell rope to tho timbering in th the shaft wan waa loosened and protruded far enough into the shaft to stop the cago cag go when hen It IL reached a distance of or about ten tori feet below the toot foot level The rope from the hoisting en engine engino en- en I glue gine at the surface continued pil I I I in ing up on top of oJ the cage while whilo Mitchell endeavored to call men on the hie he tot fot level to signal tho the engineer engi neer of ot their plight Falling Failing at this Mitchell then at attempted attempted at tempted to crawl from the tho ba hanging hanging hang hang- ing Ins cage cago into the which j time the shaft and as he ira waa crossing the divider which separates separates sepa sepa- rates time the two compartments th tho staple holding the cago gave way dropping the cage The rhe superintendent a according or t Beveridge lost his footing aji fell feU back into the fast descending cage which fell twenty feet before betor taking up the clack in the cable cabla Mitchell struck one of ot the men who whim attempted to grab him but th the th re rebound rebound ro re- bound hurled him out of ot the tha C cage and Into the shaft hafL wh where ro he hI fell U Q 0 feet to tho the foot level le KILLED IN FALL According to Dr H H. I. I Goodwin who attended the Injured men 2 Mitchell apparently was dead when he be hit lilt th tho floor His body the doctor doctor doc doc- tor said was was' badly mangled d. d Frank Henderson was treated fort for shock shoel and minor bruises and re returned ro- ro turned to his home and Jim Henderson i Hend erson who suffered bruised back W was s taken to the tho Park City hospItal hospI tal where his condition was reported re rc- rc ported good Saturday night Mitchell according to mine o oft of-i had Imad been employed at tI tim Three Kings iCings Consolidated mine Ion fon O Othe the past two t months and previous lous to that time tinie was ivas connected with ith the thA Utah Delaware mine at canyon He Ho was a a. graduate of ot the time University of or Arizona and during the World war served as an nn aviator aviator avia avia- tor tol in the na navy Since Sinco the armis- armis ice ho has held many important mining positions throughout the coun country try He lie is survived by his widow wh who resides at East South Templo Temple street Salt Lake The body was A as assent sent to the E Evans Es s and Early mortuary at Salt Lake Lake- pending arrangements 1