Show Miner Minel- Meets l Sudden Death In Fall To Bottom Of Pal Pal-iette Mine Shaft I Howard Hovard McMullen l Falls From Front Bucket To Bottom of Shaft Suffers Skull Fractures and Other Major 1 Injuries Accident Victim Had y y Long Experience In Gilsonite Mines fines MinesS S Howard McMullen 29 of Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- S velt met death instantly at about a a. a In m. Thursday morning when he fell to the bottom of the shaft at the new gilsonite mine at Pan Pari ette He suffered a fractured skull punctured lung and man many broken bones and internal injuries The accident happened when M McMullen Mc Mo- Mullen and a working companion I Joe Page were riding the bucket buchet down the shaft to start the days day's work worl in the mine McMullen who was a digger in the mine lost his hold r on n the cable when the bucket was jarred in its descent down the th shaft it was reported and slipped from the bucket falling to the bottom Details of ot the accident could not be released until after the accident Is investigated by the Mine Inspector officials of the company said The Parlette mines are being operated by the Uintah Basin Operating Operating Operating Op Op- Op- Op company of which C. C J. J Neal is the president Fred C. C S Ferron and Heber T. T Hall of Roosevelt Roosevelt Roo Roc sevelt are arc also partners and officials officials officials of of- of the company formed some Bome time ago to take over the ownership p and operation of the Parlette properties Experienced MIner McMullen who has been employed employed employed em em- at the properties since last May was an e experienced Gilsonite miner having ha spent some 10 years at the Raven mines north of Ft Duchesne where Mr Ferron was superintendent until the formation formation formation for for- mation of the Uintah Basin Operating Operating Oper Oper- company and the closing of the Raven properties They felt from what they had been able to learn of the accident Thursday morning that it was the result resultS S entirely of the personal element element- temporary relaxation of caution or diversion of attention on the part of or the victim Brought To Duchesne Immediately after the accident the body was removed to the Roy A. A Mortuary at Duchesne where it was examined by Dr F. F L. L Murray in the capacity of temporary temporary tem tern County Health Officer and by County Attorney George Stewart and Sheriff Dewey Meri- Meri wether Whether or not any inquest inquest in inquest in- in quest would be ordered was not yet known Thursday shortly after noon Mr McMullen was born May 14 1910 at Leeds Utah a son of Frank and Marietta Harris Leeds I He moved with his parents to Roosevelt Roosevelt Roo Roo- sevelt and for the past 10 years has been engaged in Gilsonite mining His brother Ralph McMullen McMullen Mc Mc- Mc-I Mc oJ Mullen M Is foreman at the Parlette mine Surviving besides the parents and brother brollier Ralph are three other brothers M. M F. F Claude and Chester Chester Chester Ches Ches- ter all aU of Randlett Utah Funeral Funeral Funeral Fun Fun- eral arrangements will be made some time today Friday |