Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-01-25 | Page 8 | Lives of Miners worth $1,250 Each

LIVES OF MINERS WORTH 1250 EACH f Six Judgments Against Coal Company for Accident in Mine Six ix judgments wore entered Thursa Thursday Thurs Thurs- day a in Iii Judge T. T 1 D. D Lewis' Lewis and amid Judge Morris L. L Ritchie's courts for a total lota of 7 a against the time Diamond Coal Coa Coke company as damages for time tho death of 01 siv ix miners who were killed in Iii an aim in time the mine near Cumberland Wyo On n nIa May Ia 26 26 1 1906 06 David Thomas filed the suits as ad- ad of the estates and amid tho the total amount of dama damages es asked for was wasI or In each case cage I Judgment was entered by stipulation In the cases caes of ot Thomas Folds John Janson and Henry Palo which were tried trie before Judge Lewis damages to the amount of oC were allowed In each case e. e c c of ot Values In tho the cases held before beure Judge Ritchie Robert Marshall and John l 2000 was sas received d In each case and S 5 sas as given in tho time case of John Car e. e The Tho allegations In the complaint were alike The men were wel-e employed as miners and were working in Iii one of or orthe the tho principal drifts in the mine The ventilation was not properly Iy attended to and arid coal damp collected in the chambers of or the drift It exploded and 1000 pounds of giant slant powder was set off by th the concussion Part of the time roof root was shaken down by the thc explosion explosion sion slon and the men were crushed and mangled under the falling Calling debris