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Show M1NKK J I' MI'S TO DEATH DOW N SILVER KING SHAFT "Unexplninable" is the om word applicable to the rather unusual act-ion act-ion of Martin Genaty who seemingly deliberately coniuiitted suicide Monday Mon-day last by leaping from the surface station of the Silver King Coalition mine about 11:20 a. m. In company with Jack Sullivan, he came from Eureka, Utah, last Thurs-day,nnd Thurs-day,nnd on Saturday the two men walked to the mine and "rustled" work; Sunday being change day, they contented themselves by staying in town; Monday the rustling trip was renewed, and en route up the canyon a step was made, and the social pipeful was resorted to; arriving arriv-ing at the mine they took their place with others on the bench provided for the waiting line of men in search of employment, the same two partners continuing their conversation without any apparent thought as to what the next moment meant to either one, and without any reason given, not a word being said in jocular vein or of serious nature, Mr. Germty urose, walked in a staight line to a point directly opposite the shaft, made a "column left," and increasing his speed made for the shaft, grabbed the safety bar and without raising same swung himself under, let go his hold and dropped 900 feet on top of a downward moving cage. A tmall ripple of excitement followed, as the onlookers realized what had happened. hap-pened. Employees were notified and the acting engineer given the signal by a top carman, the engine was stopped and from the other cage running parallel with that on side where he made the leap an investigation investi-gation was made when it was found that the impact of the body falling that distance had flattened the hood, tore the guides, released the car from the top deck, and the car was caught in the wall plates, the body Remaining on the hood and some loose cable upon the victim. Again coming to the surface with information informa-tion as to their findings, and for ord-' ord-' ers from the management, a saddle was placed on the operating cage, and another descent made. Return ing to the surface a second time, the rescue gang brought the itnnins, when it was found that the entire head was gone, except for skin forming form-ing the face, one foot and leg as far as the knee was dismembered and the body rather badly broken up. letter in the day the foot was found and brought to the morgue. Record, Park City. n |