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Show Oscar Erickson Suffocated at the Apex Mine Double Funeral To Be Held Oscar Erickson, about 35 years oi age, a native of Kronoby, Finland, and a resident of Bingham since 1914 was buried beneath a mass of slime anu waste and suffocated to death at the Utah Apex mine about 9 o'clock on Wednesday morning. Deceased was engaged in loading into a bucket slime and waste which had been deposited in what is known as the "spillage pocket" This pocket is situate at the bottom of the shaft This work was being done prepara' tory to the continuation of the sinking oi the shaft, which lias a depth of j about 2200 feet. , The waste and slime being so thin j poured thru the chute doors completely complete-ly covering his body, and suffocating him to death, The body was recovered a few minutes min-utes later, but life was extinct The body is now waiting funeral arrangements at the ODoiuiell Un-' Un-' dertaking Co.' parlor. Erickson has a wife and child in his native land. Efforts are being made to hold a double funeral here when Victor Rex, who died at the County Hospital on Tuesday last may be buried bur-ied by Erickson at the Bingham cemetery cem-etery this week. Rex was about 20 years . of age. and died of miners' consumption con-sumption after an illness of several months. ' The youog fellow has been living on the ranch "of "Mrs. Emil Swan, at Blulfdale since his illness became ser-. ser-. ious. Both men "are well known in Bingham arfd were both fast friends. Thru the efforts of- Rex's many friends of his native land, .efforts are being made to collect the necessary funeral funds. He had been a resident resi-dent of Bingham for the past eight 6r nine years and was a native of Waro, Finland. A double funeral will be held at the Swedish Lutheran Church in Carr Fork tomorrow (Sunday) at 1 o'clock. Interment will be made in the Bingham Bing-ham cemetery under the direction .of John Stampfel of the O'Donnell undertaking' un-dertaking' Co. |
