Show jimmy mcdonald drowned in mine what came as a tremendous tiemen dous shock and surprise irise was the news last friday evening that jimmy mcdonald one of the best known residents ot of our city had met death tit la a mine at Ili pioche nevada the accident happened at the property of the prince consolidated company and is best told in a I 1 letter received from mr air robert gardiner a friend ot of mr air R J bryant and who by the way was instrumental in having mr mcdonald accept the position as tor for the prince consolidated company I 1 mr gardiner in his letter dated i i february says i no one felt the result of 0 the accident keener than myself it had been a habit with alth jim and me tor for one of us to stay down the mine and watch the pumps while the other went on top to lunch so he be was i ione alone but when I 1 came out the oth er men were nearly ready to go down i the pump sinker evidently wen wrong and he was trying to locate the trouble when a connection witt with the steam hose blew off ile he ed to have the steam shut oft off which was done at once there is about aboul 00 feet ot of steam line the men were soon at the bottom but could i see ee no sign ot of poor jim 1 when I 1 got down a search was fiade duade and soon found his body in the bottom ot of the sump there was about eight feet of 0 water in the bottom we had shot and I 1 had started tile the pump just before coming to the surie te it was about to 45 minutes from the time I 1 left the bottom until I 1 was back after the accident no one can tell just jt how bow the accident happened but the supposition is he was ove overcome reome by escaping steam and losing his balance tell fell into I 1 the sump and drow drowned neA it was indeed a great shock to me for I 1 thought a great deal of jim ile he was vias a gor god d a good worker 1 always ailing v lulng to do whatever was I possible ud ad do it cheerfully it was just six weeks to the day from the ime mr mcdonald left the I 1 park tor for pioche that his dead body was brov broi ht back mr air me mc onald lonald was born in it virginia ity ney nev ida da on september 18 1881 ilis hib pare s came to park city when 1 he was bat adt six months old with the exception ot of about two years I 1 spent in nevada and arizona he made his home in park city for many years he was with the ontario kompany he was ot of a genial lolly jolly nature bighearted big hearted to a fault and because of 0 his happy nature he made friends with all he came in in con contact act with and was known by practically everybody very body in the city his father and mother both died tit in this city several years ago he is ur by his two sisters mrs airs R J 1 bryant and mrs airs E P tracy both if t this city and to them sympathy is tended in their sad bereavement deceased DeceL sed was a member of the knights of 0 pythias and also an active member of the mgt volunteer fire department part ment the remains arrived in tills this city sunday morning and monday afternoon atter funeral services were held at he community church which were vera largely attended rev hogan of 0 salt lake officiated |