Show mine foreman killed last laet saturday january 4 about 0 m rex bex pehrson wm jim 71 ond and frank henderson brothers othera br i together with their foreman roy boy P F mitchell Ml stepped on the single ringle deck cage lat at the three kings mine located at rear lof ot nelson hill this city and giving the larm alarm to the engineer david B R king I 1 t the he descent was made safely bately to the BOO level where pehrson and stepped I 1 off and again the signal was given that i would would take the other three men to the loot foot level but a short distance from where the first stop was made the bell hopfl iri in tome some way got entangled with the cage and tipping held it fast in the shaft for a brief moment while an estimated 15 or 20 feet of loose cable was lowered on top of cage an attempt to have the engineer warned seemingly failed and risking to move from the cage to the manway mr mitchell Ml lost in the gamble because of the fact that the cage broke loose from where it hung in the shaft just as the unfortunate man made his move as noted and the cage com lodged him and dropping on same while it dropped the length of the loose cable bounded and shook the body front from off the platform and he rolled to side next to wall plate and under the cage to bottom of shaft reaching the body later it was very apparent that death was instantaneous tane ous and it wits was brought to the surface undertaker george archer and coroner jim don were called and the findings of the latter were ns as recorded and tho the remains were brought to the morgue strange and true as it always Is in accidents of this kind the shoes and cocks were missing A watch was still running although arms and limbs were broken orders from the management were that the he case cas would be cared for by evans and early of salt bait lake city who came and conveyed same to the city and from there hw would be shipped to iowa tor for interment ter ment mr mitchell Ml bad only been in charge since bance november ast 1st but among his em he was well spoken of and those sib t the mine expressed keen r regret egret at his untimely death plans were made tor for his W tm art bvm cita next BOX A aw jointly were they looking forward to the day when w hen a ray of 0 sunshine was to be welcomed in their abode and the sweetness of life fully realized mr jim H henderson Hc son in law of our towns folks mr and mrs R W macdonald was taken to the local hospital but we are informed is not seriously hurt and his brother Is none the worse of his thrilling experience dr goodwin Is in attendance |