Show I I i I I Poisonous Gases Kill Two Miners Miner news Last Friday night news came down town from front the Silver Sliver King lUng Coalition min minto mine mineto to the effect that of thou thoe apparently unavoidable underground tragedies had occurred resulting ii In Iho the death of two young miners Joseph Gasparac and L L. W W. Lasser Lesser The cause of af death was asphyxiation asphyxia lion tion the two unfortunate men happening happening happening hap hap- pening to run Into what Is kno known n as ai white damp a a. deadly poisonous air In a a. drift on the 1300 level death coming almost instantly anti and painlessly The drift In which the men lost tos th their lr Urea lives was equipped with a ten ten- inch ventilating pipe for a distance of feet beyond where the men met met Diet their death This pipe Is fitted with air jets Jet a approximately approximately- ever every feet throughout the entire length Dad Bad air was noticed shortly after the shift went to work and the minera miners min ers era were taken out of that section o otha of tha mine The motorman and his helper went Into this section edly after cars at 1045 1046 p. p m. m About Abou midnight the shift boss in charge realizing that something was wrong on account of ore congestion on the foot 1300 level Instituted a search which disclosed that the motorman 1 and hIs hla helper had penetrated into inti the drift where the bad air had de de- eloped Superintendent M. 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S a and d Foreman oreman Con Can ONell ONeil In company com corn pany with shift boss George Gasparac Gaspar Gaspar- ac c a a. cousin of one of the victims equipped with gas masks went into tab the drift where the bodies of the tb Motorman Gasparac and his assistant assis tant Lessor were found the former forme In a a 0 leaning position over the motor moto controller and the latter lying of on the ground beside the motor where whet he evidently went with the intention tion of turning the trolley pot pole around that they might leave th the drift They were In the drift abou about 1000 feet While arranging to bring the bodies bod fee ies from the poisonous air Foreman Foreman Foreman Fore Fore- man Con ONell ONeil because beca of a defect in his mask connection collapsed collapse from the i effects of of the poisonous fumes and every attention had bad t to tobe be given to him in fn order that his life me bo saved He was taken out of the thi drift and soon revived in the fresh real air Under the direction of Superintendent dent Heitzman Heltzman another rescue party parts was immediately organized consistIng consisting consist consist- ing tag of himself and Shift Boss Doss Gasparac Gasparac Gas Gas- parac arac Oscar Friendly W W. J. J Stoner McKay W. W S S. MacFarlane and ard M. M Hardy of the P. P C. C M. M S S. S company with a number of or of or the King and the bodies recover led ed r rIt It is a most unfortunate tragedy and the first of the kind that ever eve happened In the King Coalition TIm TILL VICTIMS Motorman Joseph Gasparac had been employed at the King Coalition I re for tor r a number of or years past and had stood high in the opinion of or not Dot only tree tile management but of or all his tel feb 10 workmen low because of his dependability depend depend- ability geniality and always good fellowship Deceased was born In Croatian in October 1890 He lie came to America American In n 1909 and in n 1912 came to Park City ily where he made his home irce that time On the of August 1916 he was married In this city to Miss Jennie Lake daughter of or if Mr and Mrs Frank Lake four children being born to them Joe aged aged ag ag- ed d 6 6 Frank 5 b Francis 3 3 and Baby Ruth aged two months He Is also survived by his mother now In Croatian and two brothers Frank and nd George both residing in fn Illinois George arrived in this city yesterday morning corning to attend the funeral To the he stricken widow and family the theme me other ther In the far off country his country his bi others brothers and other relatives sincere sympathy Is in their sudden sorrow orrow and great bereavement I Funeral services were held yes yes- yesterday I erday morning at the Catholic hutch church Rev Father Hogan officiating ing ng and were largely attended by Fi trends lends Deceased was a member of the lo local lo- lo loal cal al lodge of Croatians and also a member of the he carryIng carry carry- Ing rig 2000 In the latter organization L. L W V W Lessar Lesser the other victim had only my been in our city but a a short time ime but made many friends because of f his always cheerful demeanor He with rrth his father rather came here from Cobado Colorado Colo Cob rado ado and both were employed at the 1 ping king Coalition the boy boyan on day shift ant ant the father on night shift Deceased Deceased De De- ceased cased was only twenty years of age Tho ho body was was was' shipped last Monday to o Grand Junction Colorado for In Interment In i Yesterday afternoon at the city boll all a coroners coroner's Inquest was held heM before be be- fore foro ore Precinct Justice Jim Don Sev Sev- ural cial cal witnesses were examined and tho he elicited proved conclusively shely hely that no blame could be boo attached at at- at to the company or to any In In II It was sl that every tl let is taken to guard against accidents acci acel df dents of or any character under ground but bul ul that conditions arise occasionally occasional ly y over which there Is no control contraIl ofen often of of- ten en resulting in fatalities as in the case of the two good men who lost I their heir lives last week After Atter careful consideration Of vf the evidence presented the ha following ver vet Lid diet was rendered by the coroners coroner's jury nry Joe Gasparac and I. I L. L M M. M Lesson came ama to their death on or about March larch 3 3 1923 in the time drift Or of ofha t tr-t tr Sliver 1 King ng Coalition Mine 1 Park Ch Its Utah We further find that their deaths vere Fero due to an unavoidable condi condl condition Ion tion that existed In the drift at the time ime and we further find that the tho thoS S Saver silver lver 1 King Coalition Mines compan p every possible and necessary precaution at all alt times to 10 prevent such accidents A P. P FLOSSIE LEA LEAKY LEARY RY A. A R. R HARMES Coroners Coroner's Jury |