Show SAVED fell from moving cae and lives to tell it BORN UNDER LUCKY STAR was george cavanaugh going on shift at the kinga when it happened G 0 bates also has horseshoe with him caved on at same mine on same day aoe of the most miraculous escapee from death even recorded in this camp or in any other camp in the state was that experienced by george cavanaugh at the silver king mine monday morning when he tainted felt irom the moving cage lodged tor an instant in the wall and then fell again and lodged on the bonnet of the cage in which perilous position he was carried to the next level all this time cavanaugh was unconscious and as he expressed it be anew nothing after the cage left the level until he woke up after hie wounds had been dressed such a feat could not be performed by a man in full possession of his senses and how cavanaugh escaped being cut in to or crushed to death ie a mystery lie doean doesn t know how be did it and none of the men who were on the cage with him can explain the matter either the cage was stopped at the level and cavanaugh Cavanau eh was lifted from his hazardous position and taken on top where medical aid was summoned dr bardsley responded and found the mani injuries to consist a ecale wound or two and some painful bruises and minor cute consider nc the nature of abe accident george whose time for leavine tins wicked world has evidently not vet arrived got off mighty lumbly and ia being congratulated by bis many frenda and ie congratulating himself on his narrow escape the injured man a wound are healing nicely and be will be out in another da or two COULD ILL AFFORD TO LOSE BIU george 0 bates abe clever captain and short stop of the borne base ball team met with nn accident at the king mine monday afternoon which has con fined gioi to his home all week and which came very near terminating fat ally mr bates who is a carman at abe mine waa jaet making bis last trip at 3 clock when a large rock fell from the top of the drift and struck him on abe shoulder knocking him don and straining him severely before be could art up the capping from one of the tim here came down and fell over him protecting him from the mass of dirt and rock that followed abe displacement of abe timber this saving in all probability fatal injuries mr bates managed to work himself free and was immediately taken to abe surface where dr lecompte attended him lie was badly bruised up about abe body especially on abe right side and the flesh on h right leg was considerably cot and torn mr bates is now able to be up and around much to abe gratification of his many friends and admirers |