The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-10-14
FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE STAR.
Andy Kevan Falls from the 400 10
h 600 Level and IL Instantly
Killed.

1no U Level and IL Instantly
Killed.
Tuesday evening about five o'clock
another Of those horrifvlng accidents
which ever anon shock public feeling,
and which seem TO be inseparable
from the miners hazardous vocation,
occurred at the Star mine. In this in
stance the unfortunate victim was
Andy Kevan, an old, highly respected
citizen of this place. How the acct
cident occurred no one seems to know,
though some think that he must have
been lifting the chair at the AGO sta
ton, and in some way lost his ba,-
ance and fallen headlong down the
shaft. When found by Foreman Me-
Kinney life WAS extinct. After being
brought outo OF the mine his head was
found to be horribly cut and bruised
and one arm broken. Andy Kevan
has been a resident OF this section for
the past nine years, and was loved
and respected by all who knew him.
He leaves a wife and one child to
mourn his sad fate. The funeral took
place from Miners Union Hall We'd
nesday afternoon, attended by the
Union in full force, as well as by most
of III citizens in carriages and on
foot. This has been the only accident
al the Star since Tom McGrath and
S%targentson were blown up some IL
months ago. Following are the Cor
oner's inquest and verdict OF the jury:
coRoSFR's IN uEsf.
Before j. II. Lander, j.. p, and Ex-0fieio
Coroner. In the matter of the inquisition
upon the body Of Andy Kevan, deceased.
Thomas +. Mckinney being duly sworn.
deposes and says | reside in Cherry Greek.
and am employed by the Star mining Com
pany as Assistant Foreman. On the 10th day
Of October. 1882. about 5 o'clock =. NJ. / went
down on tho 4j0-level Of the Star mine; |
left the lb0-leyel about ) o'clock and went
down to the bottom of the shaft; went
through the levels and came back to the shaft
about half past hve o'clock; found the de-
ceased lying at tho station. | called to Mr..
Dillon, and told him there was a man lying
dead at the station. As soon we got to de-
ceased and examined him. we found that he
Vas lnu a NaNh ~ $500 A1
TO my assistance and took deceased out of the
mine. Andy Keysn was employed running
car on the I30-level. There was no one work.
ing on the ICo-leyel with deceased. II is my
belief that he accidentally fell from the 100
level to the 800, thereby causing his death. |
did not examine deceased particularly to see
il he was much bruised
join corbe, being duly sworn denoses and
says: / am employed by the Star Mining;
Company; knew the deceased Andy kevan;
deceased was born 10 DImfreshire. Scotland
be was born May q. 1857.
VERDICT OF THE JURY.
We, the undersigned. jurors summoned to
appear before J.. IL. Lander. }. p, aud Ex-
Onleio Coroner. at his Office In Cherry Greek,
on the 10th day of October. 1882. 10 inquire
into the cause Of the death Of Andy Keyan,
found dead in tho shaft Of the Star mine,
having been duly sworn according to Law.
and having made such such inqnisition. after
inspecting the body. and hearing the tesii-
mony adduced, upon our oaths each and all
do say, that we find the deceased named Andy
Kevan, that he was a native Of Scotland. aged
about As years. and that he came to his death
on the 10th day of October. 1852. in this
county, by accidently falling down the shaft
OF the Star mine. All Of whirh Is duly certi-
fed by this inquisition in writing, by US
signed this nth day Of October. 1882. W. NJ.
Bell. Geo. P. Holmes, NJ. c. Lowry, B. Mori-
arty. X. Mcdonald. L. J. Cowley, Jr.