Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
DOWN En- THE DEPTHS.
Another foung Man Taken to Eternity
Because Of an Acssidenr il the st Law

Another Young Man Taken to Etersit.
Beoanss Of an Accidenr ii the st. Law
renee Nine.
Accidents and horrors seem to be multi
plying in Butte. but it is hoped that tn
mystic number, three, will put an end, fol
the time Ebeing at least, to the tragediel
that have been accommodating SO thick anG
fast. The latest victim was Timothy B
Riley, and his death occurred at the st
Lawrence mine at oon yesterday. Thu
victim was q station-tender at the mine
and had been employed there in hat OF
other capacities for nearly two years. he
sas regarded as a thorough and competent
man. and no one who knew him ever i'm.
agined that he would be the victim Of SO
sad an occurrence. Word Of his death was
at once sent to the city and the coroner.
Dr.. Amsden, repaired to the spot and pre-
ceeded TO hold an Inquest, with the aid Of
the following jurors: j. H. Steele, s. W.
Graves, John Jahreiss, Aleck Edith, Pat
rick Burns and w. D. Bartlett. After the
body had hsen duly viewed the inquest a
begun and thefollowing Witnesses examined:
Thomas Wall, James Burns. Richard Hea-
gan, VIVA. Shields and Michael Carroll. The
first four named were with the unfortunate
man on the cage when the acct
dent occurred, and the latter is the
well known superintendent OF the Ana
eonda properties in Butte. 1t is needless
to give the testimony in detail and aggre-
gated tits about as follows: Deceased was
a station lender and was working at the
400 level. At the hour named he started
in the cage with the four men named,
and an addition to the load in the shapes OF
iron plates 3x6 in size that had
been used as turn tables in the levels. One
of the men testified that he was facing Riley
after the cage was started. and hat while
the other four were each holding to the
cross bar of the cage for protection, Mr..
Riley bad failed to taxi that precaution.
When the 100 foot level had been nearly
there was a sudden jerk and the
men were all lifted by the concussion
and landed on their feet when the cage
stopped, which was in q second. A glance,
aud at such times, and under such circum-
stances, a second is an hour, showed that
fifth man was gone. The quartette
were so excited that they could hardly
what had occurred, and the bell was
rung and the cage reached the surface. A
fang was Immediately sent down and the
Jody OF the unfortunate man found and
brought to the surface. The sight was a
one, as the decent had been fully
500 feet. The top of the skull was
off, one Of the arms entirely
and both the legs broken, |
besides other injuries and bruises.
N the conclusion or scraping
y hich caused the accident the bonnet OF
lie cage was bent out OF place, and the
over apartment Oh deck injured. Mr.. Car
oil, who is one Of the most experienced Of
made an examination OF affairs,
md in his testimony, which was concise, |
lear cut and intelligent, showed exactly
lowt the accident must have occurred. At
he conclusion Of the testimony the jury
eturned a verdict that deceased came to
lis death by accidentally falling from the
age while coming up from the 40O-foot
evel OF the st. Lawrence mine" Deceased
fas only % years of age, an Irishman by
and had been West some years. The
'ody was taken in charge by Bowes and
repaired for interment, after which it was
emoved to the residence of Timothy Shee-
an, a relative, in Dublin Gulch, from
'hich place the funeral will take place this
fterhoon, as 2 O'Clock.