The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-03
KILLED IN The ALICE
Two More Homes lade Desolats by an
Accident In q SHAFT.
John Oates and Gregory Squires
Fall From q Cage and Meet
With instant Death The
Company Exonerated.
BY the Standards Special Wire.

Of accidents, which, notwith-
standing every care and precaution, are
continually h~appeninv in all large mining
~ the ars, ~ those fatal.
'es aueh MURPHY ios' ~ = ny se,
erai o,her hardy inner Narrowly escaped
q similar fate. To-day occurred the second
accident, ever more fearful in its results.
for by il two human lives were
sacr;0ccd ,xo small cbildron were left
orpbans and four others. with their heart
Pr" "' ~ '' -
pIoken .ho',sr arc %n'ent sui
PM over tne IIeiess pou! OF u ',her nmi
husoanu' q pstuiIa. Iea.u'v wv
caruaii'es u ie siiniiuI..o ~. ~ 'hhs,h
respo"slpie y '"eiu a.r. - ~, =
cases ,ne men kiieu me, ;m'h I'LL ;ni
whlic OH poaru oi cseu NV !. " ~,
stanees were pieces OF unips usi "ere
hanuiihg tne direc, CAUSES oi utatu.
inis aiteriooh apou'o o''oeN "oisa'
pasis, ehei"eci !, ',%c
rece,Ncu sls.ai no"" H. .@S
ioo' ie'tI ,"'se NV ene. WI. $3.50
tne lever ih,ichia'ciy ""oNe;
ne ooeseu siHn"i am'
aI.er ,ne snee ha" as.euuaeu ~
tnir,y anu iort! ieet ne n"..eu ~ ~.
snakiue anu u. ohcc s.". OH s'eain, W.
DeIore the engine rouiu s'op .ne rui,s wv
gan - run s.ioo,u's aRa.' a''u III hun..
10 n1ist un.n 'me Propen ' '"u 49,
Mniiam ShoveIli .ne iore.hah Oh y ,ln,e'
was IN a room adloining .he ehR'ne rooan
anu hcafu ',e ioisc niauc W u"' .aoI. az
~ 10 siack, anu ran ou. 70 asesraLn
tne cause. wn!e ne was speah.ns '"uns
engineer ABOUT " III Ro"s mns
runR IRON lhe 80" H., H. net.i,
strihihe niteeh .'hes. ins hsnns
an unusual sighai ne oruereI .he eng,
ncer To raise inc caee 20 .e surtaas, anu
as soon as " orrlveu sent paN'u naeh.
sta,on tehuer; moMn ~ WHY
hau happehes'. u !" nha nna,s
maj rs.urnen nnI sa," VIA. JON" h nsIm W.
anu iionias nouiiIy we,e oh .ne ieN'i
anu had toiu MN 'hat sonn ,'a'cs anu
e squares WERE iynnR uc"u OH .iic
Lou ioo.. MT ',noNcii 'ur,i go'ou so,ne
a q WIN ana uesrehu'n 10
thc o a'iu c,iinpcn uo"n ~ itnucr
with hiewe., ann bosl,,,y !" .nf Mf.i
peioW, wnc,t VIC! lou",i =. 'su'rs
OF Oates and Sgulres VIII 'on.i hicnar,ls
niournfnlly gazing AZ tnem. nupt' hail'
VINO was IN ,ne DUO WIG, "ne u M
company ; mines; was np,litu wv ai,'I
iookihg ~ thc pou,'s orucTeu Nv .''g,n ra.seu
To the surface ana causen Ut. ! rc'hpias
anu tic coroner 10 DE suin,iioheu. I'm
Besides Tue ,wo men who Were h,i.u
gohh biewctt, ho,ilas noul'y anu on
Richards were III the pot'oih OF tiie smart
when we acciueh' 1Tcurren. ''aurs was
me ZIMMERMAN III cnarge ahu uIruer M
directions q noor naa Jus' peen 'afu
across tne sIi",l u. 'me ~ lo''r .Ne'' nv
shait being ~ ief' aecper 'han ,ne
ever, 10 "hpw Ior sallp.
Ihe men were c,ear,he away ~ .opls
useu III piaclne Tue hoor anu hau 'oausu
them on 70 ,ne arg lh.chuIhR 10 GIN
thenh to tIle leVe, apone' as r.Iara''o,is
were Denly nta.t .oru' s'a."n ", ~
',ates anu S'quiree s'spPcu on to'ne cage,
Nquires havihg TWO snor. pieces Ru'oes
anont h'e iee' Ioi,s w n's ar'hs, o,e en-,
oi 'he pf'ccs res.ing on 'nc pI".,o',,o
tIe cage me s,gI'ai '" ,iois' ~ i,-oo
was gwen Y oates anu lie raes peRan .o
ascend. wen u nau r,s'n anou. ~ .,
ioieet the 'hrec hlch u re.ha'ncu az
the po,toih saw pieces Oh .he gnlucs
Iali rom hpove wnien ainios' n,su'Ii.,S
were followed by the podies Oh ca'es anu
Nqnires' thatoi Sq'hrcs peihg nrst; TOT
ror stricken they ran 10 where tne TWO
were iXihg ana ioui,d Sguires sun breath,
ing. he feebiy saiu -iaks me up anu
then expired, BODILY anu biewe' thei,
ciiihped 10 me ~" ana gave 'n' siRha'
already mentioned.
A. the inquest .ic SURVIVORS gave ,h.
explanation OF the accident
that being To their minds the Only way itl
which II could have occurred: After the
cage started Spuires probably rested th.
NO pieces OF guides against the side %,
the cage or else they acciueiitail
slipped from ms grasp anu ieii over u
one side, the upper ends catching uIidel
the wall plate or possibly the thinkers al
the SHAFT. The guides being very strong
being made OF AKA tifnbers, wen sea
soiled stopped the cage Tor an IA
slant ami caused an unusual stfaih on ti'
cable, which stretched a number OF ieet
1he engine continuing Ia winu upt W.
cable u OF the pieces 81 guides hnall,
broke, and the jar 81 the cage threw boil
men OIL and precipitated them tn the Hoo
below. This explanation oil tbs ascihen
Is carried out by the appearance 81 tn
cage which now stands near the shaft
having been taken out ana replaced D'
another after the accident. Inc platform
OF the cage is deeply. lndented, causing
corresponding drawing together OF TN
sides, consequently making u much mar
W tina II originally was ana aiordinI
ample space the cage ana side
of u SHAFT Tor y object the SIZE OF
human body To TALL through; A spot ca'
also be seen on the cage where cvidentl
the broken piece OF guide rested before
gave way. Inc o,her piece was ho
broken, but botii ends gave evidence q