Arizona silver belt., 1890-03-08
HIS LAST SHIFT. ~
John Isaac Meets Death in the
 Globe Copper Mine.
No one to Blame for the Accident.

post haste to the mine, but found
 upon his arrival there, that his ser
 vices were not required as Isaac was already dead. Pending the arrival oi authentic news of the accident, various rumorS were afleat in town as to the manner in which the unfortunate man met his death, and 1t was some time before the exact facts, as given below, could be ascertaHned,
 4 few minutes before one o'clock Thursday, John Isaac and Josie KinS- man, timbermen, were at the sixth lev el station in the InterlOper shaft, kinsman had just crossed ever from the pump station to the opposite slde in the sinking compartment of the shaft where Isaac stood, and had his back turned to Isaac when the latter attempted to cross te the pump sta tion to get tool, probably square. They were in the habit of crossing the shaft (tour feet wide) at this point by Srasping the guide at the side and springing across, and did not consider it especially hazardous; but Isaac, probably, like many others accustomed to working in dangerous places, re- ! faxed his caution, and without locking to see if the cage was moving or not, started to cross tho shaft, when the shoe or else the upper cross bar of the ascending cage caught hlm and car ried him upwards. Evidently he at tempted to escape by sliding into the recess between the cage and wall of the shaft, but before he could do this he was carried up and crushed between the cage and the next set of timbers above.
 KinSmau testified that the first in- timation he had of the accident was hearing Isaac exclaim, My God My God Kinsman turned quickly and pulled the bell rope, and the cage was immediately stopped, aftcrlt had gone up about two sets of ;imbers, or F feet above tue station. After the cage had cleared the first set of timbers, the crushed body of Isaac was released and rolled over the side of the cage and fell to the bottom of the shaft. about 70 feet below, and was picked up by Messrs. Dillon, Sturgeon and Davis, employed at sinklng the shaft, They testified that Isaac lived about one minute after they reached him, but It is not probable that he was com soious after falling from the cage.
 The body was badly crushed and disfgured; large gash was cut in the skull near the forehead, exposing the brain, and the neck, the lower ribs on both sides. one leg and an arm were broken. The body was Immediately boisted to the surface, and after being washed and made, in a measure, pre- sentable, was conveyed to his room in Mrs. Moore's lodging house, and an inruest held by acting coroner, Job Atkins, at which the evidence adduced agrees with the facts ber5 given.
 John Isaac was native of St. Aus tell, Cornwall, s 8years oiage, and had been a resident of Gila county for up- wards of ten years. He was first cm. ployed at the Hoosier mine, and when operations ceased there he went to Pioneer where he remained some time, and returned to Globe in 1883, and was employed in the Globe mine almost constantly up to the time of his death,
 The deceased was a worthy citizen, of quiet disposition and gentlemanly deheanor, and hIs tragic death is greatly deplored by the entire com munity. He was member of Globe Lodge No. 6, l. Q. 0. F., White Noun tam Lodge No. 3, A. F. < A. M., (in which he held the office of w. M and of White Mountain Chapter 0. k S
 The funeral took place yesterday at ? o'clock p. m. from the NJ. E. Church and was probably the largest and most imposing ever witnessed in Globe. The cortege, composed of members of Globe Lodge No. 6, I. 0, 10. F., White Mountain Chapter, No, |2, o. F. &, and White Mountain Lodge, No. 3, A. F. & A. NJ, met at the Masonic lodge room and accompa- med the hearse to the church, where the funeral sermon was delivered by Rev. N, F. Norton. At the conclusion of the services at the church, the funeral procession, comprising mem bers of the different societies, employ es of the Old Dominion Copper Com pany, and friends and acquaintancea of the deceased, numbering m all more than 200 persons, on foot and Tn car rlages, proceeded to the cemetery where the impressive burial rites of the Masons and Odd Fellows were per formed, which closed the ceremony.
 On Monday evening, March 17th, q ball will be given at the Rink The pro
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