Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-28
THE PARTICULARS.
A Full account Of How the DAILY Mine
Accident Occurred.

Il
The Park City Record gives the
following details Of the accident at
the DAILY mine, ar account Of which
was given in a NEWS special yesier-
day:
The news that engineer Timothy
p. Gneenlesf and two miners named
Jas. Wheeler and Isaac Smell had
been killed at the DAILY mine this
morning spread ike wild fiEe in
Park City. AS soon as the sad
tiGings hal been telephoned to
town it took but n few minutes be-
fore the subject was one ofgeneral
comment on the streets, each one
expressing wonder and surprise at
how the three men so unccremoni-
ously met their death, and the many
friends Of the deceased men, who
realized the indies cTihable anguish
and sorrow Of the bereavci families
and kindred, expressed n hope that
Providence would comfort and con-
sole them at this time.
HOW IT HArPENED.
Shortly before 10 O'Clock this
morning Engineer Greenleaf and
Wheeler and Smell t0anle,i the cage
IN the east compartment Of the DAILY
shaft TO 90 To the bottom, where
sinking Is now being done. The
business Of Mr.. GEeenleaf was to at
tend the sinking pump, although it
was working all right, but the other
two were going down to help put in
set Of timbers. 4 heavy piece o;
timber was attached 10 the bottom Of
the cage, rs Is customary when
sinking is under way. All went
well until the 611-fcOt level was
reached, when the swinging
timber caught against the floor
Of the station. This STOPPED the
downward course OF the cage, and
meanwhile the slackened wire
cable, which Is very heavy, accumu-
lated on top Of the cage. Just then
Mr.. Greenleaf called TO the station
tender to pull the bell rope and sig
nal the engineer runner 70 hoist and .
make tine slack taut. Before the
signal could be given the ubstruct- /
Ing piece OF timber swung loose and .
down the cage and all went with n
fearful jerk and crash.
This sudden strain was Of such
fierce rs to break the four CLAMPS at .
the end OF the cable and let the cage
fall to the bottom Of the shaft, near
~ 800 feet further. Three men were
working in the bottom Of the shaft
and on hearing the noise above they
Instinctiveiy jumped 10 one side.
anu thus fortunately escaped any in
ury.
Immediately relief was sum-
noned and rs quickly as possible the
OF the unfortunate men
we're brought 10 the surface. They
we're frightfully mangled, aud esDe-
tally Smell and Wheeler were
recognizable. To all ap-
,earances the three men had had
'ut an instant to realize their dan
,er and the evident decree Of n
rightful fate, and the next moment
anne death, which was almost IN
Sheriff ]. l.. Weber and Commits
Toner J. NJ. Cohen, acting in the I!
apacity Of coroner, having arrived
1.-THE mine, proceeded 10 empanel {
jury TO Inquire iuto the manner
nj cause OF the death Of the :
hree men. Geo. l.. Wisemap, d
Wired &. Reese and Frederick a.
'lindt were duly empaueled as the I
lry. After examining the bodies i
the men and the cable, etc, i'm
ne shalt, continued their Inquiries
III 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning, at
ne City Hall.
Timothy +. Greenlcaf leaves a
life and two children, who have
we'd the past winter ut l76 Third >
treet, Salt lake City, but they ..
ere Just pref airing 10 come 10 Park
ity To make their summer home -.
it'll Dir. Greenlsaf. He was about j
years Of age and has becn en-.
Ioyed Tor the past three years as :
cad engineer aud machinist at the
ally minei previous 20 which be was =
charge Of the machinery at the '
d Simpson mine. He was an ex- s..
ert in his line and for severalyears "
.foEe coming TO Park City found :
at the leading mines
the Comstoek lode. He was an :;
man aud he was favor :
: among his many friends. :
Isaac Smell was about Is years cid \
Id an old and faithful emBloye at S
e DAILY mine. be leaves two d
.nghters, Mrs. Patrick Murray, "
TO lives in 0ntario Canyon, and
% one in the old country. Y
james Wheeler Is an old resident 4
liner, under fifty years Of age, but IN
is not definitely known who or bC
here his surviving relatives are.
The remains Of Messrs. Greenleaf
II Smell viii probably be taken to
Ii Lake Wednesday afternoon for L,
terment on Thursday, while the 10
neral Of Jams Wheeler will =
iely occur in PARK City Thurs
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