Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-07-23
DEATH OF ISRAEL TERRELL.
He was Hit by . Failing Tub In Peoria
Mine and Killed.

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the news was brought 10 this city OF
the death of Israel Terrell, ~ old cit-
izen Of Baxter Springs, which occur.
red IN a mine at Peoria, l. T., about 2
o'clock on Tuesday. It seems that
Mr.. Terrell was interested in \ shaft
being sunk on the hill just north Of
Peoria, which Is about lO0 feet deep,
aud IN which there were bright pros
poets for big strike. About 2 o'clock
Tuesday Mr.. Terrell asked TO be low
ered into the shaft to see what the
prospects were. A Mr.. Fitzgerald was
operating the holster which was run
by horse power. Though he was not
working IN the shaft at the tine MIR.
Terrell, at his own request, was let
down to the bottom. lie sent up q
tub Of water aud part Of another and
requested that the tools be sent down.
Fitzgerald placed several tools In the
tub and started to let them down.
The tub had gone probably ten feet
when the steel strap over the holster
drum, known as the brake, suddenly
snapped IN two letting the tub drop
by full force. Fitzgerald attempted
TO stop II by throwing the machine In
gear, but could not hold IL. Then he
shouted 10 Terrell and grasped the
flying rope with his hands burning
and decorating them terribly besides
eudangering his life in vain attempt
to cheek tho speed Of the falling tub.
When it stopped TO noise was heard
at the bottom of the shaft aud no re.
PLY could be got from Mr.. Terrell. As
soon as the holster could be tempor-
arily repaired DR.. Parsons and j. A.
Dent went down aud found Mr.. Ter.
rell living on his face close up IN one
corner of the shaft. There were no
signs of life and he was probably
killed instantly. From the position
In which he was found and the nature
of the injuries he received 1t Ia thought
he must have been at the time the tub
fell, standing in a STOPPING position
probably picking or looking for shines
The tub, which with the tools must
have weighed 125 pounds, evidently
struck him about the middle Of the
back on the right Of the spinal column,
severing the ribs from the spine and
literally crushing him. The left leg
from the knee down was mashed into
q pulp. There was a slight scalp
wouad on the back of his head, but
not sufficient to cause death. The
BODY was removed from the shaft and
placed In the Peoria Mining Co.'S. Of.
fee, aud courier Immediately start.
ed to this city and one to the Quapaw
agency 10 obtain instructions from the
agent as to what disposition TO make
of the body. The agent instructed
that il be placed in the hands of an
undertaken aud brought 10 this city.
Leroy Harvey and A. Il. Kane went
from mere TO get the remains and had
quite an evenlful trip. On their re-.
turn they got off the right road aud
came into Kansas about five miles
east of this city, and did not reach
home until after 2 o'clock Wednesday
morning.
The funeral services were held at
the residence of the family IN this city
at 4 o'clock Wednesday, conducted by
Prot. L. 0. Noble, and were attended
by large concourse Of mourning
friends. Mr.. Terrell was buried in
the city cemetery beside the graves of
three sous and one daughter who
have died since he came to this city.
His estimable wife, two daughters
and one sou remain 10 weep DER his
silent tomb.
Israel Terrell was born IN Highland
county, Ohio. Feb. 4, 1880, was mar.
ried 10 Mary Brackney near Whining
ton, Ohio, in 1858. In early married
life he was engaged at farming and
dealing in live stock and wool, for
several years, when he moved from
Highland county tO Wilmington,
Ohio, and engaged in merchandising
and pork packing, engaging each sue
ceeding year more extensively in the
packing business, until the last year,
with very large stock in hand, with
great decline in prices, caused the loss
Of the accumulated proceeds OF his
years of labor. Closing up his bust.
ness at Wilmington, he came west In
1881 with his small remaining means,
and concluded to engage in mining,
with the hope OF recovering from the
losses of his former business. He first
went to Colorado where he spent
three years of hard labor on q mining
claim, and being unsuccessful return
ed to his family in Baxter. Lastly, he
became interested in the Peoria lead
and zinc mines and gave the past two
years In labor toward developing the
prospects there, and at the time Of the
accident thought that he was surely
about to realize his brightest anticipa-
tions by the discovery Of q rich deposit
OF mineral. Mr.. Terrell was an hon
est, industrious and practical map.
Al various times during life he had
many hands working for him at the
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