Arizona silver belt., 1893-09-09
DOWN TO DEATH.
A DREADFUL DISASTER IN THE OLD DOMINION COP
 PER cos MINE
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A shocking accident happened at
 She Old Dominion Copper Company s
 Mino on Thursday last, which resulted
 In ths supposed instant death of John
 Cadman and John A. Mcdonald. That
 there were not four others killed is
 previdential and seems almost mir
 acIe
 tt was at the close of the noon hour,
 and iSnot or miners, having finished
 their lunch, stood about the mouth of
 the shaft, waiting to descend into the
 mine to resume work. James Ander-
 son was at the engine, in place of R.
 H. Trevarthen, Jr., who laid off on ac-
 count of sickness. Anderson called
 Out to John Gadman that he was ready
 to lower, and Cadman, John MeDep-
 aid and Dennis Gleason stepped onto
 the cage. Frank Boston, James Fred erick and Richard Kinsman were about
 to follow when Frederick thought of some powder that was needed below
 This reminded others of various things they wanted to take down and all the men except Cadman and Mcdonald started away. The signal to lower was given and the two unsuspecting men on the cage started on their awful descent to death.
 Anderson testified before the Coron- CTS inquest, thai he lowered them with engine and brake, and when the cage neared the second level, the station from which he last received signal, | as was the rule, he put on the brake to Slow up, when the brake rod broke, and the violent jar to the machinery threw the clutch out, The last safe guard against disaster. Attempts to3 force the clutch back failed, mG An derscta with great presence of mind, 1 ran out, called fcI assistance, grabbed a scantling, aud hurrying back, showed 1 the scantlins under the drum and by leN-efate tired to slacBen the speed, and prevent the ca1le fallins or top of the men in the cage T1ree nieh came to Andersor's assistance but their efforts were futile. Ttie cage con tiuued it's mad deseert, struck the humpets at he tth aNd Tlh Ie%eFe, which were carried down with <, and the cage came to N stop a few feet below the 9th level.
 Cadmans body was found lying or the floor of the cage, and Nrcponald's 1 si$ Nset 6n6er the cage oh { timber, in ! a sitting posture as natural as though 1 alive. Both men were dead, and their | bodies badly confused and limbs broken. Young McDonald's neck was and Cadman's skull crushed in at the back.
 There was consternation in town | when the awful news was received, 1 and the grief of the relatives of the deceased was heartrendering. Mr. | Cadman r5aves a wife and danghtef just merging into womanhood, who | were dependent upon his labor for support. The family is among the oldest resident in Globe, and has a wide circle of acquaintances who are grieved over the great misfortune that has befen them.
 John A. Mcpensld wss s years of age and native of Cape Breton, Nova | Scotia, where his parents are still nv- ing. His only relatives here are brother, Ronald MeDonald, and cous- 1 in w R, McDaniels. The deceased | was possessed of many admirable qual- ities and was well liked by his ac- 
 The funeral ofhoth men took placol from the Catholic Church yesterday at } o'clock. There being no priest here, Lawrence Ryan read the Catholic burial service, and choir composed of 8 number of ladies and gentlemen rendered appropriate music. It was one of She most impressive and solemn scenes ever witnessed. All work had been suspended by the Old Dominion Copper O., and there was in outpouring of the people of Globe ,o show respect for the departed and for the bereaved. The de- plorable affair has cast gloom over lhe community which will be not soon lispelled.
 New samples inst received for GUS.