The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-09
DEAD IN A SHAFT
The Bruised Body Of Engineer Sulli-
van Found.
1T WAS A SHOCKING SIGHT
Moses curiey Found the Remains
IN the Acqulsition-The APP
~ proaches to Which We're
Entirely Unprotected.

Butte, May s.-The body of an I'M
known dead man, was discovered about
$40 O'Clock this morning by Nose Cur
ley at the bottom OF the abandoned
Acquisition shaft just above Woolman
street and about hundred yards west
OF Main street The shaft is about so
feet deep and the property. which be-
longs to W.. A. Clark. has not been
worked in a long time. The opening
was entirely unprotected. and II is pos
sfble that the dead man may have ac-
cidentaliy walked INTO Il in the dark.
although IL is not generally supposed
that such was the case.
Curley had been talking with A. ii.
Wethey. Mr.. Clark's general manager.
about securing lease on the property
and he went down the shaft this morn
ing TO secure some samples. When he
got down down about 80 feet he found
plank lying across the shaft. and
stepping out on 1T. he looked down. and
by the light of his candle. saw the
dead body at the bottom of the shaft,
10 feet below He returned TO the sur
face and notified some men who were
passing by OF his discovery. and about
an hour later the information reached
the ssheriff's office and was from there
telephoned to the coroner.
Coroner Richards and Chance Harris
at once visited the scene and had the
body hoisted up the Underway. Dr.
Sarchet was present when the pooy
was hoisted out and made an examina-
ton Of It, The only apparent injuries
were a few bruises ON the upper part
of the head which had not injured the
skull, ana except in one or two cases
had not cut through the skin, and the
doctor expressed the opinion that they
were not by any means sufhcient 10
nave caused death.
1t was thought at first that the body
was that Of Bob Green. but IL mas
since been ascertained that Green is In
| one Of the hospitals here. Jerry Null
| lin identified the body as that or
prospector named Eugene Harrington
whom he had known In Nevada. he
had not seen him for the past SIX
| months
Another man said that he had known
the dead man in Barker and Neihart q
year ago under the name OF Devin:
| The body was positively identihed
4 this evening as that of Eugene SUN
van, a. miner who returned to Suite
| about a month ago from the Couei
| d'Alenes. where he had been for year
He boarded with Tim Holland, but
left HIS house two weeks ago last Mon
dav, and he has not since been heart
of 1t was supposed that he had lei
the city, IL is now supposed tnat ~
met his death on the day that he lei
| his boarding house. but in just VIVA
manner is so far a matter or conJect
ure 1t is not likely that he was muir
dered, and IL does not seem probaoi
that he could have fallen down tn
shaft ri" which he was found withou
sustaining far more severe in1urie
than the slight marks that were foun'
on the body. ~ ttNt
Roth the undertaken and county ply
stefan. after a further examination o
the body this afternoon, stated tina
the man had been dead for at leas
two wesixss The dead mans only rela
tive in Butte Is a brother, Mike sun
van, who is a fireman at the Mountain
Con mine. He visited the undertaken
rooms this evening. and positivel
: Identified the body as that of his broth
| err faH1. e.
An inquest will be held tomorrow.