The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-28
HIS own NEGLECT
Was the Cause of j.
Sibley Meeting His
Death.
Above Verdict Was Rendered


NOrOuef MdcuOndiu yesterday dIttT-
noon impanelled a jury which, after view
ing the remains, which were identified as
those OF the late Mr. Joseph II. Sib!ey,
heard the following witnesses:
DIR. Charles ii. Rodi testified as follows:
II ana physician employed at the
Tamarack mine. knew the deceased. |
think he was single man, about 20
years of age. Examined the body today
and found his chest crushed in together
with his ribs, which crushed the life right
out OF him
Charles Glanville testified as follows:
- An deceased's partner and worked
VIII him this morning in the 22d level in
No. shalt, Tamarack. We were hoist
ing water from the bottom OF the shaft
to the 22d level. The water we hoisted
from the bottom we emptied in a tank
for the purpose OF being hoisted TO sur
face. We called TO the plat boss above to
notify him that we were about to send up
the tank OF water. We pulled off the
empty car from the cage and were put
ting the tank. or Jumbo on the cage
When the tank was about half way on
the cage they started TO hoist and the
lduh tui uVriut iON III anu Out VI
the cage. ran short distance away
and came back again and found there
was a man under the tank. | went and
and found it was Joseph Sibley. He
spoke word or two as the tank was
lifted of him and then died"
Edward Hancock testified as follows;
Il am partner of the deceased and
worked with him and was hosting water
as explained above. After emptying the
car we called to the plat boss, Jumbo which
was the signal to let him know that they
were about TO put the tank on the cage
We took the tank to put it on the cage,
and took the empty ear of and were put
ting jumbo in the cage, when il started
to go up. The tank turned over and
found a man under the tank. who was
Joseph Smiley the deceased. | went and
got drill and helped to lift the tank off
OF him. We did not get an answer back
from the man above when we cried
Jumbo.
Frank Saddler testified ar follows
Il am an engine boy employed in No. 2
shaft. ODD level. We were employed this
morning hosting water from the bottom
was full | went back to the shaft to help
the men. leaving the engine. We took
the car oil the cage and we're putting the
tank on and when about half way on the
tank fell off. was myself knocked down.
The tank struck me on the head and
cried out twice, @, my head helped to
pull the deceased out from under the
tank
Svante kempenen testified as follows:
81 am plat boss in No. 2 shaft, 21st
level. Ii is my duty to ring the bell to
signal the engineer at surface. They
hoisted ten or eleven tanks to surface and
| heard them call out Jumbo every time
before the accident occurred, but did
not hear any cry when the accident took
place. We were swinging the ear, getting
il ready to put on the middle cage, and
called down the shaft, look out. and
rung three bells to hoist They started
TO hoist and | heard the noise below and
rung one bell to stop. think the reason
that did not hear them cry out was on
account of the noise in the shaft"
The jury returned thefollowing verdict:
eve find that the deceased came to his
death by his own neglect, by not wait
ing to get signal from the plat boss in
the 21st level before interfering with the
cage, on the 9th day OF April, 1896"
JOHN II. ROVE,
john HARRIS,
EDWARD TREGLoAN.
JACOB KRAFT,
THOMAS HANCOCK,
WILLIAM KEAsT."