The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-04
Killed at the Hecla.
Harry Dover Killed by
a Falling Rock at
No. 8 Shaft.
The COrOner's Jury Verdict.
Last Eyening-rerse Tales OF
A.. Metropolitan Doings.

Harry Dover, a miner employed in No.
shaft, Hecla branch OF the Calumet and
Hecla mine, was killed late last night in
the Seth level by being struck on the
back by huge piece OF VEN rock which
fell from above. The accident occurred
shortly before - o'clock and Dover was
taken TO the hospital, where he expired
about ten minutes after being brought in.
Richard c. Parsons, working partner
of the deceased and who was with him at
the time of the accident, gave News re-
porter the folio wing account OF the I'M
fortunate occurrence:
Harry and had been working under
the rock all night and we had no thought
OF it's not being safe because the men had
worked under it all day. We had placed
our drilling machine under the rock which
fell and post was also up ahead OF the
rock. The day-shift men had drilled two
holes and we had drilled one and started
on another, when the rock came down.
Ii smashed the back of the drilling ma
chine to pieces and when | saw that
Harry was under the rock | ran for help
When returned he was out, but could
see that he was badly hurt. He spoke a
great deal and did not appear to be as
badly hurt as he was.
The rock turned out between the post
and hanging and was very large about
10 by II feet on one side, | should Judge.
The accident occurred south OF No. G
shalt, between Nos. 6 and Z. We took
him no and to the hospital, but he knew
he was going to die when we got there,
and the physicians at the hospital knew
there was no hope for him"
The rock struck him in the back, Just
below the neck, but did not break the
neck, death being caused by a fracture OF
the spinal column. One OF the most pc
culiar things in connection with the acct.
dent was the fact that the deceased had
taken the place OF a man named William
Troon, who was killed by blast about
ten months ago, and Parsons had been
working beside each when death came.
The deceased resided on Eighth street,
Red Jacket, next to st, Joseph's church,
and leaves a wife and two children, one
OF whom was but recently married, to
mourn his sudden death. Hewa between
81 and 40 years of age and a member
OF the One and All Lodge, No, 272, Sons
OF st. George, of this city, who will
probably have charge OF the funeral.
Mine Inspector Hall was at the mine
early this morning looking over the
scene oil the accident, and ordered an in
quest over the remains.
Justice Fisher impaneled a jury to en-
quire into the death OF Harry Dover.
which, after viewing the remains at the
hospital and hearing the testimony OF
the one witness, Richard c. Parsons, re-
turned the following verdict:
eve, the undersigned Jurors on the in
quest OF Harry Dover, deceased. find.
after viewing the remains and hearing
the testimony OF the witness. that he was
accidentally killed by piece of vein rock
falling on him in the south stoDe of the
Seth level OF No. 6 shaft, Hecla branch
OF Calumet and Hecla mine. on the Sd OF
August 81. p. NoRTB.
"JoHN SoDDY,
IN. J. CULNAN,
"W. II. HosKING,
"T. WILLS. JR..
"JOHN PRIsK."