The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-17
Another Mine Fatality
Charles Kurnen Killed
Instantly in Tama-
rack Mine.
At the 22d Level. No. 2 shaft
He Was working with "a Party OF
TiDermen when n a. age Piece OF
Vein Rock Fell ON Him.

As is usually the Case, one mine fatalit!
is closely followed by another, so tn,
accidental death of Charles JabobsoI
in the North Tamarack mine last Mon
day was followed by the death OF Jacot
Kurnen yesterday afternoon IN the old
Tamarack mine The accident happened
about o'clock in No. 2 shaft and at the
22l level The deceased was working
with party OF timbermen when large
piece OF y.in rock came down and
smashed into piece. One OF the pieces
pinned Kurnen 10 the ground aud killed
him instantly.
Coroner Sowden held an inquest over
the remains at the Tamarack NINE office
where the detallsof theuniortunate affair
were clearly and fully told by the men
who were working With the deceased at
the time. The jury was composed OF
James Reed, Alex Either, Jacob Kraft,
Charles Little, John Williams and Charles
Wills. After examining the remains they
heard the testimony of the witnesses.
The first witness was James Riley, the
timber boss. He told the story about rs
follows: The party of timbermen, SIX in
all, were at work ia the stope putting ia
batteries 20 secure the ground. Riley
himself had examined the ground in the
forenoon and couidered it safe. Riley
had been wedging timber in at the top
80 as to reach the head OF the stope. In |
order TO reach the head ladder had |
been put no and one of the men was on |
the ladder when the rock came down
without moments notice. kurnen wss
working at the foot of the ladder when
the rock fell and, as it fell ia pieces. one OF
the large rocks struck him. The man on
the ladder was thrown down heavily,
but escaped with Il slight ioiury and was
hurt more by thes shock hesustained than
anything else
Riley aud the Others escaped unhurt,
but when they looked to Kurnen he was
dead. One of the other tiubermen also
Received slight Injuries from the falling
rock. The rock which gave away
was about twenty-five feet ia length and
five feet in width and thickness. It
showed no Indications OF being weak and
no one thought OF It's falling. A party
oil miners who were in the same stope
mad their stage knocked away from in
under them by piece OF the rock as il
broke away and came down under them.
but fortunately none of them were hurt,
The other witnesses were John Swenicb.
Andrew Dominic. James Norstrom and
Louis Curre. Mine Inspector Hall was
also underground and examined the
ground in the vicinity and stated 10 the
dry that he considered it purely acci-
1ental and that from all he could see no
one could be blamed a. the rock which Z
'ame down was one those kind which any
miner would consider .afe.
The jury brought in the following yer.
lici:
We, the Jury. ind that the deceased.
Jacob kurnen, came To his death at the
~ level, south of No 2 shaft, in the Tam 4,
irack mine on the 10Th day of Septem.
Der, 1897, by the accidental falling OF :
iein rock striking him while in the dis.
'ha'ge OF his duties as timberman as.is-
ant"
The deceased was about 30 years OF |
ige and a single man. The remains were a
emoyed to kruSa's morguei last evening. !