The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-12
TWAS THEIR OWN FAULT
Gillroney and Flynn Must Have
Disobeyed Instructions.
EXACT FACTS UNKNOWN
But II Is Supposed That They Must Have
Been Careless. and the Coroner's Jury
Promptly Renders a Verdict
Accordingly.

The inquest held to investigate the
mishap in the st. Lawrence mine last
Sunday. in which william Gillroney
and his partner. william c. Flynn.
were so badly burned that Gflroney
died on Monday at the Sisters nos
pital and Flynn died yesterday, was
concluded yesterday afternoon by Cor
oner Tremblay. From the evidence IL
was apparent hat the deceased min
ers were responsible for their owr
death by having d~isregarded orders and
falling TO tax the necessary precau-
tons for their safety. The jury rem
dered a verdict accordingly.
The inquest was resumed at Sher-
man : Undertaking rooms at 3 O'Clock.
Alderman William Paige. who Is shift
boss in No. 4 shaft of the st. Law
renee where the mishap occurred, and
under whom the men were at work at
the time. was the only witness exam
ined. He stated that he went through
the mine and visited the spot where
the men received their fatal injury.
on the morning of the day on which
the occurrence transpired. At hat
time everything VAS i'm its usual con-
dition n there was nothing to indi-
cate that IL would be dangerous for
men to work there. AS there were no
witnesses to the mishap. aside from the
men themselves, who were beyond being
able to explain how II occurred. the
witness was asked for an expression
of his opinion in that respect. In re-
Spouse he said:
Because of the fire tina has existed
in the ore of this same ledge for some
years. there is a dust which sometimes
falls down in the drift from the back.
AVa d. H.. -~--2--.
merely of a character to make the men
cough. To provide against anything
untoward happening to the men, a wa
ter pipe runs down the shaft. which
has a valve at each level. TO which a
hose is attached. At the 100 there is a
water cock which is always kept closed.
All h men are given very positive
Instructions when they first go to work
In the mine. that when any OF the
dust comes down. they are to arrange
the hose by tieing IL to a timber or in
any way that will accomplish the OBJ
ject, so hat when the water Is turned
on II will sprinkle the dust. Then
they are to open the valv and then
go up TO the 100 level and open the
water cock. After sufficient time is
allowed, they are to shut of the cock
and then go down to their level and
close the valve there. IL this is always
done there can be no injury to anyone.
In my opinion, the men must have dis
regarded some of the orders in this re-
spect or they could not have been in
the level when the water was running,
and IL they had not been there when
the water was running, they could not
have been hurt"
The jury returned a verdict to the eff
feet that deceased came to his death
as the result of his own carelessness.
While the inquest on Gillroney was in
progress. Coroner Tremblay was in
formed by telephone that Flynn, the
partner of Gillroney. had died at the
Sisters hospital. Flynn was not nearly
as badly burned as G%illroney. and II
thought he had at least a show to
recover. Yesterday morning. however.
he commenced sinking rapidly and died
in great agon at about $3.50 i'm the
afternoon. The body was removed to
Duggan's undertaking rooms. where an
inquest will be held at 10 o'clock this
morning. AS boil men died from the
same causes and there can be nothing
additional brought out. Coroner Trem-
blay concluded IL was not necessary TO
recall the witnesses and decided to call
the same jury n have the testimony
read, merely to comply with the for
mality of the law. The same verdict
will naturally De rendered.