The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-01
MET A TERRIBLE DEATH
Pascoe's Life Was Literally
Crushed Out.
IN THE STEVENS MINE
The Unfortunate Miner Fall Between
the Bucket and the Wall Plates.
Died Before He Could
Be Released.

william Pascoe, young miner, met
a terrible death last evening in one of
the shafts Of the Stevens mine While
ascending the shaft from some cause
he fell between the bucket and wall
plates and had his life literally crushed
out
The scene of the accident was what is
known as the old east shaft Of the
Stevens mine, situated on the west side
of Jackson street about at the inter-
section of Mercury. William Benefits.
an uncle of the deceased, and Fred
erick Thomas have a lease on the mine
and young Pascoe was in their employ.
The mine is operated with a bucket
and horse whim, which at the time of
the accident was being attended by
Thomas, while Benefits and his
nephew were below on work at the
100-foot level. About S o'clock last
evening young Pascoe left his uncle
top. He loaded the bucket with drills
and other tools which had to go on top
and climbed in the bucket, Thomas on
top got the signal to hoist and took the
bucket away. When it reached the 20
foot level he felt jar and Tightening
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bucket stopped. At that moment he
heard an cutlery in the shaft, and
knowing something had happened,
made the within fast and started down
the ladder to investigate.
The boys uncle below had heard the
cutlery and he started up the ladder.
When the partners reached the 70 they
found the young man fast between the
bucket and the wall plates, the body
hanging by the head and shoulders.
The young man was still alive, but
unconscious, and BENEFITS and Thomas
set to work to release him, but found
the body too firmly wedged between the
bucket and wall plates for them to get
him out alone. They Immediately sum-
moned assistance and cut out the tim
Der which held the body, but it was
slow work, and before the release of
the unfortunate man could be accom-
plished, he died. Coroner Julien was
notified and after viewing the remains,
the body was sent to Richards under
taking rooms, where an inquest will be
held this afternoon.
1t is not known exactly how the young
man got between the bucket and wall
plates, but it is known that when the
bucket left the bottom of the shaft,
he was standing on the rim, holding to
the rope, being unable to get in the
bucket from the fact that it was filled
a part of the way, and at the point
where young Pascoe was killed, a tim
per crosses the Shaft, lower down than
those of the other sets, and for one rid
ing as the young man was doing, it
would be necessary to crouch down to
get under this timber. 1t is supposed
he did not get low enough and his
shoulder striking the timber, he was
forced down between the bucket and
plates into a space of only five inches.
Deputy State Mine Inspector Frank
Hunter investigated the accident and
gave it as his opinion that this was
the way the accident occurred. The
partners in the lease stated that they
never rode on the bucket, because it was
unsafe to do SO, and said they had sew
eral times cautioned young Pascoe
against riding on the bucket.
The deceased was between II and Is
years of age and was a son of William
G. Pascoe, who formerly resided in
Butte and who was quite widely known
as a Cornish style wrestler.
The father now resides at Dodgevife,
Wis, where the mother. two sisters and
brother also live The only relative
of the deceased living in Butte is the
uncle, by whom he was employed. The
deceased came to Butte last spring and
worked as laborer in the employ of
Contractor Ryan for time on the con-
struction of the Jackson street sewer.
Later he worked in the quarries near
Melrose and only recently went to work
for his uncle and his partner.
The family We're notified of the fatal
accident by telegraph.