The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-04
HIS INJURIES WERE FATAL
Death of Edward Horrigan, {
Never Sweat Pumpman.
HIT BY A FALLING ROCK
he Was Making a Trip Underground on
a Charitable Mission When
the Accident Oc-
CURED.


ployed at the Never Sweat mine, died
yesterday morning at ST. James hospi-
tai from the effects of injuries he sus-
tained 10 days ago in one of the most
singular mine accidents that has oc-
CURED in Butte in long time. 1t was
Horigan's misfortune to be struck by a
falling rock while making a trip I'M
foreground on a charitable mission, the
fatal missile coming from a place and
at time as little to be expected or
guarded against as anything could pos
sibly be. 1t would seemamost mex
plicable fate had marked him for its
own.
Some time ago a miner named Nc
Laughlin was injured in the Never
Sweat and was taken to St. James
hospital He has mended slowly and
is still in the hospital His long en-
forced idleness brought straitened cir
cumstances to his family and it was at
length decided to take up a subscrip-
ton among his friends in in the mine
for their relief Horrigan and ]. F.
Leary, another of the men in the mine,
took it upon themselves to take up the
subscriptions and a week ago last
Wednesday started through the mine
TO see the men. Horrigan and Leary
reached the 1880 level and went along
the drift till they came to a gang of
men who were cutting out space for a
water tank just off the drift. They
stopped to interview the men on the
business on which they had come, and
as they stood talking a piece of rock
fell out of the side of the drift. Horri-
gan had no thought of danger from
such a source and consequently no
warning and could not get out of the
way. The rock struck him in the mouth
with sufficient force to knock out a
couple of teeth and throw him back
against the side of the drift and going
on down, struck him on one leg. He
was at once removed to the surface
and sent to st. James hospital, where
on examination of his injuries DR.. Alex
ander found his leg quite badly bruised
and severe confusion on the back
where he had fallen against the side of
the drift. His mouth was also consid-
erably cut He did not, however, show
any indications of being badly hurt and
it was expected he would be out in a
short time. The accident was so far
from being regarded as serious that it
was not considered necessary to notify
the mine inspector, and Horrigan him
self viewed his hurt with so little con-
Germ that he said he was not sorry, as
he needed rest. But it was not many
days before 1t was apparent Horrigan
had been injured more than any one
supposed. He commenced manifesting
symptoms of internal injuries, which
rapidly developed into serious condi-
ton. That his injuries appeared so in
consequential up to this time was due to
the fact that internal injuries received
as his were rarely If ever manifest in
side of As hours rom the time they are
caused and sometimes it is considerably
longer as in this case. When Horr-
gans condition took a turn for the
worse he failed steadily until he died.
DR. Alexander stated last evening that
death had undoubtedly resulted from
Injuries to the liver and bladder.
That Horrigan should have gone be-
low to place he rarely visited and ar
rived at the scene of his fatal injury
just in time to be struck by a rock fall
Ing from a place least to be expected
of almost any place in the mine seems
a most strkingly singular freak of fate
In the absence of Deputy Inspector
Hunter. Inspector Byrne investigated
the accident yesterday upon being no.
titled of Horrigan's death Coroner
Julien was also notified and will holG
an inquest Monday evening. The body
IS at Sherman's undertaking rooms.
The deceased was between So and Al
years of age and unmarried He haC
lived a number of years in Butte anG
was regarded as one of the best men il
his line in the camp.