Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-11
SALT LAKE MAN
KILLED IN KLONDIKE
Joseph Haddock Falls Down a Nine
Shaft to His Death,
RELATIVES IN THIS CITY.
Dead Man IL Brother Of Hen Had
dock - Deceased Left Home
Two Years Ago,

on Oct. the following dispatch was
received from Seattle, and was pub
lished In all Of the Salt Lake papers;
Dan MoKinsey and Robert Haddock
were killed and Frank Mills fatally in
jured by an accident IN the shaft of
the Fax claim, on King solomon hill,
In the Klondlke. Sept. 49,
McKinsey, Paddock and Glendennan,
owners, and Frank Mills, an employe,
started to go down the shaft. As the
four men stepped onto the cage some
thing was heard to crack, They inn
medlately signalled the engineer not
to start, stepped OFF the cage and ex-
amined the same TO see what had nap
pened AS no break could be found,
the engineer was slgnalled TO lower the
cage, which was sent down empty. on
It's return II was again examined and
thought to be safe. II was then the
accident occurred. McKmsey and Had
dock stepped onto the cage and II
seemed to be all right, but when Frank
Mills stepped on the floor separated
three men went to the bottom, q dis
lance Of ia feet. AS quickly as possi-
bic the men were taken up one at a
time. Haddock's face was battered
into an unrecogni2able mass and he
was instantly killed. Mckinsey lived
but a few minutes after being rescued
and Mills, who was shortly after ex-
amined by physician, was found to
have both legs and several ribs broken.
1t now appears that the name OF
Robert Haddock Is a mistake. The
name should be Joseph Haddock. He
Is from Salt Lake and is a brother OF
Constable Ben r.. Haddock or this city,
Two sisters OF the unfortunate man
reside IN Salt Lake and another SIS
ter Is living at ogden. Those residing
here are Mrs. Charles Hoyt and Mrs,
Hemenway Of 223 East Third South
street. The sister at Ogden Is Mrs.
Orson Riser. Mrs. Riser Is now In salt
Lake, visiting with her sisters. The
first these relatives knew OF their
brothers death was communicated to
Constable Ben Haddock this morning
| by the News" None of the relatives
| mad noticed the dispatch in the papers.
II know that II Is my brother Joseph
| Haddock who was killed said Consta
Bile Haddock this morning He left
here about two years ago for California
and the last time heard from him
there he was a constable In one OF the
| counties. Later / heard OF his going
to Klondlke and working In the mines
don't think there can be any doubt
| that he is my brother, but we are GO
Ing 10 find out for sure before we do
| anything definitely. Senator Cannon
has teegraphed to Klondike for us and
| we win get reply tonight hope, The
| matter win then be settled. But | am
sure he is my brother, because he went
to Klondke after leaving California
| II there is no mistake, and we learn
| that IL Is Joseph we will at once make
| arrangements 10 have the body brought
| back 10 Salt Lake for burial
Joseph IIaddock was about 81 years
of age when he left here He was un-
married at that time, but his brother
| and sisters do not know whether he
married in California or not, but they
are inclined to the belief that he was
| not. Mrs. Hemenway. one Of the sis
tiers. Is very III at her home in this city