, 1904-02-20

RESULTING IN DEATH OF THEO
OORE BRU6ACk TOLD BY
CORRESPONDENT.
Deceased Attempted to Climb Ladder
in Mine, Up steep Incline, and
Losing Hold Fell Sixteen Feet,
Striking Head on Mine Rail and
Died in Ten Minutes.

The Park City correspondent of the
Salt Lake Tribune thus describes in a
special to that paper the accident
which resulted in the death of Hon.
Theodore Bruback. a former resident
of this county and a ranchman on the
Little Laramie river. the paper having
a two-column portrait cut of the de-
ceased:
Park City was startled at $3.50 this
afternoon by the shocking Intelligence
from the Daly-Judge mine that Col.
onel Theodore Bruback, who arrived
this morning from Salt Lake to visit
that property, had me with a violent
death. Mr.. Bruback. who was in the
habit of visiting the D~aly-Judge fire.
quently. taking a deep interest in all
that occurred in the property. at,
tempted to climb what is known as
the May raise. a narrow incline which
run up from the l,40O-foot level at an
angle of 60 degrees, when in some I'M
known II he fell from the ladder
n distance of fifteen feet. striking his
head IN the steel rail OF the track and
breaking his neck. Life was extinct
in less than ten minutes. the interim
being a peaceful one.
Manager George McSorIey, who vas
standing at the foot of the raise when
the accident occurred and who is bro
k|en-hearted over the event. being a
close personal friend of the deceased,
tells the sad story Of Colonel Bru-
backs death.
I'VE entered the mine about /
o'clock and arrived at the May raise,
which is 1,200 feet south of the sta
ton, on the back ledge, at 3 o'clock.
Mr.. Bruback expressed a desire to go
up the raise. | tried to dissuade him
frtn the attempt. seeing hat there
was nothing there. and that the raise
had not been in use for a considerable
time. Mr.. Bruback insisted on going,
expecting to find some orc in the
workings above. | was unable to go
with him on ccount of an injury of
the arm, sustained the day before
while riding a trolly through the tun-
mel. | stood ear the foot of the lad
der leaning against some timbers and
waited while Colonel Bruback ascend
ed. There was the noise of his ascend
ing, then a pause and | was Mortified
to see the form of the colonel fall head
foremost at my feet. | leaned him
against the side OF the drift aad rush
ed back to the place. several hundred
feet distant, where Joe Holland and
Jim Shields were working. While |
was gone F. T.. Taylor and Charles
H~ollencamp, coming in for change of
shifts, stumbled over the PROSTATE
form"
All was done that was possible by
the five men who were with Mr.. Bru-
back during his last moments. He
breathed his last while alone with Mr..
Shields. the others having been away
for water and other requirements. In
ing in the company office and mes
sages had been sen to Park City, Salt
Lake and other points. Two SUPPOSE
tons are urged to account for Mr.. Bru-
backs fatal fall. One is to the effect
that he became suddenly seized with
dizziness. Of which he was a periodical
victim. and lost his hold. The other is
that he struck his head against a cross
piece and was stunned by the blow.
The incline is what is known as a wet
raise and is richotted with timbers to
catch the mud and water. AT the point
where Mr.. Bruback left the ladder a
cross-piece is in such position that a
person ascending might strike his
head If not looking upward.
Theodore Bruback was a native of
Pittsburg, Pa. He came to Utah in
1885 and identified himself with rail
reading and the mining industry. He
made a reputation as a railroad man
aser by his successful administration
of the affairs of the Sanpete Valley
railroad. of which he was appointed re-
ceiver. During the ~receivership he
built the extension of road from Wales
to Morrison. At the time of his death
he vas president of this road. He was
also president of the Sterling Coal and
Coke company, the Mt. Nebo Brown
Stone company and the Hirschel Gold
Mining company.
Mr.. Bruback never held a public Of
flee and the only appointment he ever
received was that of colonel on the
staff of Governor Wells. He married
Miss McLane of Westfield, n. Y. in
1856, and leaves two children, Theo.
dore and Jessie.