The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-05
NEGLECTED TO SET
BRAKES And DIES
RUSSELL FERGUSON INSTANTLY
KILLED AT STRIPPING WORKS.
Many Accidents in the Woods and on
the Iron Ranges of Northern Mime
gers Seventeen Days-Aiken Sur
wives Fall Of seventy-fve Feet.
Special to The Journal.

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Two Harbors, Mimi, Sept. 5.-Russen B.
Ferguson instantly killed at the Hull-Rust
stripping works. He had been employed at the
mine as a pumpman for several years, and on
the night Of the accident took job
brakeman on one Of the dinkey trains working
in the stripping. 1t is the custom to take
part of train to level place above and then
pull out enough cars to complete the load. The
first section had been pulled out of the mine
and set on the siding, but Ferguson neglected
to set the brakes and the engine had no sooner
pulled away than the loaded cars followed
meeting Ferguson he walked along the track
He! was u and left young wife and one
child.
Basco Parovitch, who was injured at the
Morris mine by having his neck broken, died
seventeen days after the accident.
Joe Verdeberi was badly injured up at the
Hull-Rust mine. A large boulder came away
from the breast of the stope and pinned him
to the wall. His right leg was broken In two
places above the knee and the left leg below
the knee. .
Rocko Odanna was hit on the head by dump
car at the Hull mine and was brought to a
hospital in an unconscious condition. He will
recover.
Red Kennedy, employed with the surveying
crew of the Oliver Mining company, had mar
row escape from death. He carried large knife
used for cutting brush, and stumbled and fell
on the blade. The point of the knife entered
his side just above the heart, but was DETECTED
by rib. Carl Zaffer another member OF the
party, cut his right knee with He was
driving q stake when the slipped.
| The question of how far a man can drop
without being killed was solved up to seventy
| five feet when Peter Aiken dropped into hole
| in the Pillsbury mine. He not even in.
Jured, but two trouser buttons were worn of
by the friction of the hurried descent.
John Finnigan aged lumberjack who has
| been employed in the northern woods for many
years, dropped dead from heart failure as he
/ was arising from q chair at Virginia.
Ray Buckley, switchman employed by the
Duluth s. Iron Range road, while the night
| shift at the Fayal stripping works had his right
foot SO badly crushed that it necessary to
| amputate at the ankle.
Gabriel Wiger, young Finn employed at the
| Tower Lumber compkny's sawmill narrowly es.
capped being killed by being whirled around re,
volving shaft several times. In the nick OF
| time his clothing gave away and he thrown
| to the floor. An examination showed several
| severe bruises and a broken arm.
| The W. T. Bailey Lumber company's sawmil
| at Virginia has been closed, having finished the
| seasons cut of some 100000 feet Of lumber
| The owners are arranging for much larger
cut another season, probably 10,0000O0 feet OF
upwards, as 1t Is the intention to the entire
cut at this mill instead Of shipping portion
Of the logs to Duluth for manufacture.
Eastern capitalists have secured option OF
something like 100, 900, 900 feet Of mixed timbe
and some spruce and pulpwood on Isle Royal,
in Lake Superior. 1t is said that the concerns
buying the lumber will put up sawmill OF
the island to cut the hardwood while the spruce
and pulpwood will probably be RATED.
By the removal of the marketable timber OF
the island, the owners do not purpose to de
stroy the scenic beauty Of the famous resort
but rather to make it more attractive for MIN
rods and fishermen, in that twenty to thirt
| small lakes inaccessible will be opened b.
means of logging roads and trails.