Bisbee daily review., 1906-04-10
William GroSSklauS Crushed to Death in Czar Shaft While
 Coming Off Shift.
ABANDONED STOPE
 FALLS SEVERAL SETS.
Victim Was Prepared to Leave Shortly to Visit Children, Coroner'S Jury Generates Company From Blame,

His plans all made to visit his two little motherless children in Texas within the next few weeks, death came unexpectedly Sunday afternoon about 3:30 o'clock to William Gross- klaus. who was crushed to death be- meath 100 tons of ore and dirt on the SOO-foot level in the Czar shaft.
 Grossklaus. with George McMillan and Harry Palmer. were just prepar- ing to leave the mine. having com pleted their shift. when several sets of timbers in an old and little used stope gave way under them. That all three were not killed is due to kind fortunate's helping hand 70 Palmer and McMillan.
 When the crash came Grossklaus was carried down beneath his com panions by the earth and rock that fell from above. Palmer went down next. being partially covered. while McMillan held to the rail of a track on which they were standing and cs- capped being carried down.
 When help was summoned McMil- Ian wGs found on top. A roos was placed under the arms of Palmer and he was withdrawn from his dangerous position. in which he sustained sev- eral severe bruises but nothing of serious nature.
 According to stories told of t.ie ac- cident. Grossklaus WIS not killed by the first cave. but when the rescuers first reached him was able to speak. crying out that he could see their light. They then went to work to dis him out. ... When the greater part of the dirt had been removed and the accident victim reached he was still alive. but said he was smothering and to protect him as much as possible
 blanks were placed over his uncov- cred face.
 Before mors could be done the sec ond cave came, completely covering
 the victim and probably ending his suflerings. mangling his body in a horrible manneg When finally found his head was crushed in. his body torn and bruised and several bones broken. By working from und,~neath, Grossklaus was reached about two hours after the accident happened at about o'clock. He was then dead and was taken to an undertaking es- ! tablishmcnt.
 It is said that Grossklaus recently resigned a position at the Lowell shaft for the reason that he could not get Sunday work. IL was working on Sunday that brought him his tragic death. His desire for as much work es possible is due to the fact that the
 recent death of his wife put him to considerable expense. She died and
 was buried in this city about siT
 months ago.
 l Al the inquest. held last night at Judge owen Murphy's courtroom. a
 number of witnesses were examined, and the testimony all went to show i that it was one of those unavoidable accidents that occur from time to time ] in underground workings. Several of the witnesses examined stated that the ! precautions takcn 10 aNold Such acc dents were superior to those in other
 mines: that they knew of nothing that coull have been done to have les-- ened. the danger.
 The deceased was a native of Ger many and aged about 39. He has 2 ! brother-in-Iaw. A. T. Rose, who is | employed by the Bisbee-Naco Water company here. He has also a brother
 living at Custer City. s. D.. two sisters living in New York. He has two chil- dren living at Valley Mills. Bosquo county, Texas His parents are both abive and living in Germany.
 The jurv's verdict was to the effect | that the deceased came to his death
 through an unavoidable accident
 caused by the giving away of timber"
 and falling earth. and attached no
 blarne to the comDanv.
 | The rnembers of the jury wer@
 Harry Hanscomh. wm. Fahey. E B.
 Miller. J. J. McCrea and J. C. Leroy. ! MmLebsnsou-1,- ,-5a, .soinTHM ARF A .