Bisbee daily review., 1907-06-13
BUY FALLS ID HIS DEATH IN MINE
 NAN HOLE
Charles Huber Universally Popular In City-MiSSes His Footing on Lower Level and Falls 100 Feet.

Probably the saddest accident which has occurred in the history of the district happened yesterday morn l ing when Charles Huber, r years of | age and one of the most popular young men in the district, on account 1 Of his happy disposition and proti. cheney both in school and on the aih- I letic field. fell to his death through a man hole at the Holbrook shaft of the Copper Queen Company, and dled | at the hospital two hours later with out ever having recovered conscious ness.
 Charles Huber was a member of ! the junior class in the High School | during the last term. and besides be- i ing one of the honor students. was captain of the track team and mana ger Of the Athletic Association. When l school closed during the early part of | this month, the boy asked his father
 to let him go to work in the mine, as he had been born and brought up in l the Warren District, and had often been in the mines wlalt ais father, who Is employed at the Holbrook shaft as a -blacksmith. The father consented, and for the past week the boy has been working in order to save up some spending money for himself
 Yesterday morning about g o'clock Huber was working on one of the lower levels of the Hulbrook shaft, | and went to a manhole to place a | plank across it. Before walking out on the plank which was already ! across the opening the boy did not look at it, and when he stopped to
 place the second plank in place the | one on which he was standing turn
 ed so that he dropped through the | opening. He fell 100 feet to the
 next level, striking his head on one
 of the sides of an ore car.
 Some miners who were near by picked him up at once and took him to the surface, where a stretcher was
 secured and the unconscious body
 carried to the Copper Queen hospital, only short distance away. Two of
 the members of the medical staff made a thorough examination at
 once, after which they held out no
 hope of his recovery, having found that the skull was fractured at the
 base, and that there was possibly a fracture of the back, besides broken
 neck.
 Young Huber reached the hospital
 at 9:20 and died at 1J:20 without
 having recovered consciousness.
 Coroner Hogan was notified, and
 summoning the following jury viewed the remains: Frank Haines, J. c. Kreigbaum, Wm. Truax, James Bro. gan, James H. Welch, James Letsoni l Michael Connolly, John James and J. F. Finks. After viewing the re i mains the jury adjourned until
 o'clock last evening when the inquest
 was held.
 When the news of the boys death became known in the city on every side could be heard expressions oi sympathy for the bereaved family,
 as the young fellow was well known
 and was universally liked.
 What made the news most shock ing to the boys father and mother \ who live in Upper Tombstone Can yon. was that be had only celebrated
 his I7th birthday on Tuesday, and was in the best of spirits On Tues
 day evening he attended a dance giy
 en by his class at the High School
 and was one of the happiest ones
 present, little knowing of the tragiS
 fate in store for him.
 Besides his father and mother tho deceased leaves a sister, who is graduate nurse, and a brother whf has been employed on the local rul : by the Fl Paso & Southwestern fol several years.
 The funeral will take place thi' : afternoon at 3 o'clock. from the Epis
 copal chWch-
 . Charlie Huber was also member l of the local branch of the Y. M. C. A. , where he was leader in the gymna 5 sium classes. and was always aetiv, ' in promoting affairs connected wit ' the association l Yesterday afternoon SHperintend- : ent Philbrook, of the local schools
 issued request to all members Q ? the High school classes to meet f the Central school building today | Q attend in body the funeral of taei Q former class mate.