Bisbee daily review., 1907-06-15
OLD TIME MINER LOSES LIFE IN
 HOLBROOK
Hirman Ginger Suffocated Under Pile of Dirt Which Ran In Around Him After Timber Slipped,

What will go down in the history of mining in the Warren District as the most peculiar accident that ever hap pened was that in which Hiram Cling CT, an old time miner, who has been working for the Copper Queen Com pany for several years past, lost his life yesterday evening about o'clock by suffocation. The death Of Ginger was the thIru m Jnree successive days.
 Yesterday afternoon Ginger and his partner. Charles McGinty, secured some timber from the surface at the Holbrook shaft, and went down to the see level to put in a set in one of the drifts. They had been working for considerable length of time, and Cling CT was reaching np to place piece of tagging. By some accident the timber slipped from his grasp and got away from him. As soon as the tagging slip ped the ground from above began run ming in around his feet He had placed his tools on the ground where they would be handy, and it is probable, that if it had not been for this he would have been able to escape. As it was, the earth piled up around him, and in attempting to jump to safety his feet got tangled in the tools and he fell on his face.
 Standing by, within three feet, Me Giuty was pOwerless to help his part ner whose predicament he had not noticed until he fell. The dirt kept Diling up, completely covering the prostrate form of Ginger. McGinty saw that it was useless to try and dig out his partner until the ground was caught up. and running to the shaft he yelled for help. Other miners rush. ed in, and worked with desperate en- ergy to catch up the falling earth and | save their fellow workman
 In the meantime Foreman Ternby, who was at his home, was called on the telephone, and arrived at the scene of the accident within twenty minutes. and took charge of the rescue work. Under his direction the falling earth was checked in a few minutes, and then everyone worked furiously to remove the earth from the fallen miner, who up to that time had been buried for about twenty-five minutes Within two minutes he was lifted out 1 from beneath the pile of dirt, dead. Examination of the body did not show the slightest cut. the only un usual thing about the body being the color of the face, which was purple showing that he had been suffocated The agony which the man endured while buried alive must have beer excrnciating, his face bearing tho traces.
 1 Coroner Hogan was notified anC summoning a jury went at once to the scene of the accident. After yiewinl J the remains, the jury adjourned tt meet this afternoon in the coroner's office at I o'clock, and hear the testi monv of the witnesses.
 The accident to Ginger was pro nouDced by old time miners to be tho most peculiar they had ever heard of These men were of the opinion thai when the ground began running in or him Clinger thought little of it. anc must have intended to pick up hi, tools. before gettinA cut. as in case' of this kind. a man usually has plenty of time to jump to safety.
 The death of Ginger was the thirC within three consecutive days. seem ingiy bearing out the superstition among miners that accidents always come in groups of three.
 Hiram Ciineer was 40 years of age and came to the Warren District : little over four years ago, and worked
 steadily for the Copper Queen Com panv since that time. He was looked upon as one of the most experienced and competent men in the mines Fl. was unmarried, and as far as knowr
 his only relative is his aged father
 who lives in Los Angeles.