The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-02-20
ACCIDENT At WIMDFALL.
Charles T. Wiedman, Jr., Falls
Eighty Feet in Main Shaft
To Instant Death

One Of the saddest accidents in the
history Of Eureka occurred Sunday
afternoon. February Ia, when Charles
T. wiedmau, son Of Sups. wiedman Of
the Eureka. windfall Mining Company,
was instantly killed by falling down
the main shaft ut the windfall mine.
The deceased and John Huffmeistsr
had been engaged ia putting in an air
pipe between the 1876 and 225 foot levels
during the afternoon. fastening the air
pipe to the tmbers of the shaft by
means Of tie wires taken from q small
coil Of malleable iron wire. About
$50 !. m. they had reached the 225 level
with the pipe and were ready to come
TO the surface. Supt. Wiedman. who
had been making his usual inspection
OF the mine. and @. H. German who
was with Supt. Wiedman. met them at
the station. and the four men got on
the bucket and gave tne engineer the
signal to hoist. The deceased Was
holding on to the hosting cable with
his left hand to balance himself on
the bucket, and he carried his can
dlestick in his right hand. this caus-
ing him 20 place the coil Of wire.
which he had been using. IN his
right arm. The bucket had ascend
ed about six or eight sets Of tim
bers, " about 40 feet. above the 2S5
level, when in some nj the coil of
wire caught in the timbers, and almost
as quick as thought the poor fellow vas
pulled from the bucket and thrown into
the shaft. He was instantly killed, his
neck being broken in the fall.
A. A. McGillivray and ]. ]. Green
were working in the bottom. Of the
shaft. which is about so feet below the
1926 level. and hearing q noise in
the shaft above them they threw
themselves into the timbers and barely
escaped being hit by Mr.. Weidman in
his fall.
Engineer r. T. Gard, who was on
duty at the time. is deserving Of much
credit. He noticed the rope shaking
and Immediately stopped his engine.
To this fact the other three men On the
bucket owe their lives, as the bucket
was thrown from one side Of the shaft
to the other. making il impossible for
them to reach thu bell rope to signal
the engineer to stop.
Charles T. Wiedman, the deceased,
was born in Vaudeville, Montana,
July IL, 1885. and came to Eureka when
his father. @. t. Weidmau, took charge
of the Windfall property last October.
He was a member of Pony Lodge,
l.. o. o. F.. Of Pony, Montana. and
leaves to mourn his loss his father.
Charles T. Wiedman of Eureka, his
mother, Mrs. Florence Wiedman. two
brothers and a sister, all Of Pony,
Montana.
Funeral services were conducted by
Eureka Lodge No. go. 1. o. o. +. Of
Eureka at the Masonic aud Old Fell
lows Hall on Wednesday morning,
after which the body was escorted to
the Eureka & Pslisade Railway dopo,
and the remains shipped to Pony. Mon.
tana, for interment. The funeral was
one of the largest ever seen in Eureka.
the Miners Union, Old Fellows and
citizens preceded the hearse to the rail
way depot. showing In a most effective
manner the high esteem in which she
young man was held by all
who knew him.
The heartfelt sympathy Of the entire
is extended to his parents.
brothers and sister, in their sad bereave-
ment.