Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-06-13
TWO MEN KILLED y.
At CAHOON MINE
Heavy Bucket Falls Strik-
ing Men at Base of
Shaft.
GOOD RECORD BROKEN
Other Miners Nearby Mir
aculously Escape Be-
ing Struck.
GOOD RECORD BROKEN
(From Fridays Daily.)

Early this morning the good
record for accidents at the Cahoon
Iron mine, south of town, was sud-
denly broken when two lives were
snuffed out. The men who met death
were Walter Kelley of Abeman and
Emil Kamenscky of Baraboo.
The accident occurred about 100
O'Clock this morning while the men
were working in the mine. 1t is said
that one of the skips or buckets which
convey the material from the base of
the mine became loose from the cable
at the top of the shaft and fell to the
bottom, distance of about 400 feet.
The skip weighs about two tons and it
fell with terrific force. Kelley was
pinned under the bucket and his body
was crushed beyond recognition.
Kamenscky was struck in the side of
his head and was instantly killed.
rIiracuIousIy Escaped.
There were about half dozen or
more miners at the base of the shalt
and their escape was miraculous. The
falling bucket grazed within six inches
of the head of one of the men and the
others within radius of few feet.
Two Skips at Shaft.
There are two skips which operate |
in the shaft and while one is below the
other is above, working alternately. A |
large iron cable, suspended from gall
lows frame, is attached to the skips.
The bucket that fell, it is SAID, in some
way became loose from the end of the
cable. 1t is fastened by q sort of
clutch. The skips are operated In the
shaft by means of steam hoist.
First Serious Accident.
The Cahoon mine has been in opera
tion for over year and has had an
excellent record for freedom from
accidents which was suddenly broken |
shortly after midnight last night.
Both Were Young Men
Both of those who met death were
young men. Kamenscky was % years
old and was born in Germany. He |
came to this country with his parents
when year old. They settled in the
town of Baraboo, southwest of the |
city; where they have always resided.
Young Kamenscky has made his |
home in this city for the last five or
six years. He was employed al the
Luce livery stable for while and |
for about year was engaged at the
Depot lunch room. He had been work
ing but a couple of months at the |
Cahoon mine. He leaves father,
Herman Kamenscky, five brothers, |
Paul, Edward, William, Harry and |
Herman, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary |
Kowalke and Miss Anna Kamenscky,
all of whom reside on a farm south of |
the city except Mrs. Kowalke whose |
home is in the town of Freedom. The |
funeral will be held Sunday afternoon |
at l O'Clock at the home.
Walter Kelley was 2S years old and |
was born in the town of Winfield. He |
has always lived in this county and
for three years conducted the grlst
mill at the Ableman narrows He was
also employed as engineer at the
North Freedom mines for number OF
years. Kelley commenced working at
the Cahoon mine about week ago.
He leaves a father, Lafayette Kelley,
Winfield; three brothers, Charles, La
Fayette and James Kelley, Reedsburg;
seven sisters, Mrs. Lindkugel, Spencer
South Dakota; Mrs. A. Johnson,
Alexander, South Dakota; Mrs. Iva
Lowle, Salt Lake City, Utah; Miss
Ella Kelley, Sioux Falls, South Da-
kota; Mrs. Charles Dubois, Reeds
burg; Mrs Archie Douglass, Madison;
Miss Florence Kelley, Winfield; he-
sides wife and two daughters, one
two years old and the other not yet
month DID, Mrs. Kelley is daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Hurbut of this
city.
Funeral viii be held at the home of
O. A. Hur but, 4th Ave, at 1870 and
at The Congregational church at LOO
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