The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-12
FATAL ACCIDENTS.

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killed Mine No s Of the McAee Coal Coke Co.
18th day OF October Thman killed the time that
James Carneio killed result Of the explosion
Marion Steve age 10 nativity Italian occupation driver was
killed III Nine No Of the Rock Island Coal Mining Co the 18th
day Of October Deceased fatally injured by trip Of
he coming the parting The latch for the
parting proper The the empty track probable
that he attempted hold
hours afterwards.
David Hale age e. nativity colored occupation driver was
day Of November 1910 Deceased bringing loaded
d the rst and riding top the first The
apa of te roadway where the mbs somewhat higher than
usual and when he came to where the rs lowered he either
he failed to notice that much lover than the he had Just
sixteen inches was STOPPING forward when tic timber caught
th haek q his head crushing him back with sufficient force 10
Tony Nngus aee a7 nativity Lithuanian occupation miner,
was killed n Mine N Of the Rock Island Coal Mining Co. the
shot oc putting drilling tools OF reach shots
when layer o roof slate that projecting from the coal rib
abos fe place where he laying his tools fell him killing
Robert Hosz nativity American occupation irer,
was injured Mine Yo So q the Rock Island Coal Mining Co.
the orond lay Of 9iu Tie smohered by after damp,
Tfsrs fre explosion caused BY shot that he had oil in
room No Il N the seventh w entry he hot was N break
through ba being driven through the pillar between
two The shot was apparently greatly ovcrcharged with
powder the coal blown against the opposite rib OF the break
through finely puyerzd condition The fact that there
shots fired the seventh lift bu those No. doubt
as to where the explosion originated and also shows that the shots
were being tired but place TIME as tie mining law directs
seventh west entry refuge hole provided with air pipe
nco from the the engine house top Had he
possible but by certain that he would have escaped alive
The slope badly damaged by the force Of the explosion the
that supporting The wrecked and the doors
and great many toppg blown The slope mouth ayed
beed Be cd 80 :
Walter McCluse age 3d. nativity Lithuanian occupation miner
day October 1910 The worked No the
3nd entry. It known for what purpose he No
Room He was K
fracturing his skull and breaking his neck.
Tony Wall age ~ nativity Poand occupation shot rer was
killed in Mine No Usage and Mining Co. on the 9Th day Of
January 1911 He uffocacd damp resulting
windy shot When found the body lying downward with
barns the boy and clear that he the path Of the
explosion The explosion originated Of the working
off the entry One shot room one No II were
evidently overcaged with powder The shots No had
not been fired No I IS the last room opened in The entry The
shots in the entry and air fired The body
found in the air the low side the face The lamps
were y an upright position evidently placed there BY the man before
lying down 70 wait for the foul air clear but unfortunately
G. Pasgoaic age 26 nativity Italian occupation miner was
injured in Mine No Of the Nlby Dow Coal Mining Co In
juries caused by fall OF rock No 49, the 10th
pital on the 10Th day OF June 1911.
injured in Nine No. = e Central Coal Coke co IN the i o west
entry No the Goth day Of October 1910 The deceased
injuries les '''N'"'S
Johnson age A. nativity cooed occupation fire boss
sr an and was caigb between the to 81 aled ed car and the roof
His injuries resulted in his death December 7th 1910
On the night OF March end Frank Puck and Stephen Al
fred suffoaed BY smoke from fire. the origin of which has
been ascertained AS necessary for them within
few yards of the place where the fire at about the time that the
nights work about half finished Had started be-
the day shift left the mine the they passed BY their
way fire the Shots the plane could hardly fail
ieH attention there flame all at that time Owing
e that the fire the foot OF the plane and directly the
airway OF the plane workings would be likely spread very
,uick started several hours from the time
he day shift left the mine before the time they supposed have
,assed place they could passed without
aaying attracted It had burning that long
IS therefore presumed that # one q the men that M he lives
id BY careless the fire it have been started
e they had passed there their way fire the shots the
,anc as the passed the fire the intake that
send che plane workings and as they fired all the shos in that