The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-03-02
DEATH OF EDWIN R. HICKS
Pioneer Miner of District Sue
cumbs to Injuries Received
From Fall in Mine

Tuesday evening a telephone mes
sage was received in Eureka from Super
iutendent George Edwards of the Wind
fall Mining Company. stating that an
accident had occurred there and asked
that DIR. g. M. Roberts, the company
physician, be Immediately sent to the
Windfall.
Edwin r. Hicks Of Ruby Hill, an ex-
perienced miner of this district. had
fallen in the mine aud was seriously
injured.
Upon DIR. Roberts return to Eureke
it was learned that Mr.. Hicks was
dangerously hurt. just after going on
shift at 8 o'clock and while mailing on
tagging he slipped and fell through the
platform on which he was working, q
distance of about 20 feet. striking the
grouad in q sitting position. receiving
the force O.. the fall on the spine, the
jar and conclusion breaking his neck,
causing instant paralys sis in all extrem-
tiles except his right arm. and that could
only be moved slightly. DR.. Roberts
rendered what aid he could to the un-
fortunate man but he grew gradually
worse until the noon hour Wednesday,
when he succumbed to his injuries. His
condition was so serious that he could
not be moved to his home at Ruby Hill,
and he passed away at the mine.
James Mann, foreman of the Wind
fall mine, gave the SENTINEL the follow "
ing account of the accident that caused
the death Of Edwin z. Hicks: 1.-THE
accident occurred on the 100. foot level
in the Windfall mine; that it is q gen.
eral custom of the miners to leave the
tagging temporarily loose so as to allow
the ore to drop down between them. and
that it appeared that Mr.. Hicks was
cleaning off the boards in order to nail
them down when they slipped out of
place and he accidentally fell through
the opening, falling about 20 feet"
Mr.. Hicks sudden summons was most
regrettable and is a hard blow to his
AnhAAy oha o. hOAoeAsoo 6oACs GOA o
number Of years he has been both father
and mother to a family of four children,
his deceased wife, who was the eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Father
of Eureka, passing away about 12 years
ago. BY his industry and indomitable
will he kept his children together, pro-
vided aud cared for them until all have
now almost reached their majority. His
eldest son William, is working in the
assay Office at the Windfall; Alden, at
the Simonsen ranch in Newark Valley
Vivian, the youngest son is q student in
the Eureka High School. and Grace, his
only daughter, a grown young lady.
keeps house for the family at their home
on Ruby Hill
The deceased vas an estimable citizen
aud a pioneer miner Of this district. He
had beena resident of Ruoy Hill for about
80 years, working in the mines there
previous to his going to the Windfall.
where he has been working since last
May. Once before in the Eureka Con-
solidated mine he had net with painful
injuries to his face aud head from q blast.
from which he fully recovered. 10 his
fatal accident he seemed to have a pre-
monition of the end, as he said when be-
ing taken from the mine that "he be-
lieved it was all of with him-that this
would probably end his mining" He
was a native of Treleigh, Redruth. Corn
wall. England, and aged 40 years, 8
months and 7 days.
The funeral was held from his home
on Ruby Hill Friday afternoon at .
o'clock and was largely attended. The
Windfall mine closed down to enable
its employees TO attend their comrades
funeral. and they were joined in the
solemn funeral procession by many
other miners of the district. All of the
available -conveyances in Eureka carried
friends to the Hill, and others from the
country were in to attend the burial,
many walking from Eureka. The bur-
ial services were conducted by Judge
Peter Breen. and music was rendered by
the Lobster Club Band. At the home
the band played LEAD. Kindly Light"
and lead the funeral procession with
l"Chopin's Funeral March" Just as
they entered the city cemetery they
rendered Departed Comrades. aud at
the grave concluded the burial service
with the hymn, Nearer My God To
| Thee"