The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-09-26
Mine Accident
Kills II Men
One OF Them, Kurt IclrrOld, II Form.
or Resident OF american Fork, Is
brought Here For Burial.

Lust week q oAyc-in In The Gem
tennial Eureka mine in Eureka,
caught thirteen men who were work
ing in the stopc and only two of them
escaped One of the unfortunate was
Kurt Zcirrold, a German who lived
In American Fork for number Of
years and moved TO Eureka two years
ago 1t was five days after the ac-
cident happened before the body of
Mr. Zerrold was gotten out from the
rock and debris in which II was en-
tombed During this time the men
worked with almost superhuman eff
fort. and Zeirrold's wife was almost
frantic, sleeping but a few minutes
nj Il time and spending most Of her
time At the mouth of the tunnel where
the accident happened.
Carrying out the expressed wishes
of the deceased, the body was brought
to American Fork Tuesday morning
for burial. and was accompanied by
Mrs Zeirrold. the children and W. +
bromley. Funeral services were held
at Anderson's Undertaking Purlors,
and were presided over by Mr. John
Davis. who also made some remarks.
W f. Bromley also made some re-
marks and James Martin sang So
10.
The zeirrolds came from Germany
to American Fork and lived in the
First Ward. Part of the time Mr.
Zeirrold worked at the mines in Am
erican Fork canyon and part of the
time drove a team for one of the To-
cal merchants
zeirrol apparently had premon-
ition that he would be killed in the
mine. Within the last two weeks he
spoke to his wife about It and was
chided by her for suggesting such 9
thing. AT that time, however, he re-.
marked TO her.
when | am killed In the mine
whatever you do don't bury me here
but have me buried in American
Fork"
When his wife chidcd him for talk
ing of such thing he jokingly re
piled that when he was dead h,
couldn't talk
Circumstances surrounding IN,
death of Zeirrold are particularly dis
uesslng, About year ago, when hii
wife was i'll he took out an INSURANCE,
| nnligN fpipf nnliaN gnNaYttttr IA.
| ives OF himself and wife UufOrtun
ately he was unable to meet the pay
| nents, and only short tome ago hi,
policy lapsed Thus the widow an,
3eyen little children, ranging in ag,
from l6 months TO Il years are de
prived from any financial succor from
his source
Mrs. Zeirrold's father who died n
Germany more than year ago, wal
wealthy and left an estate valued a
thousands of dollars. In his will h,
left about $4,000 to his daughter an,
her children, Il is reported Each o
the five girls was to receive $1,000
and the two boys $4,000 each. Sh,
vas 10 receive $1,000 Zicrrold Dor
rowed money to send his wife 10 Ger
many, after the death Of her father
20 secure her share Of the estate
When she arrived she discovered tina
a second wife OF her father had al
The estate, which Is reported 10 con
list of property so tied up that Mrs
Zeirrol and her children connot gc
q cent of Il during the stcp-motheri
life Now that Germany hes bccom
involved In a war o. is feared that IN.
entire estate may be- coufscaJrd OF
so tax burdencd that there will b.
nothing left Of it when the war {
over
Mrs, Zierrold has seven children
ranging from fourteen months L,
fourteen years Of age, who ere lef
destitute by the fathers dcath Ate
he burial, Neighhor Brown aid
charitable act by starting subscrip
ton list for the widow and orphans
Many names were signed 10 a ant
those not visited may cali az Mr.
Browns Store