The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-05-17
2OOO BOW AT BIER l. 0FGEORGE POWELL
BRASS BAND INToNEs FUNERAL DtRGE AS LARGE ARMY OF WORKERS FOLLOW BODY TO CRAVE.

CRAVE.
 As stated in last weeks Copper Era MT. Frank Powell met his death in an acident at the Manganese mine in the Ash Peak district His death was occasioned by falling earth, while at work in a shallow cut Fri day afternoon. Immediately after the injury medical aid was summoned but the attending physician as soon as he diagnosed the case realized that his patient was in serious con- dition, and had him placed in car and rushed to Clifton for an operation, but MT. Powell died when the party accompanying him reached a point near York. He was brought on to Clifton and the body delivered to the Pascoe Undertaking establishment where it was prepared for burial. An inquest was held on the remains Monday and the facts developed at . the inquest were that while at work portion of one side of the cut sluf- fed of, striking MT. Powell and knocking him against the opposite side. The compact with the op- posite bank of the cut caused slight bruise in that side of his body The cut in which he was working was less than seven feet deep, and not more than. five feet wide. The de- cision of the coroner's jury was to the effect that deceased came to his death from internal hemorrhage pro duced by this accident.
 Those familiar with the scene of the accident say that it is almost un- believable that such cause could produce death. The distance the earth fell, and the force in which he was thrown against the opposite em- bankment could not have been of suf- ficient violence to cause the death of an ordinary healthy man. That there could have been internal hemorrhage must have been from disordered or weakened condition of an internal , vessel.
 After the remains had been placed in the undertaking establishment here Mrs. Powell who was in Miami at the time, was at once notified by wire, and she reached here as soon as pos 7 sible Saturday, and remained to the funeral, which was held up awaiting the arrival of relatives from Brook 1 line, Texas, until the arrival of the passenger train from Lordsburg Tues day evening. The relatives failed to make connexions and did not reach here in time for the funeral. i Funeral Largest tn Clifton.
 Immediately aftar the arrival of the train friends and relatives of deceas- ed repaired to Union hall where the funeral was held. To the hall the i body was taken about four o'clock, , there to await the arrival of the rela- | tives on the evening train. There the funeral ceremonies were also held, under the auspices of the In- ternational Union of Mine, Mill and | Smeltermen of Local No. 86. Leav- | ing the train those who were here to attend the funeral marched to the hall and the union services were con- ducted by President Manuel J. Lu- zero of Local No. S6, who spoke of the merits of the dead. Other union men also made remarks during the services. The religious services at the hall were conducted by Rev. J. R. Sawyer, pastor of the local Methodist church, after which the body was con- veyed to the Masonic cemetery for interment.
 This funeral was the largest ever held in this district, is the verdict of those who have lived in Clifton long est. Headed by the combined brass hands of Clifton and Morenci, which nlayed a funeral dirge as the proces- i sion wended it's way down Chase i Creek, across the bridge to East Cliff ton and out the mountain road to the l cemetery in Wards canyon, where the body was consigned to the grave according to the ritualistic ceremony of the Union.
 1 Perhaps there were 2000 people in the procession following the body to the grave. Special trains were run from both Morenci and Metcalf, and both trains were loaded to full capa- city with union men coming to attend the funeral of a fellow member.
 Those here from places without this district were E. M. Flores, secretary Miami local; E. J. Rowan and Mrs. Nellie Jones, of Miami; P. H. Brouil- ! cite, secretary Globe local, and Jack Dodson of Globe.
 Mrs. Powell and baby returned to her home in Miami immediately after the funeral Tuesday night.
 George Powell was prominent in la bor circles. He was formerly presi- dent of the Miami Miners union. He was a candidate this year for the pres | idency of the American Federation of Miners He was member of the law and legislation committee of the Ari- zona State Federation of Labor and has done much for the miners in par ticular and labor in general in this capacity.
 About eighteen months ago MT. 1 Powell, associated with other miners of the Miami district began opera tions at property in the Ash Peak country under the name of the Ash Peak Extension. company, which prop erty was recently disposed of. Re gently he was working for Jos. Hardy Peak district.
 He leaves a wife and g months old daughter to mourn his loss, besides