The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-10-06
ACCIDENT CAUSES
DEATH AT BRISTOL
SILVER MINES


silver Mine last Friday evening
-''am .. m. while changing shifts |
m which samuel Kincaid met with |
i3 death by falling from the skip
the bottom of the shaft from
Ateut the 30e foot level
II seems that from some cause the
'ottius engine stopped and the en-.
irerr put ON the brake which held
h load, but IL seems that the bolt
which held the dog had broken al
lowing the lever Ia slip its hold I
'ansins the brake TO slip. From the
Nidence brought out at the inquest
the engineer by prompt action,
'auBht the lever In time to stop the
'kip before II had dropped over 40
oct, The sudden drop had eytih5
uished the light and those ON the
kip have no KNOWLEDGE as to how
We deceased got off the skip and
m only draw the conclusion that
4 20 had become frighteAed and made
lump for the ladders which he
missed
The fall no doubt brought instant
leaih az all of his limbs were broken
lii head badly fractured and accord
ng 70 the testimony of the Doctor
| yho examined the body after recov
ny, the spine had also been broken
Manager Il. H. Snyder being at
the mine, took prompt action in re
covering the body, which was care
Gully raised to the surface and
brought to Phoebe and placed in care
Of the undertaken, John Deck. DR.
T. H. Hastings made a careful axam
nation of the body.
The deceased was a man of famil,
apparently about So years of ag
and well liked by his fellow work
men Notice was sent to his famil
in Salt Lake City who wired to hay
the remains brought to that City a
once, w II. Macarthur accompany
ng the body on the Saturday attel
noon train.
Deputy Inspector Alex Baird al
rived Sunday night and the inque'
vas held Monday morning A "
Thomas was appointed acting co
y aner, Justice of the Peace being dl
Qualified to act on account OF his p'
t, ition at the mine as Master Mechal
ic. The Jury consisted of Chest,
G. Cook, S. r. Whitney and r. r. o.
who after hearing the evidence
G. the various witnesses brought in Il
following verdict:
n, In the Justices Court of Poicl
Township, County of Lincol
G. State of Nevada.
In the matter of the inquisition up'
u, the body Of Samuel Kincaid, d
ceased
A. Before Hon. A. w. Thomas,
u Deputy Coroner.
We the undersigned, jurors SUI
N moned to appear before the JUST
of the Peace In and for the Tow
ie. ship OF Phoebe, County OF Linco
state of Nevada, as Coroner of
County of Lincoln, at Phoebe Neva
ID, on the End day of October, A.
1922, to inquire into the cause
the death Of Samuel Kincaid, havi
been sworn according to law, a
having made such inquisition, af
inspecting the body, and hearing
testimony adduced, upon our oat
each and all do say, that we Il
that the deceased was named Sam
Kincaid, was native or U. 5.
aged about so years, that he ca
to his death on the 20 day OF $
tember, A. d. 1922, in this cour
by and accidental fall from the II
skip after the dog on the eng
brake had broken and the skip
dropped about fourty feet and b
brought to stop. This jury fl
from the evidence that Samuel +
caid met his death thru an unav'
able accident and no blame pla
or either the engineer or the h
tol Silver Mines Co.
All OF which we certify by
inauisition, In writing, by us sigI
this 2nd day of October, A. ID. l!
(Signed)) CHESTER COO
s. r. WHITNE