The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-06-28
FATAL ACCIDENT
CAUSE OF DEATH OF
PROMINENT MINER
A. J. Suggs Dies Saturday
Morning After Terrible
Suffering.

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A terrible and unfortunate accident
happened at the mines Friday after
noon, resulting in the death of one of
the best known miners of Red Lodge.
A. ]. Suggs was the victim of the ae-
cident which happened as he was go
ing on shift at about 4:15 in the aft
ernoon, and he passed away at the
Adams hospital the next morning at
} o'clock.
Mr.. Suggs, who for a number of
years was pumpman in the mines, was
IN the habit of riding down in the
mines in the empties. He usually
caught the cars at the sand box. Fri
lay evening he attempted to catch the
moving trains Of ears and apparently
the lunch box he carried ON his left
am must have caused him to lose his
hold and he was dragged underneath
the train.
John Gonwell, who was showing a
couple of young fellows around the
mines, spoke to Mr.. Suggs just be-
fore he was injured and was only
about Is feet away at the time he was
injured He says Mr. Suggs appar-
emily grabbed the rear of the first car
in the string with his left hand and
was figuring on grasping the front of
the second car with his right hand,
thus swinging himself in between the
car with the intention of then crawl
ing into the car for the ride down into
the mine.
As stated, he failed to get a firm
nold with his left hand and thus was
thrown violently against The second
car. His right leg was thrown over
Che rail as he fell between the cars
and the wheels cut the foot com
pletely off about halfway between
The ankle and the knee. As he was
dragged along he lost his grasp en- tIle
cars and the wheels ran across his
right arm and the elbow was COM
pletely dislocated as we'll as the en-
tire forarm being terribly mangled.
The entire accident happened after
The rope rider had dropped the cars
into the car haul and hooked onto the
empty cars and started them back into
the NINE
Upon perceiying what had happened
me string of empties was stopped as
quickly as possible and everyone in
sight ran to the assistance of the
nortally wounded man. Besides Mr..
Jonwell, Martin Rapp, night fire boss,
and Lyman Miller, slope tender, en-
edavored to make the man comfort
tble while awaiting the stretcher and
lpon asking Mr.. Suggs where he
wanted to be taken he told them to
ne Adams hospital, although he was
n terrible pain. This was done and
verifying possible to help him was
lone to no avail
Andrew j. Sugge was born in st.
jlalre county, Missouri, Dec. 1, 1875.
lie came to Red Lodge aaout Is
ears ago, and on Feb. IL, 1908, was
United in marriage to Emma C.
Worthy of this city. He leaves to
MOURN his death his wife and little
dopted daughter, Margaret Jean,
ged II months, besides one brother
nd three sisters of Roscoe, Mo. Mr..
uggs was devoted husband and
ather, spending most of his leisure
me at home.
lie was member of the U. M. w.
:, besides belonging to two fraternal
rders, the B. P. o. E., and the L. o.
. NJ. The Elks had charge of the fu-
aral service at the Elks Home, fol-
wed by scripture read by the Rev.
rank Durant, and an address by the
ev. G. G. Hannah. Musical selec-
ons were rendered by mixed quar-
t consisting of Mrs. A. J. DeVoice.
rs. L. H. Tooley, Rev. Hannah and
T. F, W. Schwin, with Mrs. S. L.
'aida at the piano.
AT the grave the L. 0. o. M. read
e service, and Rev. Hannah followed
tn the church rites. A large number
friends We're in attendance to pay
eir last respects to the deceased.
We're Ed Hall, Fred
hneider, Mike Dimich, Jack Lind
Y, Jack Hunter and Jack Hudak.