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Ten Miners Killed Plunged to Death Down Shaft by Breaking of Cage Rope Tyrone Daily Herald, Pennsylvania April 27, 1905 Superintendent Foote says he is at a loss to account for the accident. An examination of the rope was made before the first cage of human freight was lowered into the mine, and it was found to be all right. William Cunningham, who is said to be one of the most reliable men in the employ of the company, was the engineer in charge of the hoisting carriage. He says everything went well until the fatal trip. He got the signal to lower and stop at the Hillman vein, which is 350 feet from the surface. When the Hillman vein was reached he slowed up. Without any warning the rope snapped and the carriage containing the 10 men dropped like a shot to the bottom. The carriage had all the safety appliances, and its speed should have been checked before it reached the bottom, but as far as can be learned the "catcher" did not work. Eight of the dead were Poles and two others English-speaking miners. The English-speaking miners killed were:
The coroner has begun an investigation as to the cause of the accident. This is the third accident of a similar nature that has occurred in the Wyoming region within six months. In each case the rope attached to the carriage broke and the men on it were dashed to the bottom of the shaft and instantly killed. The first disaster occurred at the Auchincloss mine, in which 10 miners lost their lives. Six weeks ago a cage at the Clear Spring colliery fell and seven men were killed, and the last 10 victims makes the total number killed by ropes breaking and carriages falling 27. |
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