Nine men were killed and one probably fatally injured when a cable pin snapped at the Coronado mine and two ore cars, carrying 12 tons of ore and 13 miners, dashed down a 38 degree grade for a distance of 3,300 feet.
The dead:
William A. Schaffer, Engineer, New York City
E. M. Jones, Machinist, Clifton
G. C. Cardwell, Electrician, Metcalf
John McCann, Helper, Metcalf
C. E. Johnson, Machinist, Morenci
Julian Rico, Helper, Metcalf
LNO Marcuco, Italian baker, Morenci
LNO Cardeci, Italian baker, Morenci
Pedro Oropesa, Helper, Metcalf
The injured:
Superintendent Scott, Coronado Mine
C. W. McLean, Metcalf
A. W. Liddell, Auditor, Clifton
J. B. Downey, Chief Mechanical Electrical Engineer
