Tom moved with his parents to Jasper county, Missouri as a child. He was an ore buyer. His wife's name was Gila according to his certificate of death and he died from pulmonary tuberculosis.
(from a mining book on the Joplin area, Pg 156)
April 22, 1914 (3) Becoming alarmed over the prolonged absence of TOM MOORE, the youngest brother of Ex-Mayor George W. Moore, a search was instituted for him today and he was found at 2:30 this afternoon, almost starved, and injured lying at the bottom of an old abandoned shaft, just east of the Missouri Pacific tracks, where he had been since last Saturday night. Little was thought of young Moore's absence by members of the family except his mother, as they all knew the young man's "wunderlust" disposition until today when inquiry was made of George Moore as to whether or not Tom had yet been found. Upon reflection, Mr. Moore became alarmed and he and A.J. BISHIR, put in a half day, searching abandoned shafts on the Center Creek land, and had just about concluded their search, when Moore decided that one shaft, the first one east of the Missouri Pacific tracks had the appearance of something having been pushed down its slope within the last few days. A rock was thrown to the bottom, and the men were startled to hear Tom Moore's voice, begging whoever it was to save him. He was soon rescued and the Webb City Undertaking Company's ambulance brought him to Dr. Wilfley's office. His right ankle was broken, he is suffering from a gash on his head, and is suffering intensely from a sprained back and perhaps internal injuries. Young Moore insists that he was knocked on the head and pushed into the shaft. Tom was very weak, and was almost starved to death. He had only a drink of mineral water from a rusty tin can which he found at the bottom of the shaft. He had crawled all through drifts, trying to find an outlet, and had called for help until exhausted. Had it been a day later, and Moore had been back in one of the drifts, he would not have been able to answer his rescuers. As it was, it was by the merest accident he was found.
(from a mining book on the Joplin area, Pg 156)
April 22, 1914 (3) Becoming alarmed over the prolonged absence of TOM MOORE, the youngest brother of Ex-Mayor George W. Moore, a search was instituted for him today and he was found at 2:30 this afternoon, almost starved, and injured lying at the bottom of an old abandoned shaft, just east of the Missouri Pacific tracks, where he had been since last Saturday night. Little was thought of young Moore's absence by members of the family except his mother, as they all knew the young man's "wunderlust" disposition until today when inquiry was made of George Moore as to whether or not Tom had yet been found. Upon reflection, Mr. Moore became alarmed and he and A.J. BISHIR, put in a half day, searching abandoned shafts on the Center Creek land, and had just about concluded their search, when Moore decided that one shaft, the first one east of the Missouri Pacific tracks had the appearance of something having been pushed down its slope within the last few days. A rock was thrown to the bottom, and the men were startled to hear Tom Moore's voice, begging whoever it was to save him. He was soon rescued and the Webb City Undertaking Company's ambulance brought him to Dr. Wilfley's office. His right ankle was broken, he is suffering from a gash on his head, and is suffering intensely from a sprained back and perhaps internal injuries. Young Moore insists that he was knocked on the head and pushed into the shaft. Tom was very weak, and was almost starved to death. He had only a drink of mineral water from a rusty tin can which he found at the bottom of the shaft. He had crawled all through drifts, trying to find an outlet, and had called for help until exhausted. Had it been a day later, and Moore had been back in one of the drifts, he would not have been able to answer his rescuers. As it was, it was by the merest accident he was found.
Tom moved with his parents to Jasper county, Missouri as a child. He was an ore buyer. His wife's name was Gila according to his certificate of death and he died from pulmonary tuberculosis.
(from a mining book on the Joplin area, Pg 156)
April 22, 1914 (3) Becoming alarmed over the prolonged absence of TOM MOORE, the youngest brother of Ex-Mayor George W. Moore, a search was instituted for him today and he was found at 2:30 this afternoon, almost starved, and injured lying at the bottom of an old abandoned shaft, just east of the Missouri Pacific tracks, where he had been since last Saturday night. Little was thought of young Moore's absence by members of the family except his mother, as they all knew the young man's "wunderlust" disposition until today when inquiry was made of George Moore as to whether or not Tom had yet been found. Upon reflection, Mr. Moore became alarmed and he and A.J. BISHIR, put in a half day, searching abandoned shafts on the Center Creek land, and had just about concluded their search, when Moore decided that one shaft, the first one east of the Missouri Pacific tracks had the appearance of something having been pushed down its slope within the last few days. A rock was thrown to the bottom, and the men were startled to hear Tom Moore's voice, begging whoever it was to save him. He was soon rescued and the Webb City Undertaking Company's ambulance brought him to Dr. Wilfley's office. His right ankle was broken, he is suffering from a gash on his head, and is suffering intensely from a sprained back and perhaps internal injuries. Young Moore insists that he was knocked on the head and pushed into the shaft. Tom was very weak, and was almost starved to death. He had only a drink of mineral water from a rusty tin can which he found at the bottom of the shaft. He had crawled all through drifts, trying to find an outlet, and had called for help until exhausted. Had it been a day later, and Moore had been back in one of the drifts, he would not have been able to answer his rescuers. As it was, it was by the merest accident he was found.
(from a mining book on the Joplin area, Pg 156)
April 22, 1914 (3) Becoming alarmed over the prolonged absence of TOM MOORE, the youngest brother of Ex-Mayor George W. Moore, a search was instituted for him today and he was found at 2:30 this afternoon, almost starved, and injured lying at the bottom of an old abandoned shaft, just east of the Missouri Pacific tracks, where he had been since last Saturday night. Little was thought of young Moore's absence by members of the family except his mother, as they all knew the young man's "wunderlust" disposition until today when inquiry was made of George Moore as to whether or not Tom had yet been found. Upon reflection, Mr. Moore became alarmed and he and A.J. BISHIR, put in a half day, searching abandoned shafts on the Center Creek land, and had just about concluded their search, when Moore decided that one shaft, the first one east of the Missouri Pacific tracks had the appearance of something having been pushed down its slope within the last few days. A rock was thrown to the bottom, and the men were startled to hear Tom Moore's voice, begging whoever it was to save him. He was soon rescued and the Webb City Undertaking Company's ambulance brought him to Dr. Wilfley's office. His right ankle was broken, he is suffering from a gash on his head, and is suffering intensely from a sprained back and perhaps internal injuries. Young Moore insists that he was knocked on the head and pushed into the shaft. Tom was very weak, and was almost starved to death. He had only a drink of mineral water from a rusty tin can which he found at the bottom of the shaft. He had crawled all through drifts, trying to find an outlet, and had called for help until exhausted. Had it been a day later, and Moore had been back in one of the drifts, he would not have been able to answer his rescuers. As it was, it was by the merest accident he was found.
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