No stone. First husband of Hannah Lamb. Buried with Frances and Hannah Lamb
Probably the most fearful disaster that has taken place in a Boone county coal mine was that of last Thursday morning. The full facts are as follows: A new shaft had been sunk for the Logan & Canfield mine, about two and a half miles west of this city. Work had been completed but a short time, and it was less than a week since the new shaft had been connected with the old mine. The depth of this shaft is 225 feet from the surface, and 240 feet from the top of the scaffolding where the cage is lowered from. On Thursday morning Ed Roberts, (the foreman), Talbert Dale, Thomas Brinn and David Parks, stepped upon the platform to be lowered into the mine. The four men had barely stepped upon the platform when the wire rope gave way. Roberts somehow or other, he is unable to explain it himself managed to jump from the platform when it was on a level the ground, and escaped unhurt. His escape is almost miraculous, as the rope snapped suddenly, and the men had not a moment's warning. The other three fell the frightful distance of 240 feet, killing Dale instantly, injuring Brinn so severely that he died in a few hours, and breaking a leg, dislocating a shoulder, and otherwise severely injuring Parks, who will, however, recover. The men had to be taken out of the old shaft, as the rope of the new shaft was broken.
What caused the rope, which is a strong wire one and able to bear probably twenty times the weight of the four men who were on the platform, to break, is not known, but it is supposed it slipped off the drum, and the sudden shock either caused it to snap, or it was doubled at some point, when a wire rope breaks easily. Be this as it may, two men lost their lives and one narrowly escapes, being disabled for some time, if not permanently crippled. The coroner's inquest failed to develop any new facts.
The sad affair shed a loom over the settlement around the mines, as all the men were personal favorites. Dale leaves a wife and two children. Brinn was unmarried. Parks is doing well, and will recover.
The funeral of the two victims took place in Boonsboro on Friday, and was attended by a large concourse.
Boone County Democrat Sept 16, 1874
Probably the most fearful disaster that has taken place in a Boone county coal mine was that of last Thursday morning. The full facts are as follows: A new shaft had been sunk for the Logan & Canfield mine, about two and a half miles west of this city. Work had been completed but a short time, and it was less than a week since the new shaft had been connected with the old mine. The depth of this shaft is 225 feet from the surface, and 240 feet from the top of the scaffolding where the cage is lowered from. On Thursday morning Ed Roberts, (the foreman), Talbert Dale, Thomas Brinn and David Parks, stepped upon the platform to be lowered into the mine. The four men had barely stepped upon the platform when the wire rope gave way. Roberts somehow or other, he is unable to explain it himself managed to jump from the platform when it was on a level the ground, and escaped unhurt. His escape is almost miraculous, as the rope snapped suddenly, and the men had not a moment's warning. The other three fell the frightful distance of 240 feet, killing Dale instantly, injuring Brinn so severely that he died in a few hours, and breaking a leg, dislocating a shoulder, and otherwise severely injuring Parks, who will, however, recover. The men had to be taken out of the old shaft, as the rope of the new shaft was broken.
What caused the rope, which is a strong wire one and able to bear probably twenty times the weight of the four men who were on the platform, to break, is not known, but it is supposed it slipped off the drum, and the sudden shock either caused it to snap, or it was doubled at some point, when a wire rope breaks easily. Be this as it may, two men lost their lives and one narrowly escapes, being disabled for some time, if not permanently crippled. The coroner's inquest failed to develop any new facts.
The sad affair shed a loom over the settlement around the mines, as all the men were personal favorites. Dale leaves a wife and two children. Brinn was unmarried. Parks is doing well, and will recover.
The funeral of the two victims took place in Boonsboro on Friday, and was attended by a large concourse.
Boone County Democrat Sept 16, 1874
No stone. First husband of Hannah Lamb. Buried with Frances and Hannah Lamb
Probably the most fearful disaster that has taken place in a Boone county coal mine was that of last Thursday morning. The full facts are as follows: A new shaft had been sunk for the Logan & Canfield mine, about two and a half miles west of this city. Work had been completed but a short time, and it was less than a week since the new shaft had been connected with the old mine. The depth of this shaft is 225 feet from the surface, and 240 feet from the top of the scaffolding where the cage is lowered from. On Thursday morning Ed Roberts, (the foreman), Talbert Dale, Thomas Brinn and David Parks, stepped upon the platform to be lowered into the mine. The four men had barely stepped upon the platform when the wire rope gave way. Roberts somehow or other, he is unable to explain it himself managed to jump from the platform when it was on a level the ground, and escaped unhurt. His escape is almost miraculous, as the rope snapped suddenly, and the men had not a moment's warning. The other three fell the frightful distance of 240 feet, killing Dale instantly, injuring Brinn so severely that he died in a few hours, and breaking a leg, dislocating a shoulder, and otherwise severely injuring Parks, who will, however, recover. The men had to be taken out of the old shaft, as the rope of the new shaft was broken.
What caused the rope, which is a strong wire one and able to bear probably twenty times the weight of the four men who were on the platform, to break, is not known, but it is supposed it slipped off the drum, and the sudden shock either caused it to snap, or it was doubled at some point, when a wire rope breaks easily. Be this as it may, two men lost their lives and one narrowly escapes, being disabled for some time, if not permanently crippled. The coroner's inquest failed to develop any new facts.
The sad affair shed a loom over the settlement around the mines, as all the men were personal favorites. Dale leaves a wife and two children. Brinn was unmarried. Parks is doing well, and will recover.
The funeral of the two victims took place in Boonsboro on Friday, and was attended by a large concourse.
Boone County Democrat Sept 16, 1874
Probably the most fearful disaster that has taken place in a Boone county coal mine was that of last Thursday morning. The full facts are as follows: A new shaft had been sunk for the Logan & Canfield mine, about two and a half miles west of this city. Work had been completed but a short time, and it was less than a week since the new shaft had been connected with the old mine. The depth of this shaft is 225 feet from the surface, and 240 feet from the top of the scaffolding where the cage is lowered from. On Thursday morning Ed Roberts, (the foreman), Talbert Dale, Thomas Brinn and David Parks, stepped upon the platform to be lowered into the mine. The four men had barely stepped upon the platform when the wire rope gave way. Roberts somehow or other, he is unable to explain it himself managed to jump from the platform when it was on a level the ground, and escaped unhurt. His escape is almost miraculous, as the rope snapped suddenly, and the men had not a moment's warning. The other three fell the frightful distance of 240 feet, killing Dale instantly, injuring Brinn so severely that he died in a few hours, and breaking a leg, dislocating a shoulder, and otherwise severely injuring Parks, who will, however, recover. The men had to be taken out of the old shaft, as the rope of the new shaft was broken.
What caused the rope, which is a strong wire one and able to bear probably twenty times the weight of the four men who were on the platform, to break, is not known, but it is supposed it slipped off the drum, and the sudden shock either caused it to snap, or it was doubled at some point, when a wire rope breaks easily. Be this as it may, two men lost their lives and one narrowly escapes, being disabled for some time, if not permanently crippled. The coroner's inquest failed to develop any new facts.
The sad affair shed a loom over the settlement around the mines, as all the men were personal favorites. Dale leaves a wife and two children. Brinn was unmarried. Parks is doing well, and will recover.
The funeral of the two victims took place in Boonsboro on Friday, and was attended by a large concourse.
Boone County Democrat Sept 16, 1874
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