MIKE KELLY
November 24, 1902

Mike Kelly, an old time miner in the employ of the Copper 
Queen company was instantly killed on the railroad track 
above the smelter of 4:03 o'clock Friday afternoon, by being 
run over by a carload of coke.  His body was frightfully 
mangled and cut in two.  Kelly was coming off the afternoon 
shift and took the railroad track as a short cut from the 
mine.  As he appraoched the smelter and beneath the large 
flues leading t othe flue dust box on the hill, he pulled 
his hat brim over his eyes to ward off the dust and smoke.

Angel Querra, a little Mexican boy living in the rear of 
the Catholic Church, appears to be the only eye witness 
and being interviewed said:

"I was up to the smelter looking around when I noticed a
miner coming down the track, with his hat brim drawn over 
his eyes.  The next thing I saw a car coming and when it 
was nearly upon him, I called for him to get out of the 
way.  He did not seem to hear me and the next morment the 
car struck im, gave a lurch and left the tracks."  

J.H. Huber, the engineer in charge of the train did not 
see the accident but received the signal to sotp, from 
the brakeman whic was immediately responded to.

As soon as possible Mrs. Kelly was infomred of the accident 
that had befallen her husband.  She was waiting at the 
Copper Queen store expecting that they would go home 
together.  Mike Kelly has been in arizona for over 20 
years and at one time was a resident of Tombstone where 
he was married.