ELMER E. MILLER
June 1, 1902
Arizona Republican Newspaper

Copper Queen Mine--About midnight Wednesday night Elmer E. 
Miller was fatally burned by hot slag in the converter here, 
says the Bisbee Review.  He died Thursday afternoon at 
5:48 o'clock, after being unconscious for an hour and a 
half.

Miller's sufferings for several hours before becoming 
unconscious were awful.  His body was burned from head 
to foot, the only places uninjured being his face and 
feet.  When first brought to the hospital Miller laughed 
and joked, feeling confident of recovery.

The accident is the result of one of the cars, which 
carry the hot slag to the dump, overturning and the 
molten contents falling over Miller's body.  The train 
was being pulled by the small engine, which in order to 
get the train under way has to start with a sudden 
jerk.  This released the hook which holds the slag 
pot in place, allowing it to tip over.

The remaining details of the terrible accident are 
given by Miller, who told it to the nurses shortly 
after he was hurt.  He said," I was standing just 
below the car when it tipped and saw the hot slag 
coming toward me.  I tried to crawl under the 
converter, but the slag caught me about the back, 
throwing me down.  The hot slag poured over me but 
at the time I did not feel any pain."

When Miller rose to his feet for he was able to do 
so, there was not a stitch of clothing left on his 
body except the wristband of one of his shirtsleeves.