William Letcher
Arizona Silver Belt
May 8, 1896

Thomas Letcher is in receipt of a letter announcing the death 
of his brother, Willam, caused by an explosion of gas in the 
mine of which he was foreman at Compania de Huauchaca, Boliva, 
South America. The deplorable accident happened Feburary 26th 
and twenty six miners were suffocated.  William Letcher was 
46 years of age and a native of Cornwall, England where his 
wife and three children reside.  The deceased had lived in 
South America, the greater portion of the time since 1869 
and had been foreman of the mine in which he was killed 
since 1884 which is evidence of the confidence reposed in 
him by the company.  The Letcher family has been peculiarly 
unfortunate. Of four brothers, Tom and Harry  survive, 
and Harry, now in England, is almost totally blind, the 
result of a premature blast some years ago at Mammoth, 
Ariz..  we extend our sympathy to the bereaved family.


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