Christian County IL Archives Obituaries.....Mason, John November 4, 1899
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Nineteenth Annual Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1900
November 4, 1899, John Mason, aged 22 years, single, was killed by a fail of top 
coal in room No. II, first east entry in the mine of the Edinburg Coal Company. 
The accident occurred shortly before noon. Deceased and his partner had got 
their shots prepared, and were ready to fire when the proper time came, but as 
it lacked several minutes of firing time they concluded to go up the entry quite 
a ways and visit an acquaintance until shooting time, which they did. The party 
who worked in the room where the accident occurred was engaged in drilling a 
hole in a piece of top-coal for the purpose ______ting it down. This piece of 
coal contained what is called a powder crack that was not observable, and as 
soon as the augur struck this crack the coal suddenly gave way, falling on Mason 
and killing him instantly. There was a marked peculiarity about this accident, 
as the coal that fell was just about the size and nearly the exact shape of a 
coffin. Had deceased stayed in his own work place, where he rightly belonged, he 
would not have been hurt at all.

Additional Comments:
Nineteenth Annual Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1900, Also 
the Second Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices; David Ross, 
Secretary. Springfield, ILL: Phillips Bros, State Printers; 1901

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