Fulton County IL Archives Obituaries.....Dell, William February 27, 1900
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Nineteenth Annual Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1900
February 27, 1900, William Dell, miner, aged 41 years, married, was instantly 
killed while working in the Astoria Coal Company’s mine, Astoria, Fulton county. 
Deceased was mining out a shot that he had fired the night before. The shot had 
cut the coal at the top and bottom, but had to be mined. He was mining in a seam 
in the coal about 12 inches from the bottom; he was warned by the man in the 
next place that the coal would fall on him if he continued lying under it; he 
did not heed the warning, but continued his work; in a very short time the coal 
fell on him, killing him instantly. The place was only 12 feet from the entry, 
and two shots wide, the room was just turning, and was only 10 feet wide; 
deceased was considered to be a good, practical miner. He leaves a widow and six 
children, four of them dependent.

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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