LaSalle County IL Archives Obituaries.....Herbert, Elijah February 6, 1900
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Nineteenth Annual Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1900
February 6, 1900, Elijah Herbert, miner, aged 50 years, married, was fatally 
injured by a fall of rock at the face of his room, in No. 2 mine of the C. W. & V. 
Coal Company, Streator, La Salle county; the accident occurred about 3:30 p. m., 
just at the quitting time. Deceased and his partner had just fired a shot, Herbert 
returned immediately to observe the effects of the same, when a rock fell, 
crushing him against the end of the car, breaking two of his ribs and crushing him 
internally, which resulted in his death five hours after the accident. Deceased 
leaves a widow and three children.

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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