Randolph County IL Archives Obituaries.....Higgins, James October 4, 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000719 July 14, 2012, 10:13 pm Nineteenth Annual Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1900 October 4, 1899, James Higgins, miner, aged 51 years, was fatally injured by a fall of slate and coal at the face of his working room in Rosborough Coal Co.’s mine, located at Percy, Randolph county. Deceased was aware of the dangerous condition of the slate and coal, and had said he would take down both slate and coal as soon as he could finish loading his car, but before the car was loaded the slate and coal fell, injuring him so that he died about eight hours later. He leaves a widow and four 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 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/randolph/obits/h/higgins925nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb