Las Vegas Age, January 4, 2004, Clark County, Nevada Copyright © 2003 Gerry Perry This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ LAS VEGAS AGE 7/22/1916 KILLED BY RUNAWAY CAR W. A. CRISS MEETS DEATH AT ARDEN QUARRY--CORONER'S JURY EXONERATES CO. Last Saturday afternoon at the quarry of the Ardan Plaster Co., five miles west of Arden, W. A. CRISS was terribly crushed when his engine was struck by a car of ore which raced down the trestle from the loading station. CRISS, who was the engineer had pushed the car up the trestle, then ran his engine to the foot of the grade where he got under it to make some trifling repairs. A. C. WELL had the car partially loaded and when he took a block from under one of the wheels to move it, the car got away from him, running down the grade and striking the engine with such force as to drive it over CRISS, inflicting injuries from which he died while being taken to Arden. The coroner's jury was composed of R. W. MARTIN, W. G. CHURCH, A. J. MAUGG, L. A. SMITH, J. C. HORTAN, M. B. CARNSHAN. They examined as witnesses A. C. WELL, M. B. CARNAHAN and Dr. MARTIN and returned a verdict that death resulted from an unavoidable accident, no blame being attached to the company or to any faulty machinery or any person whatsoever.