Clark County NV Archives Obituaries.....ERWIN, Charles W. June 12 1920
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Las Vegas Age - 6/22/1920


INSTANTLY KILLED BY FALLING DOWN A SHAFT



CHARLES W. ERWIN, WELL KNOWN MINING MAN, MEETS DEATH IN ELDORADO CANYON



Saturday morning, June 12, as C. W. ERWIN, better known among his friends

and associates as "Bill" ERWIN, was going down the ladder in the shaft of

the M & D Mine in Copper Canyon in the Eldorado district, the ladder gave

way, and the unfortunate man fell to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of

40 feet, his head being crushed and death instantaneously.  The accident

occurred at 9:05 a.m.

    Mr. W. J. CROZIER, partner of Mr. ERWIN, who was working with him

immediately descended into the shaft and found that Mr. ERWIN was dead.  He

immediately went for help and brought the body to the surface.  Mr. CROZIER

and Dr. DUNBAR brought the remains to Las Vegas Saturday evening.

    ERWIN and CROZIER had been working for Clark ALVORD on the M & D mine

for about 11 days and had about a week's work still to do.

    Charles William ERWIN was born in Decatur, Illinois July 23, 1874.  He

came to Searchlight in 1906 and has been interested in mining in Eldorado

Canyon since 1907.  Two years ago he was married to Mrs. Josephine MECRA,

who was residing at the Stewart ranch in this city at the time of the

accident.  Besides his widow, he leaves surviving him two brothers, Ernest

ERWIN of Oxnard, Cal., and George ERWIN of Los Angeles; his mother, father,

three brothers and two sisters, living in Illinois.  The two brothers,

Ernest and George, came to Vegas and were present at the funeral.

    Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, June 16, 1920, at four

o'clock p.m. from the Methodist church, Rev. Wm. H. ROGERS officiating.

Interment was at Woodlawn Cemetery.

    The deceased had been associated since 1907 with Wm. J. CROZIER, who is

shocked and deeply grieved at the death of his partner.  During the last

year or two they have been devoting much of their time to investigating the

possibilities of finding oil fields in this section and were very hopeful of

success.

    "Bill" ERWIN was universally esteemed for his manly qualities.  He was

quiet and pleasant in manner and speech yet full of the strength and vigor

of high purpose.  He was a pleasant companion and a staunch friend.  In his

untimely death we will miss the passing of one more of those sterling

characters to which the great west voiced its call.  We feel a deep personal

loss which is shared by all who knew him.  Our sympathy goes out in

unstinted measure to the widow and to all those who are so sadly bereaved by

this act of an inscrutable providence.









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