Las Vegas Age, January 24, 2004, Clark County, Nevada  
Copyright © 2003 Gerry Perry <MissGerry@cox.net>

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LAS VEGAS AGE
1/22/1916

MINERS KILLED

    Two miners were killed and another narrowly escaped death in a most 
peculiar accident at Pioche last week. The men were coming off shift 
and came up on the second skip through the inclined shaft. They had 
arrived within a few feet of the surface when the skip jumped the 
ice-covered rails and, in almost a flash, the skip turned turtle and the 
men were hurled into the abyss below. J. A. MC KENNA was fortunate in 
catching himself about forty feet below the collar of the shaft and 
sustained only slight bruises, but H. N. CRAW and Tom MATHEWS were 
thrown into eternity.  
     MATHEWS had only been in the district a short 
time and was planning on leaving soon for his home in Bisbee, where he 
has a wife and two children.  His body was sent there for burial.  CRAW 
had been a resident of Pioche for a good many years and was a highly 
respected citizen. He leaves a wife, four children, mother, sister and 
other relatives in Utah. The funeral was held last Thursday, Judge 
HORSEY officiating.