Aldridge, Montana
Montana Coal & Coke Mine Accident
August 2, 1900
LOST HIS LIFE IN THE
MINE
DEATH of THOMAS W.
THOMAS at Aldridge No Particulars of the
Accident Obtainable.
Special Dispatch to the
Standard.
Livingston, August 3.-An
accident occurred at the mines of the Montana
Coal & Coke company at Aldridge last night by
which THOMAS W. THOMAS,
as employe [sic] of that company, lost his
life. The news of the accident came to this
city this morning through a telegram from an
Aldridge Odd Fellow to
George W. Potter of this city, announcing the fatality, and requesting the
lodge at this point to make arrangements for the
funeral.
No particulars of the
accident are obtainable, none being sent with
the message, and the evening train bringing no
one from the upper country who knew anything of
the accident. It is supposed that THOMAS’ death
was caused by an explosion, but whether by
powder of gas is not known, the probabilities
being in favor of the later theory.
Coroner Leard
will go up in the morning and hold an inquest on
the remains.
THOMAS W. THOMAS, the dead man, was a
fire boss in the mines. His duties required him
to inspect the workings each evening after the
miners had gone off shift. He usually made the
rounds of the levels early in the evening about
7 o’clock. He was in search for traces of gas
in the workings and it is probable that he
either found some of the explosive gas in some
of the levels or an unexploded blast when off
just as he reached the place. THOMAS was
between 45 and 50 years of age and had worked at
Aldridge intermittently for the past four
years. He leaves a wife and family in
Wales. They have been notified by cable of
the accident. The funeral will be in charge of
Odd Fellows and will occur in this city Saturday
morning.
The Anaconda
Standard, Anaconda, MT 4 Aug 1900
Transcribed by
Jenni Lanham. Thank you,
Jenni!
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