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J. W. ROLL KILLED BY FALL OF BOULDER FROM
ROOF OF DRIFT
July 1, 1901. J. W. Roll, a miner and one of the firm engaged in mining at this mine, on the property of the Valle Mining Co., was instantly killed by a fall of a boulder from the roof of the drift. It appears from the evidence given before the coroner's jury that the deceased was at work having as an assistant a boy. Roll was at work in a very small drift, it was only about two feet high and 5 feet wide, and he must have certainly considered the rock under which he was working was stratified material, otherwise he would not have taken the chances of working five feet wide under a boulder. The rock fell when deceased was alone as the boy who had gone to the shaft with a load of ore found him buried under the rock when he returned. Following is the verdict of the coroner's jury:
State of Missouri,
County of St. Francois.
We, the jury, having been duly sworn and affirmed by J. H. English, coroner of St. Francois County, Missouri, diligently to inquire and due presentment make in what manner and by whom J. W. Roll, whose body was found at Valle Mines on the 1st day of July 1901, came to his death, after having heard the evidence and made a careful examination of the body and full inquiry concerning the facts, came to his death by accident.
JAMES H. KELLEY, Foreman.
FRANK APPLEBURRY *
HENRY GRINSHAW,
WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER,
W. I. TURLEY,
THOMAS RICHARDSON
[Taken from the 15th Annual Report of the Bureau of Mines and Mine Inspection of the
State of Missouri for Year Ending December 31, 1901.]
*Correct spelling may be Appleberry.