Coroner Curtis of Galva, Wednesday afternoon conducted an inquest over the bodies of Charles Coltman and Vincel Golick, two miners killed at the new Shuler mine near Alpha Monday afternoon. The jury returned a verdict that they came to their death by being hurled against the wall by a "windy" shot. This is an explosion in which the force of the blast is not confined in the earth or rock where the charge is planted, but escapes into the air, the force being in this case sufficient to kill the two men. Coltman was 51 and shot firer in the mine; Golick was his son-in-law.
The two had remained in the mine to do the firing at 4 p. m. after the other miners had left. When they did not signal from the 280 foot level to come up, Wm. Comstock, hoist engineer, notified Henry Anderson and Joe Johnson, overseers, who went to the bottom of the shaft and found Golick dead, Coltman still breathing, but he died before reaching the surface. Both men were torn to pieces and their bones crushed by the force of the blast.
Both men went to Alpha from Matherville a year ago. They lived in a tent all summer and in the fall moved into the Newton hotel building. Golick was married to Veryl Coltman in November and the families lived together.
Golick was found pinned to the wall in a corner by heavy timbers and his head was crushed flat, death being instantaneous.
Coltman is survived by his widow, his father and mother and grandmother, Mrs. Sturman, aged 94, of Matherville. His parents and brother George also reside at Matherville.
Golick's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Golick, are residents of Matherville. There are also two sisters, Rose of Matherville and Mrs. Dave Nelson of Alpha; one brother, Frank of Matherville, and two half brothers, Tony and John Covolisky of Alpha.
The Alpha mine was equipped at a cost of half a million and is supposed to have all necessary safeguards. It was not greatly damaged by the blast and will resume operations tomorrow. Walter Waite, state mine inspector, investigated the deaths, but his report is not yet known.
The double funeral was held today at Alpha, with burial in Viola cemetery.
(Times Record - Aledo, Illinois - January 31, 1924)
The two had remained in the mine to do the firing at 4 p. m. after the other miners had left. When they did not signal from the 280 foot level to come up, Wm. Comstock, hoist engineer, notified Henry Anderson and Joe Johnson, overseers, who went to the bottom of the shaft and found Golick dead, Coltman still breathing, but he died before reaching the surface. Both men were torn to pieces and their bones crushed by the force of the blast.
Both men went to Alpha from Matherville a year ago. They lived in a tent all summer and in the fall moved into the Newton hotel building. Golick was married to Veryl Coltman in November and the families lived together.
Golick was found pinned to the wall in a corner by heavy timbers and his head was crushed flat, death being instantaneous.
Coltman is survived by his widow, his father and mother and grandmother, Mrs. Sturman, aged 94, of Matherville. His parents and brother George also reside at Matherville.
Golick's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Golick, are residents of Matherville. There are also two sisters, Rose of Matherville and Mrs. Dave Nelson of Alpha; one brother, Frank of Matherville, and two half brothers, Tony and John Covolisky of Alpha.
The Alpha mine was equipped at a cost of half a million and is supposed to have all necessary safeguards. It was not greatly damaged by the blast and will resume operations tomorrow. Walter Waite, state mine inspector, investigated the deaths, but his report is not yet known.
The double funeral was held today at Alpha, with burial in Viola cemetery.
(Times Record - Aledo, Illinois - January 31, 1924)
Coroner Curtis of Galva, Wednesday afternoon conducted an inquest over the bodies of Charles Coltman and Vincel Golick, two miners killed at the new Shuler mine near Alpha Monday afternoon. The jury returned a verdict that they came to their death by being hurled against the wall by a "windy" shot. This is an explosion in which the force of the blast is not confined in the earth or rock where the charge is planted, but escapes into the air, the force being in this case sufficient to kill the two men. Coltman was 51 and shot firer in the mine; Golick was his son-in-law.
The two had remained in the mine to do the firing at 4 p. m. after the other miners had left. When they did not signal from the 280 foot level to come up, Wm. Comstock, hoist engineer, notified Henry Anderson and Joe Johnson, overseers, who went to the bottom of the shaft and found Golick dead, Coltman still breathing, but he died before reaching the surface. Both men were torn to pieces and their bones crushed by the force of the blast.
Both men went to Alpha from Matherville a year ago. They lived in a tent all summer and in the fall moved into the Newton hotel building. Golick was married to Veryl Coltman in November and the families lived together.
Golick was found pinned to the wall in a corner by heavy timbers and his head was crushed flat, death being instantaneous.
Coltman is survived by his widow, his father and mother and grandmother, Mrs. Sturman, aged 94, of Matherville. His parents and brother George also reside at Matherville.
Golick's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Golick, are residents of Matherville. There are also two sisters, Rose of Matherville and Mrs. Dave Nelson of Alpha; one brother, Frank of Matherville, and two half brothers, Tony and John Covolisky of Alpha.
The Alpha mine was equipped at a cost of half a million and is supposed to have all necessary safeguards. It was not greatly damaged by the blast and will resume operations tomorrow. Walter Waite, state mine inspector, investigated the deaths, but his report is not yet known.
The double funeral was held today at Alpha, with burial in Viola cemetery.
(Times Record - Aledo, Illinois - January 31, 1924)
The two had remained in the mine to do the firing at 4 p. m. after the other miners had left. When they did not signal from the 280 foot level to come up, Wm. Comstock, hoist engineer, notified Henry Anderson and Joe Johnson, overseers, who went to the bottom of the shaft and found Golick dead, Coltman still breathing, but he died before reaching the surface. Both men were torn to pieces and their bones crushed by the force of the blast.
Both men went to Alpha from Matherville a year ago. They lived in a tent all summer and in the fall moved into the Newton hotel building. Golick was married to Veryl Coltman in November and the families lived together.
Golick was found pinned to the wall in a corner by heavy timbers and his head was crushed flat, death being instantaneous.
Coltman is survived by his widow, his father and mother and grandmother, Mrs. Sturman, aged 94, of Matherville. His parents and brother George also reside at Matherville.
Golick's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Golick, are residents of Matherville. There are also two sisters, Rose of Matherville and Mrs. Dave Nelson of Alpha; one brother, Frank of Matherville, and two half brothers, Tony and John Covolisky of Alpha.
The Alpha mine was equipped at a cost of half a million and is supposed to have all necessary safeguards. It was not greatly damaged by the blast and will resume operations tomorrow. Walter Waite, state mine inspector, investigated the deaths, but his report is not yet known.
The double funeral was held today at Alpha, with burial in Viola cemetery.
(Times Record - Aledo, Illinois - January 31, 1924)
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