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Great Falls Weekly (MT), 30 Nov 1894
Robert H. Ackley, a Citizen of Great Falls, Killed at Independence
The story of the mine accident at Independence by which Robert Ackley lost his life, as told by J.E. Stickley, who arrived from the mine this morning: Stickney, Acklemire, John Downs and Bob Ackley were working for the company and taking out ore from the tunnel called the One-and-a-half, located about 200 feet down the tramway. The last three named were at the tunnel and Stickney at the drum. The tram is run on a gravity plan and as the loaded car went down to the mill the empty car went on and up to the drum, being hauled down as far as tunnel, where it was stopped and loaded. It being nearly supper time, and there being only half of a car of ore out at the tunnel, the car was to be loaded half at the top and to let down to be filled at the tunnel and then sent down to the mill.
Agreeable to this plan Mr. Stickney had filled the car half up at the top of the tramway and turned to give the signal to those below and let off the brake, when suddenly the rod holding the car to the cable broke, and it flew down the tramway and on to the unsuspecting men in the tunnel, bounding clear over Acklemire and striking Downs and Ackley with its awful force. Downs was picked up near the tunnel and lived until midnight. Ackley rolled down the tramway 500 feet to the mill house and when picked up was dead. The remains were shipped to Great Falls.
Mr. Ackley was a Mason in good standing, being a member of the local lodge in this city. Mr. Ackley has lived in Great Falls about four years and had many friends here who will regret to hear of his sad end. He leaves a wife and two children.
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Great Falls, Nov 26--The remains of R.H. Ackley, the miner who was killed last week in the Independence mine in the Upper Boulder, arrived here yesterday afternoon from Big Timber. The funeral was held at 11 o'clock this morning from his late residence. Rev. J.D. Reid of the First Liberal Church officiated. The remains were buried in the Highwood cemetery.
Anaconda Standard (MT), 27 Nov 1894
Great Falls Weekly (MT), 30 Nov 1894
Robert H. Ackley, a Citizen of Great Falls, Killed at Independence
The story of the mine accident at Independence by which Robert Ackley lost his life, as told by J.E. Stickley, who arrived from the mine this morning: Stickney, Acklemire, John Downs and Bob Ackley were working for the company and taking out ore from the tunnel called the One-and-a-half, located about 200 feet down the tramway. The last three named were at the tunnel and Stickney at the drum. The tram is run on a gravity plan and as the loaded car went down to the mill the empty car went on and up to the drum, being hauled down as far as tunnel, where it was stopped and loaded. It being nearly supper time, and there being only half of a car of ore out at the tunnel, the car was to be loaded half at the top and to let down to be filled at the tunnel and then sent down to the mill.
Agreeable to this plan Mr. Stickney had filled the car half up at the top of the tramway and turned to give the signal to those below and let off the brake, when suddenly the rod holding the car to the cable broke, and it flew down the tramway and on to the unsuspecting men in the tunnel, bounding clear over Acklemire and striking Downs and Ackley with its awful force. Downs was picked up near the tunnel and lived until midnight. Ackley rolled down the tramway 500 feet to the mill house and when picked up was dead. The remains were shipped to Great Falls.
Mr. Ackley was a Mason in good standing, being a member of the local lodge in this city. Mr. Ackley has lived in Great Falls about four years and had many friends here who will regret to hear of his sad end. He leaves a wife and two children.
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Great Falls, Nov 26--The remains of R.H. Ackley, the miner who was killed last week in the Independence mine in the Upper Boulder, arrived here yesterday afternoon from Big Timber. The funeral was held at 11 o'clock this morning from his late residence. Rev. J.D. Reid of the First Liberal Church officiated. The remains were buried in the Highwood cemetery.
Anaconda Standard (MT), 27 Nov 1894
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Great Falls Weekly (MT), 30 Nov 1894
Robert H. Ackley, a Citizen of Great Falls, Killed at Independence
The story of the mine accident at Independence by which Robert Ackley lost his life, as told by J.E. Stickley, who arrived from the mine this morning: Stickney, Acklemire, John Downs and Bob Ackley were working for the company and taking out ore from the tunnel called the One-and-a-half, located about 200 feet down the tramway. The last three named were at the tunnel and Stickney at the drum. The tram is run on a gravity plan and as the loaded car went down to the mill the empty car went on and up to the drum, being hauled down as far as tunnel, where it was stopped and loaded. It being nearly supper time, and there being only half of a car of ore out at the tunnel, the car was to be loaded half at the top and to let down to be filled at the tunnel and then sent down to the mill.
Agreeable to this plan Mr. Stickney had filled the car half up at the top of the tramway and turned to give the signal to those below and let off the brake, when suddenly the rod holding the car to the cable broke, and it flew down the tramway and on to the unsuspecting men in the tunnel, bounding clear over Acklemire and striking Downs and Ackley with its awful force. Downs was picked up near the tunnel and lived until midnight. Ackley rolled down the tramway 500 feet to the mill house and when picked up was dead. The remains were shipped to Great Falls.
Mr. Ackley was a Mason in good standing, being a member of the local lodge in this city. Mr. Ackley has lived in Great Falls about four years and had many friends here who will regret to hear of his sad end. He leaves a wife and two children.
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Great Falls, Nov 26--The remains of R.H. Ackley, the miner who was killed last week in the Independence mine in the Upper Boulder, arrived here yesterday afternoon from Big Timber. The funeral was held at 11 o'clock this morning from his late residence. Rev. J.D. Reid of the First Liberal Church officiated. The remains were buried in the Highwood cemetery.
Anaconda Standard (MT), 27 Nov 1894
Great Falls Weekly (MT), 30 Nov 1894
Robert H. Ackley, a Citizen of Great Falls, Killed at Independence
The story of the mine accident at Independence by which Robert Ackley lost his life, as told by J.E. Stickley, who arrived from the mine this morning: Stickney, Acklemire, John Downs and Bob Ackley were working for the company and taking out ore from the tunnel called the One-and-a-half, located about 200 feet down the tramway. The last three named were at the tunnel and Stickney at the drum. The tram is run on a gravity plan and as the loaded car went down to the mill the empty car went on and up to the drum, being hauled down as far as tunnel, where it was stopped and loaded. It being nearly supper time, and there being only half of a car of ore out at the tunnel, the car was to be loaded half at the top and to let down to be filled at the tunnel and then sent down to the mill.
Agreeable to this plan Mr. Stickney had filled the car half up at the top of the tramway and turned to give the signal to those below and let off the brake, when suddenly the rod holding the car to the cable broke, and it flew down the tramway and on to the unsuspecting men in the tunnel, bounding clear over Acklemire and striking Downs and Ackley with its awful force. Downs was picked up near the tunnel and lived until midnight. Ackley rolled down the tramway 500 feet to the mill house and when picked up was dead. The remains were shipped to Great Falls.
Mr. Ackley was a Mason in good standing, being a member of the local lodge in this city. Mr. Ackley has lived in Great Falls about four years and had many friends here who will regret to hear of his sad end. He leaves a wife and two children.
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Great Falls, Nov 26--The remains of R.H. Ackley, the miner who was killed last week in the Independence mine in the Upper Boulder, arrived here yesterday afternoon from Big Timber. The funeral was held at 11 o'clock this morning from his late residence. Rev. J.D. Reid of the First Liberal Church officiated. The remains were buried in the Highwood cemetery.
Anaconda Standard (MT), 27 Nov 1894
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