FRED CHENEY DEAD
Falls Down an Ore Chute In the Bushwacker Mine Thursday Forenoon.
As has been his custom, Fred Cheney, a well known miner of Aspen, went to work in the Cowenhoven tunnel Thursday morning. He was assisting John B Wall, who was making a shipment of ore from the Bushwacker property.
Mr. Cheney was stationed at the top of the chute to shovel the ore in the leaser desiring to make shipment of about 90 tons. Mr. Wall was at the bottom of the chute attending to loading cars. The chute got clogged up and the boys experienced considerable difficulty in getting the ore to run freely. The chute was not of boards, simply a mill hole, and at a point about 12 or 15 feet from the tunnel level could be got at.
As a rule the ore in the chute was loosed from the bottom, by means of bars and hammers. Wall, below, had been working at the chute in that manner. Cheney, fifty feet above, could possibly tell that the ore was not running, and came down to the point just above the tunnel level, for his light was there.
Mr. Wall put on coffee to warm it for dinner, when Roy McGreggor, who runs the cars, came along and proceeded to fill a few cars. As he did so the limb of a man came along through the chute. He secured the services of Mr. Wall and together they got poor Fred's body through the chute. His legs were over an iron bar, showing he had been working on the chute. Though the body was still warm life was extinct.
From the appearance of the corpse Mr. Cheney had fell in the chute head first, for he had a wound on top and to the side of the head, which had bleed considerably. The front of his face also seemed contused.
Coroner Johnsen was telephoned for and immediately repaired to the tunnel. The body could not be left in the chute, so it was taken out, placed in a car and brought to the entrance of the tunnel just as the coroner got there, and he brought the body to his undertaking parlors. Messrs. Johnsen and Wall will visit the scene of the accident this afternoon and try to ascertain how it happened.
Mr. Cheney leaves a little boy, 5 or 6 years of age, whom he brought back from Salt Lake last summer.
Mr. Cheney was an old timer in Asoen, residing here for many years.
It is thought he is in good staning in the A.O.U.W and the Knights of Pythias. At one time he belonged to most of the orders in the city, but lately has dropped most of them.
(Aspen Tribune, 28 Feb 1901, page 4)
The funeral of Fred Cheeney occurred Sunday afternoon, March 3, 1901, from Johnsen's undertaking chapel. Aspen Lodge No 21. A.O.U.W., turned out in a body and marched to the chapel, wearing their badges. A goodly number of old timers were also present at the services. Rev. Percival read a part of the scriptures, and delivered a short but touching address, and his remains were escorted to the hearse by pall bearers James Hetherly, Angus McPhee, William Kelin, John Lartch, William West and Ed Sweezey. The interment occurred in K. of P. plot, in Aspen Grove cemetery. On account of the extremely bad roads many did not go to the cemetery. The funeral was under the diection of Undertaker J.C. Johnsen.
(Aspen Tribune, 5 Mar 1901)
Falls Down an Ore Chute In the Bushwacker Mine Thursday Forenoon.
As has been his custom, Fred Cheney, a well known miner of Aspen, went to work in the Cowenhoven tunnel Thursday morning. He was assisting John B Wall, who was making a shipment of ore from the Bushwacker property.
Mr. Cheney was stationed at the top of the chute to shovel the ore in the leaser desiring to make shipment of about 90 tons. Mr. Wall was at the bottom of the chute attending to loading cars. The chute got clogged up and the boys experienced considerable difficulty in getting the ore to run freely. The chute was not of boards, simply a mill hole, and at a point about 12 or 15 feet from the tunnel level could be got at.
As a rule the ore in the chute was loosed from the bottom, by means of bars and hammers. Wall, below, had been working at the chute in that manner. Cheney, fifty feet above, could possibly tell that the ore was not running, and came down to the point just above the tunnel level, for his light was there.
Mr. Wall put on coffee to warm it for dinner, when Roy McGreggor, who runs the cars, came along and proceeded to fill a few cars. As he did so the limb of a man came along through the chute. He secured the services of Mr. Wall and together they got poor Fred's body through the chute. His legs were over an iron bar, showing he had been working on the chute. Though the body was still warm life was extinct.
From the appearance of the corpse Mr. Cheney had fell in the chute head first, for he had a wound on top and to the side of the head, which had bleed considerably. The front of his face also seemed contused.
Coroner Johnsen was telephoned for and immediately repaired to the tunnel. The body could not be left in the chute, so it was taken out, placed in a car and brought to the entrance of the tunnel just as the coroner got there, and he brought the body to his undertaking parlors. Messrs. Johnsen and Wall will visit the scene of the accident this afternoon and try to ascertain how it happened.
Mr. Cheney leaves a little boy, 5 or 6 years of age, whom he brought back from Salt Lake last summer.
Mr. Cheney was an old timer in Asoen, residing here for many years.
It is thought he is in good staning in the A.O.U.W and the Knights of Pythias. At one time he belonged to most of the orders in the city, but lately has dropped most of them.
(Aspen Tribune, 28 Feb 1901, page 4)
The funeral of Fred Cheeney occurred Sunday afternoon, March 3, 1901, from Johnsen's undertaking chapel. Aspen Lodge No 21. A.O.U.W., turned out in a body and marched to the chapel, wearing their badges. A goodly number of old timers were also present at the services. Rev. Percival read a part of the scriptures, and delivered a short but touching address, and his remains were escorted to the hearse by pall bearers James Hetherly, Angus McPhee, William Kelin, John Lartch, William West and Ed Sweezey. The interment occurred in K. of P. plot, in Aspen Grove cemetery. On account of the extremely bad roads many did not go to the cemetery. The funeral was under the diection of Undertaker J.C. Johnsen.
(Aspen Tribune, 5 Mar 1901)
FRED CHENEY DEAD
Falls Down an Ore Chute In the Bushwacker Mine Thursday Forenoon.
As has been his custom, Fred Cheney, a well known miner of Aspen, went to work in the Cowenhoven tunnel Thursday morning. He was assisting John B Wall, who was making a shipment of ore from the Bushwacker property.
Mr. Cheney was stationed at the top of the chute to shovel the ore in the leaser desiring to make shipment of about 90 tons. Mr. Wall was at the bottom of the chute attending to loading cars. The chute got clogged up and the boys experienced considerable difficulty in getting the ore to run freely. The chute was not of boards, simply a mill hole, and at a point about 12 or 15 feet from the tunnel level could be got at.
As a rule the ore in the chute was loosed from the bottom, by means of bars and hammers. Wall, below, had been working at the chute in that manner. Cheney, fifty feet above, could possibly tell that the ore was not running, and came down to the point just above the tunnel level, for his light was there.
Mr. Wall put on coffee to warm it for dinner, when Roy McGreggor, who runs the cars, came along and proceeded to fill a few cars. As he did so the limb of a man came along through the chute. He secured the services of Mr. Wall and together they got poor Fred's body through the chute. His legs were over an iron bar, showing he had been working on the chute. Though the body was still warm life was extinct.
From the appearance of the corpse Mr. Cheney had fell in the chute head first, for he had a wound on top and to the side of the head, which had bleed considerably. The front of his face also seemed contused.
Coroner Johnsen was telephoned for and immediately repaired to the tunnel. The body could not be left in the chute, so it was taken out, placed in a car and brought to the entrance of the tunnel just as the coroner got there, and he brought the body to his undertaking parlors. Messrs. Johnsen and Wall will visit the scene of the accident this afternoon and try to ascertain how it happened.
Mr. Cheney leaves a little boy, 5 or 6 years of age, whom he brought back from Salt Lake last summer.
Mr. Cheney was an old timer in Asoen, residing here for many years.
It is thought he is in good staning in the A.O.U.W and the Knights of Pythias. At one time he belonged to most of the orders in the city, but lately has dropped most of them.
(Aspen Tribune, 28 Feb 1901, page 4)
The funeral of Fred Cheeney occurred Sunday afternoon, March 3, 1901, from Johnsen's undertaking chapel. Aspen Lodge No 21. A.O.U.W., turned out in a body and marched to the chapel, wearing their badges. A goodly number of old timers were also present at the services. Rev. Percival read a part of the scriptures, and delivered a short but touching address, and his remains were escorted to the hearse by pall bearers James Hetherly, Angus McPhee, William Kelin, John Lartch, William West and Ed Sweezey. The interment occurred in K. of P. plot, in Aspen Grove cemetery. On account of the extremely bad roads many did not go to the cemetery. The funeral was under the diection of Undertaker J.C. Johnsen.
(Aspen Tribune, 5 Mar 1901)
Falls Down an Ore Chute In the Bushwacker Mine Thursday Forenoon.
As has been his custom, Fred Cheney, a well known miner of Aspen, went to work in the Cowenhoven tunnel Thursday morning. He was assisting John B Wall, who was making a shipment of ore from the Bushwacker property.
Mr. Cheney was stationed at the top of the chute to shovel the ore in the leaser desiring to make shipment of about 90 tons. Mr. Wall was at the bottom of the chute attending to loading cars. The chute got clogged up and the boys experienced considerable difficulty in getting the ore to run freely. The chute was not of boards, simply a mill hole, and at a point about 12 or 15 feet from the tunnel level could be got at.
As a rule the ore in the chute was loosed from the bottom, by means of bars and hammers. Wall, below, had been working at the chute in that manner. Cheney, fifty feet above, could possibly tell that the ore was not running, and came down to the point just above the tunnel level, for his light was there.
Mr. Wall put on coffee to warm it for dinner, when Roy McGreggor, who runs the cars, came along and proceeded to fill a few cars. As he did so the limb of a man came along through the chute. He secured the services of Mr. Wall and together they got poor Fred's body through the chute. His legs were over an iron bar, showing he had been working on the chute. Though the body was still warm life was extinct.
From the appearance of the corpse Mr. Cheney had fell in the chute head first, for he had a wound on top and to the side of the head, which had bleed considerably. The front of his face also seemed contused.
Coroner Johnsen was telephoned for and immediately repaired to the tunnel. The body could not be left in the chute, so it was taken out, placed in a car and brought to the entrance of the tunnel just as the coroner got there, and he brought the body to his undertaking parlors. Messrs. Johnsen and Wall will visit the scene of the accident this afternoon and try to ascertain how it happened.
Mr. Cheney leaves a little boy, 5 or 6 years of age, whom he brought back from Salt Lake last summer.
Mr. Cheney was an old timer in Asoen, residing here for many years.
It is thought he is in good staning in the A.O.U.W and the Knights of Pythias. At one time he belonged to most of the orders in the city, but lately has dropped most of them.
(Aspen Tribune, 28 Feb 1901, page 4)
The funeral of Fred Cheeney occurred Sunday afternoon, March 3, 1901, from Johnsen's undertaking chapel. Aspen Lodge No 21. A.O.U.W., turned out in a body and marched to the chapel, wearing their badges. A goodly number of old timers were also present at the services. Rev. Percival read a part of the scriptures, and delivered a short but touching address, and his remains were escorted to the hearse by pall bearers James Hetherly, Angus McPhee, William Kelin, John Lartch, William West and Ed Sweezey. The interment occurred in K. of P. plot, in Aspen Grove cemetery. On account of the extremely bad roads many did not go to the cemetery. The funeral was under the diection of Undertaker J.C. Johnsen.
(Aspen Tribune, 5 Mar 1901)
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