Samuel Padfield and his two brothers came to America for opportunity. Here they found their way to Utah, hiring out as coal miners. Coal has always been known as a cruel taskmaster but the lure of an immeadiate job and pay was enticeing to Samuel, his brothers and many other frontier men. Winter Quarters #4, a coal mine exploded on May 1st, 1900. Nearly every one underground was killed.
The Tombstone reads as follows:
In Memory of
Samuel James Padfield
Born
Oct. 1, 1872
killed in the Scofield
Mine Disaster
May 1, 1900
Thank you Jan L. for the wonderful pictures.
The Tombstone reads as follows:
In Memory of
Samuel James Padfield
Born
Oct. 1, 1872
killed in the Scofield
Mine Disaster
May 1, 1900
Thank you Jan L. for the wonderful pictures.
Samuel Padfield and his two brothers came to America for opportunity. Here they found their way to Utah, hiring out as coal miners. Coal has always been known as a cruel taskmaster but the lure of an immeadiate job and pay was enticeing to Samuel, his brothers and many other frontier men. Winter Quarters #4, a coal mine exploded on May 1st, 1900. Nearly every one underground was killed.
The Tombstone reads as follows:
In Memory of
Samuel James Padfield
Born
Oct. 1, 1872
killed in the Scofield
Mine Disaster
May 1, 1900
Thank you Jan L. for the wonderful pictures.
The Tombstone reads as follows:
In Memory of
Samuel James Padfield
Born
Oct. 1, 1872
killed in the Scofield
Mine Disaster
May 1, 1900
Thank you Jan L. for the wonderful pictures.
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