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1855 JoDavies County, Illinois. Marriage Registeration for FILM#
Thomas Walker and Amelia Armbruster. #1602650
1860 U.S. Census Wisconsin, LaFayette Co., Benton. #0805416
1870 U S. Census Wisconsin, Lafayette Co, Benton #0553221
Occupation: He was a miner.
Wood River Times Weekly 4/9/1887
A FATAL BLAST Archie Watson and Thomas Walker killed in the Idahoan Mine.
Particulars of Accident About half past 4:00 this morning an accident occured at the Idahoan Mine by which Archie Watson and Thomas Walker lost their lives. They were
sinking the east shaft and working 8 hour shifts. At 4:00 o'clock, they
came up for lunch and returned to work about a half hour later. They then
rang up for tools which were sent down, after which they rang the bucketup.
Shortly afterward the blacksmith heard a shot in the shaft, but of course paid no attention to it. A few minutes later, hearing moans coming from
that direction the Blacksmith went down the shaft and found Walker dead and
Watson insensible. They were brought up to the surface at once and when Watson
came to, he said that before going to lunch they had fired all the holes.
On their return they examined, found it had been discharged, rang for the tools
and resumed drilling. They had not struck over threee blows when an ex-
plosion occured, with the result above stated.
Superintendant Havens, thinking some powder must have remained unexploded in the hole, as the men were not allowed to take any powder or caps to their
work until ready to blast and then not more than they could use for one
round of holes. Watson later died later this day.
Walker was married and his family lives in Vinegar Hills, Illinois. Both deceased were first class miners who had been in the Colonel Havens employ for years. He thought highly of them as he always found them com-
petent, careful and trustworthy in every respect. Their funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 o'clock in this city from the Episcopal
church.
Wood River News Miner 4/16/1887
A fearful accident shortly after 4:00 Saturday A.m. One of the deadliest accidents ever reported from the Idahoan Mine occured.
It happened in the 400' shaft and Walker was instantly killed. It is
probable that hardly a whole bone was left in his body, while all the
internal organs were badly ruptured.
Thomas Walker was 54 or 55 years of age. He leaves a wife and 10 children. 8 daughters and 2 sons (with the exception of 1 son who
was working with his father) at Galena, Ill.
The bereaved family so suddenly deprived of its main support, will be overwhelmed with grief upon learning the sad news.
Wood River News Miner 4/23/1887
A LIBERAL BENEFIT Seven hundred dollars was raised for the family of Thomas Walker, recently killed in the Idahoan Mine.
The owners of and miners in the Idahoan Mine have again demon- strated their liberal spirit. A subscription paper was started for
the benefit of the family of Thomas Walker, deceased, and $700.00
has already been raised. The owners of the Idahoan contributed
$200.00 and the miners & employees $400.00 more. $100.00 has been
contributed by outside parties.
April 11, 1887
The Idahoan Mine Victims Thomas Walker and Archie Watson Burried Here
Yesterday.
The funeral of Thomas Walker and Archie Watson the victims of the accident at the idahoan mine last Saturday, took place yesterday.
Early in the morning the bodies lay in state in the sample room of the Alturas Hotel, where all who wished came to take a final look at the
deceased. About noon the remains headed by the Hailey brass band were
escorted to the Episcopal church where the Rev. Osborn conducted the services
for the dead after which the procession left for Bellevue where the
remains were deterred. The cortege was nearly a mile long. When the caskets
were lowered in the graves one of the boxes was ascertained to be fully six
inches too long. One end was thereupon knocked out and the graves filled up.
Note: Inscription on tombstone reads that he was 52 years 6 months. April 9 1887 Bellevue, Idaho C
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