DEATH AT MINE - William Harrison

HARRISON

Posted By: Mona Knight (email)
Date: 7/3/2009 at 18:16:27

Source: Biennial Report, by Dept. of Agriculture, Nebraska; 1891; Office of Mines Inspector.

State of Iowa, Appanoose County.
An inquisition holden at Appanoose County, on the 6th day of March 1891, before Robert H. Easton, coroner of said Appanoose County, State of Iowa, upon the body of William Harrison, there lying dead, by the jurors whose names are hereunto subscribed. The said jurors, upon their oath do say: We do find that said deceased came to his death by a fall of coal falling on his while working in the mine of Seddon Brothers, without permission. And that the deceased came to his death through his ignorance of mining and his own carelessness. We, the jury, exonerate Seddon Brothers from all blame and we also exonerate all persons whomsoever from any blame attached to the death of the deceased.

John M. Elgin
Sam'l Kate
J. N. May

jurors