Patrick Murphy (Mountain Consolidated mine, 1890)
family confidence: 0 — not family / context
A Butte miner who died on 28 April 1890 when a cage of timbers fell on him while descending the shaft of the Mountain Consolidated mine. Reported in the Anaconda Standard 1890-04-29 p.5 ("KILLED IN THE SHAFT"). Widower (wife died c. April 1889) with seven children, the oldest a boy of 10 employed as a tool carrier at the same mine where his father was killed. Logged as a SEPARATE record from person_patrick_murphy_anaconda_1889 (different family situation: widower vs. living wife; different mine; different death date). Two-records rule.
Facts
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- Death:
- 1890-04-28, Butte, Montana 951890-04-29 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5Dispatch 'BUTTE, April 28' reporting the accident 'this afternoon'. One primary report. Place: the Mountain Consolidated mine.
- Residence:
- Butte, Montana
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890-04 | occupation · 'employed on the 300-foot level' of the Mountain Consolidated (Butte, Montana) As printed. | 95 | 1890-04-29 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5 |
| 1890-04 | description · 'a widower with seven children, the eldest of whom, a boy 15 years old is employed as a tool carrier in the same mine' (Butte, Montana) Age 15 checked against the page scan on 4 Oct 2026. The curated transcription and the record say 10. | 95 | 1890-04-29 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5 |
| 1890-04 | membership · 'a member of the miner's union, under whose direction the funeral will take place' (Butte, Montana) As printed. | 95 | 1890-04-29 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5 |
| 1890-04-28 | event · killed when poles 'worked loose from the bundle' and jammed the cage; 'found to be alive, but he died within a few moments'; 'the lower part of his abdomen being crushed' (Butte, Montana) As printed. | 95 | 1890-04-29 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5 |
| 1890-04-28 | event · inquest by Coroner Beals: accident 'wholly unavoidable'; company exonerated (Butte, Montana) As printed. | 95 | 1890-04-29 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5 |
Sources linking to this person
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- 1890-04-29 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5KILLED IN THE SHAFT. / Distressing Accident at the Montana Consolidated.role: subject_of_death · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Patrick Murphy
Identity: The record was made from this report.