WILLIAM GAFFNEY. The jurors, upon their oaths, do say that William Gaffney came to his death by an accidental and unavoidable falling of slate in room number three (that was working) first right-up straight in old shaft, Excelsior, Mahaska county, Iowa. E. H. LESSER, J. ELLSWORTH, Jurors. J. C. BARRINGER, Coroner, Mahaska county, Iowa. THOMAS VAUGHN. The jurors, upon their oaths, do say that Thomas Vaughn came to his death in Cleveland coal mine by being crushed between two coal cars, and from the evidence we believe the accident was purely accidental, and that there was nothing willful or felonious committed with it. WILLIAM GILMORE, H. S. MILLAN, Coroner, Lucas county, Iowa. JAMES SWEETMILK. Jurors. The jury, upon their oaths, do say that the deceased came to his death from a blow on the head, with fracture of the skull, received while blasting, in a manner to them unknown, but supposed to have occurred by his going into the room to examine a delayed fuse which exploded the shot at that time. In the minds of the jurors the accident occurred from carelessness of the deceased. MARION DUREE, JAMES CARTER, Coroner, Wapello county, Iowa. WILLIAM JOHNSON. Jurors. The jurors, upon their oaths, do say that the deceased came to his death by falling from the elevator while ascending the shaft, the bucket becoming detached from the rope in some manner while ascending, nothing felonious attaching to the case. W. H. NICKELL, H. S. MILLAN, Coroner of Lucas county, Iowa. Jurors. CHARLES JOHNSON. The jurors, upon their oaths, do say that Charles Johnson came to his death by a signal to hoist coal through the shaft being given by an unknown cause. It is our opinion that the signal happened accidentally and without any felonious intent. G. G. REESIDE, J. T. SKIDMORE, Jurors. H. S. MILLAN, Coroner of Lucas county, Iowa. J. M. PETERSON. The jurors, upon their oaths, do say that deceased came to his death in Carver coal mine, Richland township, Wapello county, Iowa, about 12 o'clock M., on the 16th day of May, 1882, by the premature discharge of a shot fired by himself. N. M. IVES, C. B. STEVENSON, JAMES CARTER, Coroner, Wapello county, Iowa. JOHN PORTER. Jurors. The jurors, upon their oaths, do say that the said John Porter came to death by a spark of fire falling from his lamp into an open keg of powder, placed by himself at his feet, in mine number three, Consolidation Coal Company's mine at Muchakinock, Iowa, on June 15, 1882, and died of his injuries on June 22, and that said accident was due entirely to his own carelessness. W. P. TODD, W. B. KELVER, J. C. BARRINGER, Coroner of Mahaska county, Iowa. DAVID MORRIS. Jurors. The jurors, upon their oaths, do say that David Morris came to his death by a fall of slate and stone, in number two, Excelsior Coal Company's mine at Excelsior, Iowa, on June 26, 1882; that said accident was due to a slip in the back side of a stone, entirely unavoidable. W. B. KETNER, J. C. BARRINGER, Coroner of Mahaska county, Iowa. WILLIAM BEDSON. ་ The jurors, upon their oaths, do say that the said William Bedson came to his death on the 1st day of Suly, 1882, at or about 11:30 A. M., by a blow from timber and suffocation in the pit of the Empire Coal Company in Bloomfield township, Polk county, Iowa, caused by the fall of a quantity of soapstone, an accident common in coal works, and not otherwise. W. D. TROWBRIDGE, A. BLY, I. W. GRIFFITH, Coroner of Polk county, Iowa. FRANK KOINER. Jurors. The said jurors, upon their oaths, do say that the said Frank Koiner came to his death on the 21st day of July, 1882, at Muchakinock, Iowa, by slate falling from the roof of his room, by neglect on his own part to sufficiently prop said roof. JOSEPH KELLEY, W. A. JOHNSON, Jurors. ROBERT KISSICK, J. P., and acting Coroner. WILLIAM PROUTY. The jurors, upon their oaths, do say that the said William Prouty came to his death about 9:30 o'clock A. M., on the 27th day of August, A. D. 1882, by falling down the east shaft of the Union Coal Bank in Bloomfield township, Polk county, Iowa; and the jurors further find that the said accident was caused by the negligence of the said William Prouty, and of no other person whatever. JOHN WEBER, JOHN A. LEWIS, Jurors. I. W. GRIFFITH, Coroner of Polk county, Iowa. CHRISTIAN BOCK. The jurors, upon their oaths, do say that the said Christian Bock came to his death by stepping on the cage, after it was in motion, contrary to the mine rules; his foot slipped, and he fell forward across the cage, and was caught between the cage and curbing, and that his death was due to his own carelessness. We further find the Acme Coal Company, and Wm. M. Evans, the engineer, to be entirely free from blame, and that all possible precaution to prevent any accident was duly exercised. J. C. BARRINGER, Coroner of Mahaska county, Iowa. WILLIS CBAYBILL. The jurors, upon their oaths, do say that the deceased came to his death by being crushed between the cars and the wall of the mine while conducting a loaded train of coal cars out of Carver mine No. 2. JOHN H. Moss, PETER OVERSTAKE, Jurors. W. L. ORR, J. P., and acting Coroner of Wapello county, Iowa. GEORGE JOHNSON. The said jurors, upon their oaths, do say that the said George Johnson came to his death about 2 o'clock P. M., on the 3d day of October, 1882, at the Standard Coal Mine, by a premature discharge of a blast in said mine; that the cause of said death was purely accidental, and not otherwise. ISAAC HERRING, I. W. GRIFFITH, Coroner of Polk county, Iowa. SPOTTWOOD BROWN. Jurors. The jurors, upon their oaths, do say that Spottwood Brown came to his death in an attempt to pick out tamping with the steel end of his drill, the drill struck fire in contact with coal, and ignited the powder at bottom of hole, causing a premature explosion, resulting in the death of said Spottwood Brown. W. R. LACY, W. B. KITNER, J. C. BARRINGER, Coroner of Mahaska county, Iowa. GEORGE CRAYBILL. Jurors. The jurors, upon their oaths, do say that said George Craybill came to his death by the accidental falling of slate roof on him, while at work in the Climax Coal Mine at Angus, Boone county; accident unavoidable. J. A. ALLEN, DAVID GIFFORD, Jurors. W. FISHER, J. P., and acting Coroner for Boone county, Iowa. ENOCH WIGHTHOUSE. The jurors, upon their oaths, do say that the said Enoch Wighthouse came to his death by a fall of slate, in a room worked by himself, in the Watson Coal Company's mine at Ford, Iowa, on December 27, 1882; and that, in our opinion, the same was accidental, and not caused by the negligence, carelessness, or fault of any one. B. FREEL, CHARLES SHAW, Coroner of Warren county, Iowa. STEPHEN COULEY. Jurors. The jurors, on their oaths, do say that the said Couley came to his death on the 26th day of January, A. D. 1883, between the hours of 11 o'clock A. M. and 1 o'clock P. M., in the Swope Coal Mine in the northwest corner of Agency township, Wapello county, Iowa, by an accidental fall of slate, while working in said mine. W. H. REYNOLDS, W. C. REYNOLDS, Jurors. S. A. SPILLMAN, Coroner, Wapello county, Iowa. CLIFFORD THOMPSON. The jurors, upon their oaths, do say that said Thompson came to his death by falling slate in mine, which broke his neck. Said accident was without the negligence of the company, and unavoidable, according to the evidence produced. JAMES S. RICE, J. C. BARRINGER, Coroner, Mahaska county, DAVID LEWIS. Iowa. Jurors. The jurors, upon their oaths, do say that the said David Lewis. came to his death by being thrown from a bank car, belonging to a |