Princeton
Democrat Newspaper dated Wednesday, October 12, 1921
MINER FATALLY CRUSHED UNDER CAR IN MINE
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M. E. LEAHY EMPLOYED IN MINE NEAR OAKLAND
CITY KILLED TUESDAY
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Died Enroute to
Hospital Here—Was Thrown From Mine Car Drawn By Motor and Body Was Horribly
Mangled—Has Relatives in Missouri
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(Special to The
Democrat)
OAKLAND CITY, Ind., Oct. 12—M. W. Leahy, 22, employed in a strip
mine at Simmtown, about seven miles east of here was
fatally injured about 3 o`clock Tuesday afternoon when crushed under a car in
the mine. The McCord ambulance from this city was called to the mine and
Leahy died in the ambulance about three miles from this city while being taken
to the Methodist hospital at Princeton.
Leahy was riding a car of coal behind a dinky motor in the mine,
when the accident occurred. In some manner, the motor jerked, throwing Leahy in
front of the car, a wheel running over his body. He was also caught between the
wheels and dragged some distance. His neck, left hip and three right ribs were
broken. His right arm was crushed and his body was horribly mangled. Leahy
never regained consciousness.
Papers found in Leahy’s pocket gave the information that he is
single and that his home is in Hunter, Mo. The papers also indicated that he
has a mother living at Hunter. The body is at the McCord undertaking
establishment, awaiting word from Leahy’s home.
n.b. He was buried 14 Oct 1921 in Montgomery
Cemetery, in plot provided by the Enos Coal Company.