Creech, M. J. "Jack"

Picher Oklahoma, Oct 14 A huge mass of rock and debris crushed the life from J. J."Jack"Creech, 51 year old shoveler at the Admiralty Mine No. 3, shortly before noon today. The hard rock lead and zinc mine is near Douthat Oklahoma. Creech, whose home is at Peggs Oklahoma, is survived by a sister, Mrs. George Patten of Peggs, and his father and brother at the same town. No funeral arrangements have been made.

Two other mine workers in the same drift with Creech were unaware that the roof of the drift had fallen on Creech until several minutes afterward. The nature of the shoveler's injuries indicated that he died instantly. Mack House of Carl Junction Missouri, machine man, and his helper were drilling in the head of the drift and the noise of their drill drowned the noise of the rock fall. Not until the helper started down the stope for more steel did they discover Creech buried beneath a large amount of rock. The rock was about 20 feet high. Creech roomed at the Palace Rooms, 412 South Main street, Picher and took meals at the Main Hotel, 404 South Main street.

Paul Lewis, a friend who also worked for the Admiralty Company as a machine helper, gave the information about Creech's relatives and notified the sister. The body is at the morgue of the Todd undertaking company, of Picher awaiting word from Peggs.