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Sewell, Webb

Riceville Mine

Joplin Newspaper · Mar 13 1900

Two men were killed in the mines at Galena Kansas last Saturday morning by falling timbers. There were Webb Sewell and Don Fisher, ages 80 and 23, respectively. Sewell leaves a family consisting of wife and two children. Note: The age of Fisher in death records was 30. The ages in the article have 80 and 23. With Sewell being 80, would he leave a wife and two children?

Death Certificate — Columbus, KS

D. L. Fisher, died in a mining accident in Riceville on March 10, 1900.

Disclaimer: If you search for these articles somewhere else, searches should be done by date in the city of Miami Oklahoma. The clippings have "Miami Newspapers, Miami Oklahoma." The paper changed names several times making it difficult to search by title. Most of the Hard Rock Lead and Zinc Fatalities newspaper clippings are from the personal files of I. D. Hulvey, former powderman in the Picher mine and then owner of the Hulvey Insurance Agency.