Forest, Sam W.

Cardin Oklahoma, July 18 One man was killed and another seriously injured at 3:30 this afternoon while they were working in the Jack and Jill Mine No. 2 field shaft, one and one half miles northwest of Cardin Oklahoma.

S. W. Forest, 20 years old of Commerce Oklahoma, was dead when fellow workers reached the scene of the accident. J. R. VanPipper, 35, of Cardin Oklahoma was found lying nearby suffering from severe injuries. He was taken to a Picher hospital in Picher Oklahoma in a Todd ambulance of Picher. The extent of his injuries has not been determined. Forest was a shoveler and VanPipper was a helper. Forest was married.

Picher Oklahoma, July 18. Sam W. Forest, 26 years old, of Commerce Oklahoma was instantly killed, and J. R. Van Bibber, 38, of Cardin Oklahoma was seriously injured at the Jack and Jill Mine shortly after 2 this afternoon when struck by falling rock and dirt. Forest was employed as a shoveler and VanPibber was his helper. Forest is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Forest, a 3 year old son and his parents, Dr. and Mrs. George Forest of Thayer Missouri The body will be sent to Thayer tomorrow night for burial. VanPibber narrowly escaped death as several large boulders fell close to him. He suffered internal injuries, in addition to bruises and cuts about the body.

Picher Oklahoma, Jul 19 The body of Sam W. Forest, 26 years old, of Commerce Oklahoma, who was killed at the Jack and Jill Mine yesterday afternoon when caught beneath a falling slab, will be taken to Thayer Missouri, tonight for burial. Forest was a shoveler. Besides his wife, Mrs. Ethel Forrest, surviving are a 3 year old son, Charles Forrest, and his parents Dr. and Mrs. George Forest of Thayer Missouri. The body was prepared for burial by the Todd undertaking company, of Picher.

The condition of J. R. Vanbibbin, 28 years old, of Cardin Oklahoma, who was injured in the same accident, is reported by American hospital at Picher, attendants to be improved. Only slight internal injuries were received in addition to bruises and cuts about the body.

A damage suit for $4,300 was filed in district court yesterday against the Domado Lead and Zinc Company of Picher by Ethel M. Forrest, as a result of the death of her husband Samuel Forrest, who, it is alleged was killed Aug. 19, while working as a shoveler, in the Jack and Jill Mines. The mine is owned by the Domado Company. The petitioner also asked for an additional $472.50 to be paid for burial expenses. Forrest was killed instantly when a rock from the roof of the mine fell on him.