Phillips, George C.

Picher Oklahoma, April 1. George Phillips, 23 years old, was killed this morning at Picher Mine No. 8 of the Eagle Picher Mining Company at Main and A streets, Picher, where he was employed as skip loader. Death is believed to have been instantaneous, as his neck was broken, his skull crushed, his chest caved in and one leg broken. There were no eye witnesses to the accident. The first indication that something was wrong came when a pump which he attended began to "take air." Workers descended to the level where Phillips had been employed and they found the body in the hopper. Phillips resided at 530 Cherokee street, Picher. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eva Phillips; parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Phillips; a brother, Willard Phillips, and a sister, all of Picher. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 Sunday morning at the Pentecostal church by the Rev. J. A. McGuire. Burial will be in Beasley cemetery, Cherokee County Kansas, north of Picher.

Picher Oklahoma, April 1 George Phillips, 23 years old, employed as a "skip" loader at the Eagle-Picher Company's Mine No. 8 at Picher Oklahoma, met instant death about 10 o'clock this morning when caught beneath the "skip." Phillips was working alone. When an unexpected delay in the movement of the "skip" occurred, trackmen and other workmen on the second level became alarmed. They noticed also that the pump, the adjustment of which was Phillip's duty was not functioning properly. Going down the "hopper" to investigate, the second level workmen found Phillips' body badly mashed. His neck was broken and his skull, chest, and one leg crushed. The supposition of fellow workers was that Phillips had slipped and fallen under the descending "skip" or that he had been caught accidentally by the "skip" and thrown beneath it. Phillips was married and lived at 530 Cherokee street, Picher. Besides his widow, Mrs. Eva Phillips, he leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Phillips; one brother, Willard Phillips, and one sister, all of Picher. The funeral will be held at 10 o'clock Sunday morning at the Pentecostal church, with the Rev. J. McGuire officiating. Burial will be in the Beasley cemetery, north of Picher Oklahoma in Cherokee County Kansas, under direction of the Todd undertaking company, of Picher.

The funeral of George Phillips, 23 years old, 530 Cherokee street, who was killed yesterday at the Picher Mine No. 8, will be held at the Pentecostal church at 10 o'clock this morning. The Rev. J. A. McGuire will officiate and burial will be in the Beasley cemetery, north of Picher Oklahoma, under the direction of the Todd undertaking company, of Picher.

Mrs. Eva Phillips of Picher Oklahoma, widow of George C. Phillips, was given judgment of $2,000 against the Eagle Picher for the accidental death of her husband, in an order made Thursday afternoon by Judge J. J. Smith in the district court. Phillips, employed as a "skip tender" at the Netta Mine, was killed April 1 when crushed by a "skip." Judgment was by agreement of the defendant company, which signed a stipulation. Mrs. Phillips, who is 15 years old, brought the suit through her mother, Mrs. Drussie Kelley.