Pittsenberger, Thomas

Picher Oklahoma, June 30.--While working at the Blue Mound Mine over in the edge of Kansas, Saturday night, Thomas Pittsenberger, age 19, lost his life about 11:30 o'clock, as the result of being caught by a mining shot that is supposed to have been discharged prematurely while he was loading holes. Pittsenberger was powder man at the hard rock lead and zinc mine. He is unmarried. He is survived by his mother, who resides in Randolph county Arkansas, and a brother at Ranger Texas. After hearing the shot, the miners at that place searched about 40 minutes before they found the man who was fatally injured, as he was blown some distance and his left side was badly mangled. He died as he was being hoisted to the surface. His body was taken to the morgue of the Hocker undertaking company to await word from relatives.