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Turner, Andrew "Jack"

Aztec Mine

Miami Record Herald · May 29 1922 · Pg 1 · Col 4

Picher Oklahoma, May 29. Jack Turner, a machine man, was instantly killed and his helper, Wanson Seago, 24, was seriously injured when they were caught by a huge slab of rock which rolled from the stope at the Aztec Mine, 1 miles east of Picher, at 3:30 Sunday afternoon. Turner was a young man and unmarried. He boarded at Zincville Oklahoma and had no relatives at Picher. His age has not been learned. He is survived by two brothers and two sisters, some of whom are living at Fort Gibson Oklahoma, His body was taken to the morgue of the Todd undertaking company, of Picher to await funeral arrangements.

Seago was taken to the Baptist hospital, Miami. He was injured internally and on his head. His condition was reported improved at the hospital this morning.

Miami Record Herald · Jun 01 1922 · Pg 3 · Col 2

Picher Oklahoma, June 1.--Funeral services for Andrew "Jack" Turner, who was killed by a falling slab at the Aztec Mine last Sunday, were held from the chapel of the Todd undertaking company, of Picher at 1 this afternoon. Burial was in a cemetery in the vicinity of Duenweg Missouri. Turner was unmarried. He boarded at Zincville Oklahoma. Two relatives, Luther Turner, a brother from Muskogee Oklahoma and niece, Mrs. Violet Spencer, came from Bartlesville Oklahoma to attend the funeral.

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.