Wyrick, Edward

Falling Slab Kills Helper at Chicago

Picher Oklahoma, Aug 28 E. Wyrick, 27 years old, a machine helper at the New Chicago Mine No. 4, formerly known as the Premier Mine, was instantly killed shortly after 9 this morning when struck by a falling slab, Wyrick's body was badly crushed and one arm and both legs were broken. Other workmen in the same drift escaped injury.

Wyrick had been working at the mine only two months. He made his home at the Picher Hotel on South Picher street, Picher. It is not known where he resided before coming to Picher and no information is available at this time regarding his relatives except that he has an uncle residing near the Lucky Jew Mine. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body is at the parlors of the Todd undertaking company, of Picher.

Picher Oklahoma, Aug 28--No funeral arrangements have been made for E. Wyrick, 21 years old, a machine helper who met death at the New Chicago Mine No. 4 shortly after 9 o'clock this morning when struck by a falling slab. The body is at the parlor of the Todd undertaking company, of Picher.

Wyrick had worked at the mine only two months. He made his home at the Picher Hotel. He formerly resided at Stockton Kansas. He is survived by an uncle Frank Turnbull, residing near the Lucky Jew Mine, and several brothers and sisters at Stockton Kansas.

Picher Oklahoma, Aug. 31--The body of E. Wyrick, 21 years old, who met death Wednesday at the New Chicago Mine No. 4 when struck by a falling slab, was sent to his home at Stockton Kansas, today for burial. The funeral will be held at Stockton Monday. The body of Mr. Wyrick was accompanied to Stockton by a sister who arrived from that city last night. The mother, step-father, two sisters and a brother were en route to Picher Thursday when their motor car in some manner became uncontrollable and collided with an abutment of a concrete bridge near Parsons Kansas and all five occupants were injured. All of the family, excepting the sister who arrived here last night, were so badly injured that they were taken to a hospital in Chanute Kansas.

$40,000 Suit Is Filed Over Miner's Death

Charging negligence was the cause of the death of Edward Wyrick in the New Chicago Mine last Aug. 28, a $50,000 damage suit was filed in district court today by Ralph Chambers, administrator of Wyrick's estate. The suit asks $40,000 for the pecuniary lost to Wyrick's mother and three minor brothers and $10,000 for the pain and suffering experienced by Wyrick when struck by the falling slab of rock which caused his death. Wyrick was not married. According to the petition, a roof-trimmer pried off the fatal slab as Wyrick was passing underneath un- warned of the trimmer's operation and under the orders of his superior workman.