MINER CRUSHED TO DEATH BY FALLING ROCK, WEDNESDAY.

   Harry Brown, 40 years old, who had been employed underground at Sixteen, Doe Run Lead, was killed instantly, shortly before 1 o'clock, Wednesday, by falling "back'. Just a few minutes before his death, and while eating his lunch, he remarked to fellow workmen upon the probability of someone meeting an accident from falling "back", at the point where they had been working.

    The remains were taken to the Diemer undertaking rooms, in Elvins, where an inquest was conducted Wednesday afternoon at 3 by Coroner Hill, of Bismarck. The remains were prepared for burial, and taken to the family residence on Rivermines Hill. The funeral will be held today (Friday) at Mine la Motte.

    Brown leaves a large family, a wife and 10 children. He has three children by a former marriage. His wife has five children by a former marriage. Of the recent union there have been two children born. His eldest step-son, Earl DeBloise [DeBlois] is, at present, in Hayti serving in the Marine Corps.

    Mr. Brown had been residing in Flat River for a period of four years and comes of a fine family of people. Previous to his coming here he resided in Fredericktown [Madison County, Mo.]. His brother Cleve Brown was a pioneer resident of the lead Belt, having been employed here for a period of 20 or 25 years, first, for the Desloge Lead Company, and later, for the National Company, as engineer. He left about six years ago, for St. Louis, where he has a position as day engineer in the National Bank at Fifth and Olive Street.

Lead Belt News, Flat River, St. Francois County, Missouri, Friday, Nov. 4, 1921.

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