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JOE LABROT FATALLY INJURED
BY FALLING ICE AT NO. 1 SHAFT
Joseph LaBrott was fatally injured last Friday morning while at work in the St.
Joseph Lead Company's mine near the M.R.B.T. depot. He was standing at the cage landing at
the bottom of the shaft, when a large quantity of ice, which the warmer weather had caused
to start melting, fell on him. This ice had frozen to the side of the shaft during the
recent cold weather.
He was knocked to the ground and almost covered up with the ice. His skull was
fractured. He was rushed to the Bonne Terre Hospital but never regained consciousness. He
died Saturday evening at 8 o'clock.
Mr. LaBrott had been a member of the Flat River Christian Church for several years, and
was a man who was highly respected in the community. In the absence of a pastor for the
local Christian Church, Rev. Del Longgrear, pastor of the Methodist Church, conducted the
funeral service at the home, Monday afternoon at 2:45 p.m., after which the remains were
taken to Parkview for interment.
Mr. LaBrott leaves a wife and nine children, the two elder being married. He also
leaves a host of other relatives and friends who will sadly miss him.
Published by the LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, St. Francois Co. MO, Jan. 23, 1920.
Additional Information: According to Mr. LaBrot's tombstone, he was born June 11, 1877, and his date of
death was January 17, 1920. The Parkview Cemetery listing indicates that he was
married to Lena (Spray) LaBrot, daughter of Henry and Margaret (Pillows) Spray who was
born Nov. 19, 1879, and died February 11, 1964.
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