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About Francis W Ward, Jr.
Nov. 24, 1892-
A Terrible Death.
Frank Ward, 22 years old, the eldest son of Night Watchman Ward at Red Jacket, while putting a pane of glass in a window of the No. 11 shaft house, south Hecla mine, had his overcoat caught by a revolving shaft. He was whirled around the shaft at the rate of 130 times per minute, crushing both legs up to the knees and breaking his neck.
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Francis W Ward, Jr.'s Timeline
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1870
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Houghton, Michigan, United States
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| 1892 |
November 12, 1892
Age 22
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The Calumet and Hecla mine , No. 11 shaft, South Hecla branch, Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States
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Schoolcraft Cemetery, Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States
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