Tomas Grguric

ACCIDENT No. 26. — July 16, 1903. Thomas Gregovitch received injuries at the 15th level north of No. 3 Shaft, North Tamarack Mine. The man went to work in the morning; he found it necessary to blast two block-holes in some large rocks. He charged them and set fire to the fuse. One of them went off, and he went back; just as he got to the rock the charge exploded. He evidently thought that both of them went off. He was taken to surface and then to the Mine Hospital but died soon after.

An inquest was held before Coroner Fisher.

William H. Jones testified: “I was working at the 15th level north of No. 3 Shaft North Tamarack Mine. I know the man that was killed. The man fired one hole and came out, and said to me, “Wait a minute, I am going back to fire another hole.” He went back, and just as he got where the rock was, an explosion occurred. I went in and found him. I cannot say whether he fired another or not."

Verdict — “We the jury upon our oaths do say that the said Thomas Gregovitch came to his death on the 16th day of July, A.D. 1903, at the 15th level north of No. 3 Shaft of the North Tamarack Mine, by a block-hole blast, in some unknown manner.”

July 17, 1903 Friday - Thomas Gregorvich, aged 20 years, single, was accidentally killed from injuries received at the North Tamarack mine yesterday morning. He had been in this country two years. The funeral will be Sunday in Calumet.