John Limberg
Obituaries
Eagle County Blade page 3 - September 12, 1901
JOHN LIMBERG KILLED. Crushed to Death In a Mine Accident in the Leadville District.
John LIMBERG, a well known mining man, who formerly resided in this district, was accidentally killed in the Leadville district last Friday. About two years ago Mr. LIMBERG married a young lady well known at Mitchell and Tennessee Pass. The Herald Democrat of Saturday has the following particulars of the deplorable affair:
John LIMBERG, a well known mining man and contractor, met death yesterday afternoon at the Benton No.2 shaft in Adelaide park. He was crushed under a fall of rock and died within five minutes after being brought to the surface.
Mr. LIMBERG, who has the contract for the underground work at the Benton property had completed an upraise in the No.1 Benton, and was timbering the upraise for the purpose of starting a drift to take out some ore which had already been developed on the upper level.
The ore, which was a heavy sulphide, had been encountered at the top of the raise, and a miner was engaged in breaking it down. The man wanted to leave one boulder, but LIMBERG told him to take it down, which he was able to do after some effort. When the piece of ore had been taken down LIMBERG remarked: "That ground doesn't look safe. You had better come out of there." The man stepped back in the drift and LIMBERG stepped in front, when suddenly and without warning a boulder of ore came down striking LIMBERG in the stomach and at the same time breaking his leg. The lights of the two men were extinguished, but the miner caught LIMBERG's hand, and was able to remove the boulder. All this time LIMBERG was perfectly conscious, and able to give directions as to how he should be removed.
In the meanwhile the other miners had been notified, and a physician sent for. The doctor was at the surface when the injured man was tenderly brought on top but he was beyond medical aid and expired in a few minutes.
LIMBERG was a native of Germany and has been mining here for many years and for the past two years has been engaged in contract work for Mr. T. S. WOOD. He was a steady, industrious man, a competent miner and good citizen, and was very highly esteemed by Mr. WOOD. He is survived by a wife and one child.
The remains were taken charge of by Deputy Coroner Howell, who after securing the stories of the miners decided that it was not necessary to hold an inquest.
