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RUSHED TO DEATH BYFALL OF HUGE ROCKeadful Accident on First Ave. This Morning—Rade Mastilo, an Austrian Rock-Driller, Crushed Out of Recognition by a Rolling Rock at%Tom Mazlum’s Contract.r,»* of the ugliest accidents that has happened in the work of grading .cc Rupert's streets took place wien i*: :1« and 10 a.m. today. The im. Rude Mastilo, an Austrian, dead in Hayner Bor there’ morgue body crushed shapeless. The ac-nt took place on Tom Mazlum pany’s contract on First avenue Beach Place.tremendous rock loosened by a nous blast became dislodged as tilo was drilling it and fell to the om of the cut. Mastilo and his es thought the mass would slide, ead it turned completely overtilo tri«*(l to leap clear but failed, caught by the huge mass, was nd to pulp beneath it. Death t have hoon instantaneous, though ilo’s head escaped injury. The he had been using was bent and ted like wire in the rock as it fell, y tremendous efforts the mass which big a* a .shack and weighs many was levered and picked up enough et the mangled body be extricated city police were notified and the ' was taken along the railway grade he wharf and thence by the Pony raw company to Hayner’s morgueCighth street.wernment Agent McMullin was ied and went down to view thescene of the accident. An inquest will be held it is expected. Over a hundred people gathered about the contract while the body was being extricated.This afternoon, Dr. Eggert held a post-mortem on the remains of the unfortunate man, and will report at the inquest to be held in the court room at 7: 30 this evening.The names of the jury are Julius Levy, R. W. Cameron, William Whitney S. A. Corley, A. D. Mclnnis and H. W. Blakeley.NEW ASSESSMENT WANTEDMutt be Ready Before the End ofMarchAt last night’s council it was moved by Alderman Kirkpatrick and seconded by Alderman Newton that the city assessor proceed at once to prepare the assessment roll for 1911 and ha e it ready by March 31st. Carried.Third Avenue Grade ChangeTo alter the grade of Third avenue will not effect the cost of the present contracts there unless t reduce the cost of rock cutting. The alteration gives more fill. This was Alderman Hilditch’s reply last night to Alderman Newton's enquiry.
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Prince Rupert Optimist
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, CA
Thu, Jan 19, 1911
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