Posted by: Jeffrey S Williams.
The St. Paul Daily Globe, St. Paul Minnesota. July 22 1891
DEATH OF A HERO
James Dower Loses His Life for a Friend.
MARQUETTE, Michigan, July 21, – Peter Pascoe Jr. son of Peter Pascoe, of the Republic Iron Mine, and James Dower, were suffocated by smoke in the mine at noon. Young Pascoe had descended into the mine by No. 7 shaft with three others to ascertain the extent of the fire in Nos. 5 and 6 shafts. The whole party was overcome by smoke. Pascoe’s companions reached the slope, and were drawn up unconscious, but he fell by the way. James Dower descended twice into the smoking shaft to rescue Pascoe. The first time he was accompanied by four men and the whole party was drawn up unconscious. The second time Dower went alone, and never returned alive. The bodies of Dower and Pascoe were taken out three hours later. Pascoe was twenty-five years old and leaves a young wife. Dower was twenty-three old and unmarried. The fire in the Republic has been raging since 1 o’clock Monday morning, starting from a fire of the furnace at Shalt 5. The damage already if fully $100,000, and the duration of the fire is impossible to foretell.
Posted by: Jeffrey S Williams.
Lost hold on ladder and fell 245ft. down a mine shaft and died.
Daily Mining Journal; Wednesday Morning March 1, 1894
Fell Into the Shaft
John Dunn, a miner employed at the Republic Mine, lost his hold on the ladder while descending the shaft and fell to the bottom and was instantly killed at 8 o’clock yesterday morning. A wife and family survive him. Mine Inspector James Rough went to Republic yesterday to enquire into the accident.
Daily Mining Journal; Friday Morning March 9, 1894
Fell 245 Feet
The coroner’s jury in the case of John Dunn, who met his death at the Republic mine by falling into a shaft Tuesday morning last, conducted by Coroner Samuel Rodgers of this city, returned a verdict of accidental death. Five witnesses were examined. The unfortunate miner fell 245 feet to the bottom of the shaft.
Dunn was a young man and is survived by a wife and five small children. he was a brother to Dan and Dick Dunn, who resided in Ishpeming for a number of years.
