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November 28, 1883
Eureka Daily Sentinel
Eureka, Eureka County, Nevada
What is this article about?
George Munk, a 25-year-old Danish native, was instantly killed by a cave-in in Webb & Co.'s mine at Long Tom, 20 miles from Bakersfield, California, on the morning of November 26 while conversing with a workman on business.
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Instantly Killed by a Cave.
Bakersfield, Cal., Nov. 27.—George Munk, a native of Denmark, a young man 25 years of age, was killed in the mine of Webb & Co., at Long Tom, twenty miles from here, yesterday morning between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock. He had entered the mine for the purpose of conversing with a workman on business matters, when a cave took place from the top of the drift, falling from a distance of about seventy feet above the spot where he was standing, crushing and killing him instantly.
Bakersfield, Cal., Nov. 27.—George Munk, a native of Denmark, a young man 25 years of age, was killed in the mine of Webb & Co., at Long Tom, twenty miles from here, yesterday morning between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock. He had entered the mine for the purpose of conversing with a workman on business matters, when a cave took place from the top of the drift, falling from a distance of about seventy feet above the spot where he was standing, crushing and killing him instantly.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Mine Cave In
Fatal Accident
George Munk
Bakersfield
Long Tom
What entities or persons were involved?
George Munk
Where did it happen?
Mine Of Webb & Co., At Long Tom, Twenty Miles From Bakersfield, Cal.
Story Details
Key Persons
George Munk
Location
Mine Of Webb & Co., At Long Tom, Twenty Miles From Bakersfield, Cal.
Event Date
Yesterday Morning Between The Hours Of 9 And 10 O'clock
Story Details
George Munk entered the mine to converse with a workman on business when a cave from the top of the drift, seventy feet above, fell and crushed him instantly.