Watchman at Bradley plant is victim of twenty-two hundred volts.
Believed wind had blown wire from transformer near building.
Jerry Welsh, watchman at the Bradley plant yesterday evening picked up a live wire that had broken from the transformer and was instantly killed by the 2,200 volts which shot through his body. Workmen at the dredging plant near by declare they shouted to him not to touch the wire, but he evidently did not hear them and deliberately stooped, as if to pick up the wire and throw it to one side.
It is believed that the wind had blown the wire from the transformer, which is near the corner of the Bradley plant building. This plant has been closed down for some time. Welsh was formerly employed as a foreman there, but when the plant was closed he was given a job as watchman.
It was about 6 o'clock last evening when the accident occurred. The dredging plant men had seen the wires sputtering on the ground, but Welsh evidently had not. They shouted to him to leave them alone, but he stooped and touched one and was killed.
Dr. Bancroft was summoned and went to the scene of the accident with Coroner McHale. On their arrival they found Nurse McPherson on the scene. Welsh was dead. Coroner McHale made a brief investigation and ordered the body removed to the city.
An inquest will be held at 7:30 this evening in the Tuttle & Mahoney undertaking establishment.
Jerry Welsh was born 35 years ago in Calumet, Mich. He is survived in Anaconda by a wife and five children, who lived with him at 603 East Fourth Street The children are Mary, 13; Margaret, 11; Geraldine, 9, John, 8, and Jeremiah, 6 months old.
Nine years ago the family came to Montana from Calumet. For six years they lived in Butte, where he was foreman in the Bell mine, and three years ago moved to Anaconda. Mr. Welsh was a member of Anaconda camp. No. 154, Woodmen of the World. Besides his family here, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Andrews and Mrs James Phillips, and one brother, Richard, in Calumet. Mrs. John Welsh of Butte is a sister-in-law.
Relatives of Mrs. Welsh are two sisters, Mrs. Walter Erickson of Butte and Miss Josie Murphy of Anaconda and two brothers, Stephen Murphy of Butte and John Peter Murphy of Calumet.
The funeral will be held at St Peter's church at a date to be announced later. The other relatives have been communicated with and no definite funeral arrangements will be made until replies are received."[2]
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Date: 26 FEB 2011
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Note: In 1909, Jerry was living in the Butte, Montana, area.[4]
Occupation
Occupation: Copper miner at the Bell and Diamond Mines in Butte, MT
Census
Census:
Date: 1910
Place: Twp 7, Jefferson Co., MT
Note: IN 1910, Jeremiah Walsh, 30yo b. MI, was working as a miner in a copper mine and living in a rented place with his wife Annie, 28yo b. MI, and three children: Marian, 7yo b. MI; Margaret, 6yo b. MI; and Geraldine, 10/12yo b. MT. Jeremiah and Annie have been married for 9 years, and Annie has had 4 children, 3 of whom are living. Jeremiah and Annie's parents were all born in IRELAND.[5]
Note: In1906, Annie Murphy, b. Tamarack Mine, the daughter of Tim Murphy and Maryt Leary, married Jerry Welsh, b. Calumet, to Richard Welsh and Bridget Brotharic. Both were born in Calumet. The pastor was Petewr Welling, and the witnesses were richard Welsh of Calumet and and Julia Harrington of Osceola.[6]
Sources
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Source: S1 Title: 1880 US Census MI, Houghton Co. Abbreviation: 1880 US Census MI, Houghton Co.
Source: S101 Title: 1910 US Census MT, Jefferson Co., Record Type: Census Abbreviation: 1910 US Census MT, Jefferson Co.
Source: S140 Title: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, database, FamilySearch; from Michigan Secretary of State. "Marriage records, 1868-1925. Michigan Department of Vital Records, Lansing, Michigan. FHL microfilm, 187 reels. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.Michigan County Marriages, 1820-1956, database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/); from various county archives throughout Michigan. FHL Microfilm, Family History Library Salt Lake City, Utah., Record Type: Marriage Records Abbreviation: Michigan Marriages, 1820-1956
Source: S56 Title: Walsh, James: Obituary, Butte Miner, Monday, 8 Nov 1909, p. 8. Abbreviation: Walsh, James: Obituary, Butte Miner, Monday, 8 Nov
↑ Source: #S140 Page: Film Number: 2342515; Digital Folder Number: 4208648; Image Number: 413; CONT Reference Number: v 2 p 183 rn 329
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