Keith and Perry Mine Disaster 1888

Date: 29 Mar 1888 [unknown]
Location: Rich Hill, Bates County, Missouri
Surnames/tags: Mining_Disasters Missouri Disasters

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Contents 1 History and Circumstances 1.1 Injured 1.2 Rescue Efforts 1.3 Results and Findings 1.4 Sources

History and Circumstances

• Date: 29 Mar 1888
• Location: Rich HIll, Missouri
• Victims: 24 deaths, 12 seriously injured
• Cause: Explosion

Miners Name Sourced Bio Connected Category Black, Charles Black, George Black, William Brown, Bruce Dickson, Silas E. Gray, John Henderson, Fred Hill, W. Henry Kay, Charles Lawler, Frank Leffler, John May, Joseph McPherson, Gibson C. Neptune, J. C. Roberts, John Robinson, George Sheppard, Henry Smith, Charles Smith, Jordan Spangler, Peter Trickle, Joshua White, E. Young, Charles

Note: 23 victims are listed in the Coronor's Jury Verdict.^[1]

Injured

• Brown, Eddie
• Brown, Henry
• Dick, Robert
• Dullahaunt, M.
• Fernando, R.
• Gray, Newman B.
• Henry, George
• Henry, John
• Jackson, Frank
• Jones, D. C.
• Lee, Old
• Lucas, John
• Marshal, Arch
• Mason, R.
• Neptune, C. J.
• Reed, Ed
• Richards, W.
• Roberts, C. W.
• Roberts, John
• Smallwood, Charles
• Sweeney, G. R.
• Taylor, Wm.
• Williams, J. L.
• Young, William
• Young, C. W. ^[2][3][4]

Rescue Efforts

Results and Findings

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Sources

1. ↑ The Butler Weekly Times, Butler, Missouri. April 11, 1888. Page 5.
2. ↑ The Sun, Baltimore, Maryland. March 31, 1888, page 4
3. ↑ The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 31, 1888, page 4
4. ↑ The Butler Weekly Times, Butler, MO. April 4, 1888, page 5

• The Nevada Noticer 12 Apr 1888 clipping.
• Final Investigation Report
• Special Report to the Governor