Mining Accident in Palmer
A laborer dies following a roof collapse at the Kangley mine, sparking a routine inquiry by the coroner.
Coroner George M. Horton received a telegram from F. Williams, of Palmer, stating that James Thomas was fatally injured at the Kangley mine on Saturday evening by a fall of the mine roof, and that he died four hours after the accident. The coroner responded to determine if the death was purely accidental.
“James Thomas was fatally injured at Kangley mine on Saturday evening by a fall of the mine roof.”
Then · 1892134 years apartNow · 2026
Workplace safety in Washington's mines was a constant, dangerous struggle for laborers in the 1890s. The brevity of the report reflects the frequency of these industrial tragedies, which were often treated as routine administrative matters.
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