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Eugene Helvey Jr.
23 Jun 1906 – 12 Dec 1935
| Birth | 23 Jun 1906 |
| Death | 12 Dec 1935 |
| Cemetery | Rock Springs Cemetery Rock Springs , Sweetwater County , Wyoming , USA |
| Added by | Angela Cable on 20 Jul 2022 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76588458 |
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Age 29. No marker found.
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Wyo Death Cert 1935-2308 --- Rock Springs Rocket, Dec 18, 1935 Juries Fail to Place Blame for Mine Fatalities Inquest for Milecich and Helvey Are Held at Superior Friday Coroners juries at Superior Friday night failed to place blame for accidents which early last week claimed the lives of Mike Milecich and Eugene Helvey. "We the jury for Mike Milecich who was crushed to death by a motor trip; we find it is impossible to decide how the accident happened. But we would advise to have the red lights and the gong for the motor", was the verdict returned by a jury composed of Louis Genetti, Tony Novak and Mike Likwortz. A jury, consisting of Alex Noble, Dave Gathercole and William Ahlstrom, found "that Eugene Helvey came to his death by being in an unbalanced position while trying to turn the trolley pole. Evidence shown on the man's face; also the evidence in the mine, that he has been hit by a flying trolley when it broke, and knkocked off the motor." Milecich was crushed to death under 10 leaded mine cars in the Copenhagen mine of the Rock Springs Fuel company at Superior on Tuesday, Dec. 10. He was cleaning track and apparently failed to see the oncoming cars, which, it was brought out at the inquest, had no warning lights. The locomotive was pushing the train and the motorman did no see Milecich's body until after it had passed under the cars and had started to go under the locomotive. Helvey, motorman for the Union Pacific Coal company, died at Wyoming General hospital last Thursday from injuries received Wednesday when he was struck by a broken trolley pole. Helvey was letting his motor coast and was in the act of throwing the trolley pole over to reverse his power when the pole caught in the roof of the mine and broke. As it broke it struck Helvey, throwing him between the motor and the wall of the mine, inflicting fatal injuries. Milecich was sent to his former home in Pueblo, Colo., for burial, while Helvey was interred in Mountain View Cemetery. Rogan mortuary handled both cases.
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