Chas. Metcalfe person
also known as: Charles Metcalfe
Summary: Partner of Roland Adams in working the Modoc mine who took charge of his remains.
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cited from his breast, causing wounds which must of them-… (1889)
his breast, causing wounds which must of them-
selves proved fatal. The poor man lived about
an hour and a half, and, strange to say, was
conscious up to the time of his death. The es-
cape of the two Herd Bros, from instant death
or horrible…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-05-03 (1889) · +1 more
of caps, for just as he was replacing
the lid the entire box, containing about 80 caps,
exploded with terrific force. Mr. Adams was
horribly injured by the explosion. Both of his
hands were blown off, his eyes destroyed, his
bowels laid o…
owned
cited from Eugene Colson and George D. Hauser re- (1889)
possible, but Adams had long
been dead when he arrived. The remains were
brought to Las Cruces, and were taken charge
of by Chas. Metcalfe, who was a partner of
the unfortunate man in the working of the
Modoc mine. The Herd Bros, came in…
Sources (3)
Eugene Colson and George D. Hauser re- ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details
his breast, causing wounds which must of them-…
1889 · newspaper · public-domain
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-05-03
1889 · newspaper · public-domain