Joe Herd person
Summary: One of the Herd brothers present at the Modoc mine explosion, slightly injured.
Completeness: 67/100 Grade C
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Claims (4)
injured_in
mining accident
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…
explosion at Modoc mine
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-05-03 (1889) · +1 morebelow the Bremen mill. The boys
at the ranch trailed him up, and he was soon
under arrest. After again finding himself be-
hind the bars, he confessed to Deputy Card, and
told him where to find the other saddle. It looks
as though Jim i…
witnessed
explosion at Modoc mine
cited from Las Cruces News: A horrible accident oc-… (1889) · +1 morebelow the Bremen mill. The boys
at the ranch trailed him up, and he was soon
under arrest. After again finding himself be-
hind the bars, he confessed to Deputy Card, and
told him where to find the other saddle. It looks
as though Jim i…
cited from Las Cruces News: A horrible accident oc-… (1889)
Las Cruces News: A horrible accident oc-
curred at the Modoc mine, in the Organ Moun-
tains, last week, which resulted in the death of
Roland Adams, or, as he was more commonly
known, “Bob” Adams. At about half past seven
o’clock in the morning…
Sources (5)
his breast, causing wounds which must of them-…
1889 · newspaper · public-domain
his breast, causing wounds which must of them-… ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Las Cruces News: A horrible accident oc-…
1889 · newspaper · public-domain
Las Cruces News: A horrible accident oc-… ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-05-03
1889 · newspaper · public-domain