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El Baranca Mine place

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)id: p_el-baranca-mine_4918fa

also known as: El Baranca mine

Probable 70%Lost place
Summary:  Mine in Mexico where a rockfall accident caused death and destruction.
Completeness: 80/100 Grade B
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Claims (9)

accident_occurred

truerecently
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-03-06 (1891)
around again after a touch of the epidemic. Constable Richwein, of Central, shot Tran- sito Parra in the head Sunday morning last, killing him instantly. It is said that Parra was drunk and creating a disturbance. The coroner’s jury exonerate…

carried_away_roasting_plant

true
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-03-06 (1891)
around again after a touch of the epidemic. Constable Richwein, of Central, shot Tran- sito Parra in the head Sunday morning last, killing him instantly. It is said that Parra was drunk and creating a disturbance. The coroner’s jury exonerate…

cut_off_leg_and_arm_of_Mexican_miner

true
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-03-06 (1891)
around again after a touch of the epidemic. Constable Richwein, of Central, shot Tran- sito Parra in the head Sunday morning last, killing him instantly. It is said that Parra was drunk and creating a disturbance. The coroner’s jury exonerate…

descended_with_fearful_momentum

true
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-03-06 (1891)
around again after a touch of the epidemic. Constable Richwein, of Central, shot Tran- sito Parra in the head Sunday morning last, killing him instantly. It is said that Parra was drunk and creating a disturbance. The coroner’s jury exonerate…

destroyed_piping

true
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-03-06 (1891)
around again after a touch of the epidemic. Constable Richwein, of Central, shot Tran- sito Parra in the head Sunday morning last, killing him instantly. It is said that Parra was drunk and creating a disturbance. The coroner’s jury exonerate…

killed_one_woman

true
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-03-06 (1891)
around again after a touch of the epidemic. Constable Richwein, of Central, shot Tran- sito Parra in the head Sunday morning last, killing him instantly. It is said that Parra was drunk and creating a disturbance. The coroner’s jury exonerate…

knocked_down_buildings

true
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-03-06 (1891)
around again after a touch of the epidemic. Constable Richwein, of Central, shot Tran- sito Parra in the head Sunday morning last, killing him instantly. It is said that Parra was drunk and creating a disturbance. The coroner’s jury exonerate…

rock_broke_loose

true
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-03-06 (1891)
around again after a touch of the epidemic. Constable Richwein, of Central, shot Tran- sito Parra in the head Sunday morning last, killing him instantly. It is said that Parra was drunk and creating a disturbance. The coroner’s jury exonerate…

witnessed

rockfall accident killing one woman and one miner
cited from An accident occurred at El Baranca mine,… (1891)
from the camp. Many farms along the Gila river are greatly damaged. The town of Globe also sus- tained serious damages from the flood, likewise Phoenix and Yuma. At the latter place the Gila river was three miles in width, being many feet …

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Unnamed woman died_in El Baranca Mine
Unnamed Mexican miner died_in El Baranca Mine

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