Linda, I'm in the process of writing our Murphy stories and adding in the photos. I was going to send a copy to the archives. I'll include a copy for the Museum also. The stories of old Butte are precious. Theresa > > Hi Teresa > > Very glad to help. That project is very special to me! > > I am going to forward your information about the accident and Patrick's > wife on to the Museum. This is a wonderful story that should be added to > the information accumulated about the Miners! > > The Wall is a beautiful tribute to these "Old Oak Trees!" Without them, > where would our world be? If you ever get the chance to see the Wall, I'm > sure you won't be disappointed! If you wish to contact the Museum for > more information their email address is: director@miningmuseum.org, and > their website is www.miningmuseum.org. > > Very glad to help. > > Linda > >> Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:18:09 -0700 >> From: kerstentm@snowcrest.net >> To: beara@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [BEARA] Miners' Memorial Monument - Butte, MT >> >> >> Linda, >> Thanks so much, I'm amazed at the number of Patrick Murphy's >> who died in mining accidents in Butte. Our Patrick Murphy is >> the Bell Diamond explosion on August 4, 1900. Apparently >> a charge was set on another level and the call went out >> and he ran the wrong direction, directly into the blast. He >> left a young wife, Maggie Sullivan Murphy, who was given >> a year's supply of coal as compensation and she then ran >> a boarding house in their home. The two young daughters >> grew up with a marvelously industrious mother, but missing >> their father. Thanks for getting back to me. Theresa >> > >> > Hi Theresa, >> > >> > I show a Patrick Murphy killed in the St. Lawrence Mine on 11/23/1889; >> > another Patrick Murphy died in the Bell Diamond on 08/04/1900; >> Patrick D. >> > Murphy died at the Berkeley Mine on 10/25/1909; a Patrick M. (or >> Patrick >> > E.) died at the Granite Mountain (Speculator Mine) tragedy on >> 06/08/1917; >> > another Patrick died at the Mountain Con on 04/11/1930. >> > >> > Hope this will be of help. >> > >> > Linda >> > >> >> Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:47:21 -0700 >> >> From: kerstentm@snowcrest.net >> >> To: beara@rootsweb.com >> >> Subject: Re: [BEARA] Miners' Memorial Monument - Butte, MT >> >> >> >> Linda, >> >> Could you check for Patrick Murphy who was killed in an >> >> explosion, I believe in 1900, if I'm remembering correctly. >> >> Theresa >> >> > Greetings to all on the "List"! >> >> > >> >> > Just a bit of info that might be of help. The World Museum of >> Mining >> >> in >> >> > Butte, MT has built a Miners' Memorial Monument on their grounds, >> >> which >> >> > lists all of the people who were killed during their shift working >> in >> >> the >> >> > mines or any other related jobs. A good number of these people >> were >> >> from >> >> > Ireland. >> >> > >> >> > I have a copy of the list that was used to create the monument, and >> >> would >> >> > be very happy to check it for anyone interested. My copy shows the >> >> date >> >> > of the death and the location (Mine, or location of the accident). >> >> > >> >> > Linda A. >> >> > >> >> > _________________________________________________________________ >> >> > Get more out of the Web. 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