New York, 1895
Joseph E. Eidenbach, a German, in the employ of Smith & Brewster, at Bay Shore, was killed while tunnelling out coal from a huge heap Tuesday afternoon. The coal was frozen solid, and an entrance was made at the bottom of the pile some three feet wide and fifteen feet long. Eldenbach had entered the heap a number of times during the day and returned safely each time. He was engaged in loading the last wagon, and had entered the hole for the last time for the day, when the tunnel caved in. George Howell, a laborer who witnessed the accident, secured help, and after digging for about half an hour succeeded in reaching Eidenbach's body.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 15, 1895, p. 12.
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