Charles Waite, 43, mine examiner and boss, died helping to rescue men from a burning mine, Cherry, Illinois, November 13, 1909. Waite descended to the second vein of coal, and in the heat and dense smoke, assisted in signaling for the operation of the hoisting cages. When last seen, he was warned to ascend to the surface, but he stated he would wait awhile. His body was found in the sump bottom of the shaft five days later. 5123-423
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