BLUME, Fred W.

Arizona Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Thursday, August 29, 1907, page 5, col, 3 FUNERAL TODAY This afternoon, at 3 o’clock, the funeral of Fred Blume, who accidentally met his death in the Derby mine, Tuesday afternoon, about 1 o’clock, will take place from the chapel of the Ruffner undertaking parlors. Interment will be in the Citizens’ cemetery. Deceased was a member of the Miners’ union, the members of which, now in this city will attend the funeral in a body. -------------------------------- Arizona Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Thursday, August 29, 1907 The funeral of the late Fred Blume will be held at G. G. Ruffner's funeral chapel, Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment at Citizen's cemetery. All friends and acquaintances are invited. ------------------------------- Prescott Weekly Courier, Prescott, Arizona Territory Friday, August 30, 1907, page 4, column 3 Fred Bloom (sic Blume), aged 45 years, was killed about noon yesterday by falling down a shaft at the Darby mine, a few miles west of Prescott. It seems that Bloom and another miner were going to work on the noon shift and were descending the shaft in a bucket. When they reached the 100 level Bloom stepped out of the bucket and told the other man to be careful. The man replied that he would not get out of the bucket until he lit his candle. Nothing more was said. When he did light his candle he saw Bloom falling head first down the shaft. Bloom made no outcry, as men usually do, when falling, and it is supposed that he either fainted and fell from heart failure and was dead before he struck the bottom of the shaft, 65 feet below. His dead body was found in the bottom of the shaft; he struck his head. Fred Bloom was a native of Germany and had been making preparations to return to his native land, to get married and return with his wife to Arizona. He had worked at the Derby mine for three years and is spoken of by all as a most worthy man. He had resided in this section a number of years. He had not relatives in this section. The remains now lie at Ruffner's undertaking parlors. The most sorrowful one will be the young woman in Germany who, while waiting for her lover and husband to be to come across the sea will receive the sad news of his death. Judge McLane went to the mine, held an inquest over the remains, the jury bringing in a verdict in accordance with the facts. For years before coming to Arizona deceased had been a sailor.