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Patrick J. McKenna

Birth	:	1876
Death	:	Sep 1903 Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
Burial	:	Red Butte Cemetery, Aspen, Pitkin County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.2016983, -106.8347015
Inscription	:	Stone Inscription: John McKenna 1946 - 1904 Patrick J. McKenna 1876 - 1903 Paul Mckenna 1902 - 1901 B. McKenna 1845 - 1926
Description	:	ANOTHER FATALITY Patrick McKenna Instantly Killed In The Upper Durant By a Missed Shot Yesterday morning, before the people of Aspen had recovered from the tragic death of Crozier, word was received that Pat McKenna had drilled into a missed shot and was torn to pieces by the terrible blast which followed. The accident occurred at about 9:30 in the morning. The new shift had come on and were in a hurry. The last shift had fired a round of holes and had evidently missed one. Louis Jessen was machine man and McKenna was his assistant. They... Read More	ANOTHER FATALITY Patrick McKenna Instantly Killed In The Upper Durant By a Missed Shot Yesterday morning, before the people of Aspen had recovered from the tragic death of Crozier, word was received that Pat McKenna had drilled into a missed shot and was torn to pieces by the terrible blast which followed. The accident occurred at about 9:30 in the morning. The new shift had come on and were in a hurry. The last shift had fired a round of holes and had evidently missed one. Louis Jessen was machine man and McKenna was his assistant. They started to drill in the missed shot hole. A moment later and the explosion came. McKenna was standing in front of the hole. He was mangled horribly and died instantly. If he made a sound it was lost in the deafening roar that followed. Jessen was knocked down and cut about the arms. One eyes was lost, but otherwise he was not seriously hurt. The attending physician stated that he would be able to save the other eye and that he wound soon recover from his other injuries which were comparatively slight. Charles Searing was standing on the frame of the machine at the time of the accident. His left foot was protruding slightly over the edge of the plank and a rock shot upward by the force of the explosion struck his foot breaking a small bone in his foot just back of the fourth toe. This was practically all the injury he received. As quickly as possible the body of McKenna was brought down to the morgue. It was there prepared for burial. The funeral will be held at the Catholic church Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. After the ceremonies there, the Eagles will have charge of the services and he will be interred in the cemetery plot belonging to the order here. Belden & Beall will have charge of the funeral. Mr. McKenna was well-known in Aspen. His wife is a daughter of Milton Connors and he is a brother of Mrs. Mike Monaghan. The family has lost one child recently and this second affliction falls with crushing force on the ones who looked with such confidence to him for support and a living. He leaves behind him to lament his death a wife and three children. He was a good husband and father and worked hard, but for the past few years, he has had a hard time of it and has struggled with adversity. His death and the leaving of his family is peculiarly sad. He lived at 714 West Main street and the body will be taken there today. Aspen Weekly Times September 12, 1903 Transcribed by Carol Moore. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Burial of Patrick McKenna Occurred Yesterday Afternoon From St. Mary's Church Yesterday afternoon the funeral of Patrick McKenna, whose tragic death so startled and dismayed the people of this city, was held, and in spite of the inclement weather, a very large number of people followed the body from St. Mary's Church to the newly dug grave in Red Butte Cemetery. The remains lay at the home of the dead man on West Main Street. There were no ceremonies at at home. The Fraternal Order of Eagles marched out to the residence and accompanied the body to St. Mary's Church. There the officiating priest read the service for the dead, and again the solemn cortege filed away from the church toward Red Butte Cemetery. The procession was very long. First came the Eagles about seventy in number. This is probably the largest turnout for any order in the city. There are one hundred and twenty-eight Eagles belonging to Aspen Aerie No. 184 and a number of them are out of town. This token of respect to the deceased was touching. Following them came the miners from the Upper Durant. Practically all of them were there to pay their last tribute of respect and honor to their dead comrade. The hearse followed them and then came a long line of carriages and buggies. The Eagles held their ceremony for the dead at the grave and the solemnity of the occasion was not marred by the steadily falling rain and the sodden skies. Among the floral offerings which were placed by loving hands upon the bier was a beautiful eagle made of flowers, presented by the lodge of which he was a faithful member. Patrick McKenna was a young man and his death is peculiarly sad, for he leaves behind him to the mercies of a heartless world a helpless wife and three babies. For the past two years he has been struggling against adversities manfully. Sickness, lack of work, and other trials came to puzzle and discourage him, but he faced the storm and fought for a living as a man should do. Without a moment of warning, an instant of preparation, he was crushed in the grasp of dynamite and his mangled body was borne tenderly down the hill followed by the men who had worked side by side with him in the depths of the cold mine. It seems a pity that his existence should have been snuffed out like the flame of a candle in a breath of wind, just as he was getting on his feet again. It is inexpressibly sad to picture the desolation of the home without his presence, the stricken wife, the children crying in sympathy, yet too young to understand why papa does not come home. Sympathy at such a moment seems weak and ineffectual, yet the comfort that it brings now and will bring in the days to come, is almost universal in the community, where the young man was known so well and so favorably, and where the trials and tribulations of this kind are too frequent to be forgotten. Others have seen fathers, brothers, sons, and husbands borne into their homes stricken down in in the pride of their strength. Others have knelt by the sides of their loved ones and wrestled with grief and agony, and they will feel deeply for the wife whose life has been blasted and for he little ones who have prattled by the knee of their father whom they will never see again. Aspen Daily Times September 12, 1903 Transcribed by Carol Moore. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ MARRIAGE TO SADIE CONNOR: Record Type: Marriage Name: McKenna, Pat County: Pitkin Year: 1897 Month: Oct Day: 16 Origin: Pitkin Clerk and Recorder Bride: Connor, Sadie E. Groom: McKenna, Pat Book: 2 Page: 292 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ His sister is also buried here at Red Butte Cemetery: memorial # 85832975. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Stone photo is on Paul McKenna's memorial 83598888. Stone Inscription: John McKenna 1846 - 1904 Patrick J. McKenna 1876 - 1903 Paul McKenna 1902 - 1901 B. McKenna 1845 - 1926 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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Patrick J. McKenna death on Sep 1903 in Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
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Latitude: 39.2016983
Longitude: -106.8347015

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