Cave Tragedy

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20026333

Description

Harlston Mosteller, 15, stands on the pile of sand which collapsed on him and his friend William Linck Junior, Fourteen, while they dug in a cave near the 4500 block East Belknap early Friday night. Mr. Mosteller spent fifteen frantic minutes digging himself out, but William was smothered to death. Mr. Mosteller appears to be wearing a leather jacket and pants. There is a big hole from were it can be seen that the pile of sand collapsed.

Archival Date

1945-12-22

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-366

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Cave; tragedy; Mosteller, Harlston; Linck, William (Jr); Sand