Primary Name: Bozovich, Antone
Filed as: bozovich_antone
Also known as: Antone Bozovich
Occupation / Association: Miner
Born: 1881, Brijest, Yanjina, Dalmatia, Austria
Died: February 5, 1904, Douglas, Alaska
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Associated places: Brijest Yanjina Dalmatia Austria; Douglas Island Alaska; Ready Bullion Mine; St. Ann's Hospital Juneau
Keywords: Antone Bozovich, Bozovich Douglas miner, Ready Bullion Mine accident
Biography
Antone Bozovich was born in 1881 in Brijest, Yanjina, Dalmatia, then part of Austria.
Bozovich had been living on Douglas Island for approximately three years and was working at the Ready Bullion Mine.
In a tragic accident, a lighted candle he wore in his cap fell into a group of mining primers, causing an explosion. Several miners were nearby at the time. Bozovich reportedly attempted to carry the powder away from the other men in order to save them.
He was fatally injured in the explosion and died at St. Ann's Hospital in Juneau.
Antone Bozovich died on February 5, 1904, at the age of 23. Funeral services were held at the Douglas Catholic Church with Father Bougis officiating. He was buried in the Douglas City Cemetery.
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