The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-13

Yesterday, a little after noon, when a
number of the employees had already
gone to lunch, one of the most heart
rendinv accidents occurred at the Mint
which from the awful way that it took
place and the character Of the victim,
has filled our town with gloom and con-
sternation. Mr.. Osborne Parker, an old,
gentleman, nearly sixty years Of age, OF
spotless character and beloved by all
who knew him, was at work aaeae in the
sweep arlalgninatinS room situated In
the basement on the northeast corner o!
the sai!ding. Mr.. Jacob Straight WAS
working Iii the machine shop adjoining
when he suddenly heard sniuth.red
scream followed 10y low distressed moan
iHs,s in the next room. Rushing into
the matchmaking apartment what was
fastened hy his c!G hes between the btlt
ami the wlse@l which revolres ut the lett
of the pan in which the sweeps are
thrown for amatginiatlOn. 1t IS very
slippery on the walk around tie pan and
W. u
i. difficult tor one not accustomed t. the
place, to avoid slipping, owing to ! col
lection of moist stun which covers the
platform like SO much paste. Ii Is pre-
sunled that Mr.. Parker WAS working at
the pan, and losing his foothoid fell
against the wheel OF else put oat Lis
hand az .inst the wall t. regain his bai-
ance. At any rate the thick woolen over
siirt which he usually wore when at
work WAS caught between the bel and
wheel, and being too stout to tear or
Weld, he was held fast 10y 1t, and carried
up to the ceiling which Is not more than
u foot above the top of the well, and
crushed, as there Was net space enough
for his body i'll IFS bent posture 10 DE
carried through. The plaster Of the
ceiling-tu show the fearful violence Of
the conclusion at The point where his
shoulder struck was completely knocked
off in spot as large as a mans head.
Mr.. Stfai : bit, the Inlchinist, when lie
saw the sad plight that lis neighbor was
in stopped the machinery rs quickly us
possible and went TO extricate him. He
managed by vigorous pulling to free the
iuansled victim from ENHANCEMENT. and
assisted ly others who came in to find
out why the machinery was stopped, cay
ried him into the machine shop and as
sisted him to keep his seat in a chair.
But it was well ugh all over with him
and he lived only few minutes. lie
exclaimed when they had seated him:
My legs and arms are broken. / am all
ma>hed.' He seemed to be very thirsty
and begged for water. He asked them
TO send for his wife who, he said, WAS at
the sewing circle at Mr.. Lovejoy's. These
were the last ineligible utterances Of
the good old gentleman. He seemed to
understand his situation. aud to the last
maintained an unilnpaired consciousness.
We are not able to give the precise nature
Of the injuries which caused his death.
but We presume that his whole system
was shattered aud broksn by the shock
of the conclusion of his body against the
ceiling and the continued pressure after
wards. The sorrOw of Mrs. Parker, the
deeply afflicted widow, affects us all
deeply Nr. Parker ws,s most exem-
plary Christian, and she was not less
Jealous and pure in her religion than he.
May she find consolation, whence alone
can come, in ccmnluning
with the spirit of lin who hath prom
ised to comfort all those that mourn,