The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-10-04
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From the 0shkosh, Wiz. Northwestern, Sept.
The most horrible and shocking acciden,
which has been our lot 10 chronicle fos
many mouths occurred in the lumber and
shinglc mill Of Buckstsf Bros. & Chase, on
Saturday afternoon about 1 clock. A girl
named Amelia Grumsll. aged about Is years,
was engaged In packing shingles in the shin
gle department. She had a thick mead of
long hair which was done up in = knot at
the back Of her head. Just back of her and
Two or three feet above her bead ran shat,
wmch drove part 1t the machinery. At the
time mentioned, feeling somewhat tired in
the position she was sitting she raised up and
threw her head backward. Her hair caught
In coupling of the shaft and wound around
1t. causing one of the most singular and
horrible accidents on record. In IN instant.
and like an electric shock, the top of her
head was torn completely of. Indeed, this
10 buts mild term, IS the dreadfulness Of
the calamity beggnrs description. The scalp
OF the entire head, reaching down to the
eyes on the forehead. and the shoulders ut
the back, Was torn entirely of, leaving the
skull bare ard white and glissening. To be
more minute: Starting from a point just
above the socke,s of the eyes, draw . l,ne
back, just above the right car, following .
line of the hair around to the place of be.
ginning. The eyebrows, of course, were
taken of. snd about one half of .he left car.
The back being the last place torn of. the
skin and flesh peeled off the neck to the
shoulders, where it broke of. The flesh
was entirely and wholly taken off with the
scalp, leaving the whole skull bare and
shining, without blot of blood or parti.
Gle Of flesh.
The dovetailing of different divisions Of
the Uranium was distinctly and peculiarly
visible. The only places where it bled were
over the eyes and around the edges Of the
wound where desh waa torn from flesh.
Strange to cay. with oil this horrible mu-
tilation the girl felt not . thrill of pain. nor
did she for hours afte, the accident hap
pened. She never tainted or acted other
wise than In her usual condition, and Was
perfectly sstlonsl from the first
While the other hands IN the mill were In
the most uncomfortable excitement, she
only cried to think how bad her mother
would feel over Il. Mr.. Buckstaff, hearing
the commotion, ran to the mill and threw .
hand dkcrchief ever her head. The girl walked
without help to the Office, where che waited
for . buggy to take her home. She posi-
lively asserted that she felt no pain, and
that the tearing of Of the scalp was accom-.
PANIED with but sharp tickling sensation.
This was doubtlcssly caused from the fact
tha, II was done with such rapidity. The
shaft wss going as the rate of 2O0 rcvolu.
,,ons pr minute, and, considering ih:f -
un,3 toll. ton n, ss..-- .ovOIotIOoo oI the
800. r..uE 10 wind the hair completely up, It
can bs easily computed that the terrible
deed was performed in just shrce.if.hs Of
one second. As soon - . buggy arrived
she got into II unaided, and was driven ts
he home, nearly two miles from the mill,
talking calmly Of the accident and how it
happened oil the way. At one time she
stood up on the scat 10 point out to the
driver where she lived.
In the meantime medical aid had been
and Drs. A. 3. Wright and
Lincc arrived - soon as il was possible.
She received such treatment as the case de-
msnded. The scalp had been unwound
from the shaft and sent after her by mes.
senger, but when IL arrived it was dry and
dusty, and could not be again affixed to the
head. The physicians state that II those
about her had had sufficient presence Of mind
to have cla oped the scalp Immediately upon
her head and kept it compressed as far as
possible to its place they would have been
able to make il grow buck again to its origi
nal position. Sunday, Mr.. Buckstaf called
upon her, and shc was eecm,L gly easy, stat.
ing that she had passed very comfortable
night and slept well. She has but little
pain. The Only time that the pain has been
st all severe Was about two hours after the
accident.
This, Monday. morning she 10 still fur.
ther improved, and indications point to a
quick recovery. The left ear has been sew>
ed On, in hopes that It may yet heal 10 its
position.
The only fear with the doctors IL that
brain fever will Get in, which 10 quite possi-
bic after the excitement Of the moment has
subsided.
The scalp 10 perfectly whole, and 10 being
tanned with the hair on, 10 b used - wig
II she rec0vera,