Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-11-21
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Yesterday morning, at ten minutes
to 6 o'clock, . terrible accident occurred
at tie Richmond COmpany's smelling
works, by which a young man named
Joseph Rice, IS years of age, employed
as An oiler in the engine-room, was
horribly mangled and met with instant
death. AS was customary. just before
the changing of shifts, the machinery
was oiled, and while in the perform
amce of his duty young Rice met his
death. He had been oiling the bear
.ngs along the main shaft and, at the
time of the accident, was oiiing a pull
ley. The superstition is that, 10y some
means, the sleeve of his coat became
cn;angled with the betting, then drawn
under the pulley and, in Il frantic effort
to extricate himself, the entire body
was caught in the betting. Both of
the arms were torn from the body.
The dismembered portions of the
body were found lying about the room
and presented a sickening sight. The
first intimation the engineer had that
something was wrong was the sudden
rafting of the oil-can followed by "a
crash. lie called out to the oiler, but
receiving no response, told the fireman
to thros the pipes out of the furnaces,
as the engine was stopping. The en-
gineer hen went up the stairs to where
Rice had been at work and the first
thing he saw was a foot, then Il body,
stripped entirely bare, both arms OIL
at tine elbow, the legs MISSING 81 little
below the knee. He saw the left
arm on the main shaft under
the betting. The engineer, John Jones,
thinks the accident was caused by the
hand being caught bet een the pulley
and the belt. There was sufficient
room, and the accident could have
been avoided. Rice was under the
engineers orders. He had been told
VIVA. to do at first, but becoming used
to the duty he did it OF his own ac-
cord.
Coroner Eorowsky vas Immediately
notified of the accident, and summon
ed u jury to inquire into the cause OF
the death of deceased.
T.. Louis LO~chenkohl, chief engineer
at the works, testified that he had told
the deceased many times thai he was
too careless in running around the
lathingS ana machinery. Rice had
said THAT he was so Used to the bust
ness that he could oil up without a
lamp" He could see no cause why
the accident should have occurred, as
there was plenty of room and he
thought it WAS carelessnesS on the part
of deceased.
John Jones, another of the engineers,
testified that it vas not customary to
"slow" the engine when the oilcr
goes to oil, unless there is \ place the
oiler can not get At without stopping
the engine. Ii was not necessary TO do
so at TIL. time and place where lie vas
oiling.
The testimony of George Jones. the
foreman on duty at the time, corrob-
Grated that of the engineers in regard
to the accident and the finding of the
body.
ID. Stringer, smeltin. manager, teS-
titled: That just before six O'Clock,
John Cuff, n night foreman, m To
the window of his room and awakened
him, stating that the oiler had been
hurt. | immediately arose awakened
Mr.. Howell. and fastened to the en-
gine-room. The engine was stopped.
and | ran up stairs 10 the pulicys,wh
l founi the mangled remains of the
oiler, who was quite dead. | immedi-
ately sent for the Coroner. and while
aw Waiting his coming, inquired of the
engineer how the accident occurred.
He told me as he has already testified.
1t is not customary to >lacken the
spec | while the oiler is ut work.
over Rice, father of deceased. stated
that he recognized the body as hat OF
his son Joseph. He was Is years of
aye The 10th of May last, and was born
in Washington, Nevada county, Cali
iurniA.
\ number Of other witnesses were
examined, the testimony of all being
similar to the above. The jury re-
turned as lis verdict that the deceased
came to his death by the result of care
lcssness on his own part while engaged
in oiling the machinery.
After the jury had returned its ver-
diet the body was washed, Ia dis
inembered portions sewed IN place and
then conveyed to his parents resi-
dencc, at the mouth of Goodwin an
yon, north of the X X furnace.
We are informed that it was the in
tention of deceased to give up his place
at the smelling works Yesterday morn
ing, and had only ten minutes to
work before being relieved. He was
DESTROYS OF educating himself, and had
saved enough money to pay for the
necessary expenses OF schooling at one
of the educational institution, of Cali
fori,ia. This circumstance makes his
death more distressing. BY his fellow
workmen he Il regarded as one OF
the steadiest and reliable among them.
Always promptly on hand, a kind
word to all, u dutiful son and an at1ec-
~tionate brother, he will be sadly missed
by those who knew him but a day ago
in full possession of health and vigor
of boyhOod. But the ways OF Provi-
dence are mysterious. The funeral
will take plsce Oh Sunday afternoon al
three o'clock.
EUREKA LODGE No. Ii, r. & 4. NJ
The stated meeting of this lodge will
take place this evening, at the usual
hour. An early attendance is SO.
licited.
RErURNED.-Ike Phillips has re-
turnal from, tho Rnx- ,~l ;,F,,,, ~.