The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-25
HIS LIFE CRUSHED OUT.
Benjamin Hampton, Jr., Caught IN
Shafting of Silver King Mil
Well Known IN Salt Like.


Park CITY. May 2i-This morning one
of the most shocking accidents which mas
occurred in Park City for Ions time
happened at the Silver King mill and
as a result. u. Ben Hampton lost his life
just how the accident happened VIII
never be known exactly, but the theory
advanced 10y his fellow wOTkmen IS thdt
deceased. while attempting to lower him
self to another floor of the MILL was
caught in the shafting and In an instant
his life was crushed out.
The accident occurred TINS morning
about twenty minutes past TO- as eNl-
donCed by the watch of the dead man.
which was stopped by the force OF the ac-
cident.
working on the repairs at the mill ana
each had been working on piece OF WotA
on the jig floor, which Is the thlrd STORY
Of the mill According to RoDb, Haup-
ton got through first and came over 10
where RObb was and asked II he might DC
of assistance to his fellow worker 70
the query RObb replied that he would DC
through in d minute, and that the Two
would 20 down and repair the elevator
and further, Robb nor no one else knows
exactly what occurred, but the idea Az
vanCed is that Hampton started to crawl
down between the heavy timber and the
Shafting. which was revolving ut the rate
Of $50 revolutions a minute, and IN some
uHaccOUntabIe way his clothing became
caught and he was wound around the
Shafting. The first IntlmatIOu winch
RObb had of the accident was In the re
Election Of light he noticed a dark object
on the shaft. but at the rate It was turn
ing could distinguish nothing, and think
ing something wrong he at once threw
out the pulley clutch. which threw the
whole mill machinery off the engine ana
stopped the shaft. The dead man was
taken down and the coroner notified, ana
word sent to town to have the word taken
to Mrs Hampton
Mr.. Hampton has been in Park city
since the SDdniSh-AmerlCau war closed
Al which time he was mustered out OF the
Utah cavalry and came at once TO Park
City where he accepted a position Win
the Silver King mine and mas been with
this company and the Kearus-keith COM
panv ever since, having held several re-
SuonsibTe positions i'm both places. He
saver and held this position until his
health demanded change From there
he went into the mill Later he was
steward and bOokkeepeT at the kearns-
Keith, and the last work ne was at be
/ fore taking up the work he was at when
/ he was killed was engineer at the mill
/ He has always been regarded as thor
! oughly trustworthy man.
| On Sept. Z Of last year Mr.. Hampton
4 was married to Miss Jean Pearson Of this
/ city, and his young wife IS FRUSTRATED
with grief over the sad affair indeed, her
| condition is regarded as extremely seri-
Gus.
Mr. Hampton was member of Park
! City lodge of the MaSOnS, of Park lodge
/ No I34, b p. .. Elks, and carried insuT-
/ ance in the Equitable Assurance assOcla-
/ ton.
/ The father and brothers Of the young
I man were notified at once by the Off
| Gals at the Silver King, and viii be m
! Park City this afternoon. having started
! at once to drive up from the city.
| So far no arrangements have been made
| for the funeral, but it is expected that the
| iuterment will take place in Salt Lake