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GROUND TO DEATH IN SMELTER MILL Edward Barrett, Helper, Meets Horrible Death Near Ely, Another Injured ELY. Nov. Jan. 5., Edward Barrett, a machinist helper, was ground to fragments in the new Huntington mill of the Steptoe Valley smelter at McGill yesterday. E. P. Fitzgerald, foreman of the section escaped with severe cuts about the head and his body badly bruised. Barrett and Fitzgerald had thrown off the power from the mill and entered it to make repair when the power clutch slipped, and in a second the mill was in motion. Fitzgerald started to climb for the top, knowing that outside assistance was not to be had. He reached safety after being badly battered, Barrett had no chance whatever, the machinery catching him and dragging him to a terrible death. Bisbee Daily Review January 6 1909. Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer White Pine Main Page Nevada Trails State Page