| Show FATAL ACCIDENT pinkney lawrence county tenn april 30 1898 doubtless many elders who have labored in middle tennessee conference and become acquainted with brother david H brown of this place will be grieved to hear of the fatal accident which happened to him on tuesday april while engaged in repairing and firing an engine at the ore banks which had not been used tor for some time the steam guage failed to register correctly the number 0 of pounds of steam those who were working around the engine were ignorant of this fact and kept firing to increase the power brother brown noticed the old boiler leaking and called the attention of mr john rickets the engineer to it just at this moment the boiler burst throwing a piece of it that weighed nearly pounds several hundred feet in the air the hot water and steam struck brother brown in the face on the breast and left arm scalding him very badly at the same time throwing him some twenty feet where his head struck against a bolt which cut a gash the full length of his head his chin struck the sill in which the bolt was wag driven breaking his lowel jaw he was taken to florence Ala where skilled physic physicians lans did all the could for the injured man after suffering the most excruciating pain for nine days he departed this life at on thursday april the remains were brought back to his home at pinkney on friday and buried on saturday at the fish trap cemetery brother brown has been a faithful member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints for about fifteen fifteens years he has been a good friend to the elders always making them welcome at his home as aa long as they desired to stay with him he has also been an energetic worker with the saints of this county teaching t them em their duties and encouraging them to live up to the requirements of the gospel he was always willing and able to explain the principles of the gospel to all who were searching after truth he leaves a dear wife six children and a host of friends to mourn his loss funeral services were held at his home where elder lowe and myself encouraged the grief stricken family all we could and explained the resurrection to a large congregation who had met to pay their last respects to the departed very truly yours JOHN L BENCH jr |
