Peter Vitalius Sorenson |
| Posted 2018-09-18 by Judy Wight Branson |
| Weekly Journal-Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Wednesday, November 15, 1905, page 8, column 2 Fell Down Shaft And is Fatally Injured Accident to Peter V. Sorenson On Sunday - Dies Last Evening At The Hospital In Prescott (From Tuesday's Daily) Peter V. Sorensen, a man well known in this county, and beloved and respected by all who knew him, died at the Mercy Hospital last eyeing about 5:30 o'clock as the result of an accident in falling down a shaft in the Sultan mine a distance of about 50 feet on Sunday evening last. He came to Yavapai county some years ago from Utah, where some of his relatives reside. He was aged about 35 years, and followed the vocation of a miner, received the injuries that result in his death. It appears that he was putting new timbers in a shaft about 50 feet in depth, and had a platform in the shaft swinging on a rope attachment, which he started to lower after sending his helper after some lagging. While his helper was gone, the platform, in some manner not known, tilted to one side, and precipitated him to the bottom. When the helper returned, he heard Sorensen groaning at the bottom of the shaft. The supposition is that he came out of the shaft to unloosen the ropes, preparatory to lowering the platform and either slipped into the shaft or got on the platform after loosening the ropes, which tilted and threw him to the bottom. Assistance was called and he was taken from the shaft, when the superintendent H. L. Montague immediately telephoned to Fort Whipple and engages the services of Dr. Thomasson, the post surgeon, and a train of the S. F. P. and P. to convey the doctor to the Hillside station. When the special with the doctor reached the station at Hillside the injured man was immediately take to the Mercy hospital here, and given all the medical attention possible, in spite of which he died from his injuries at the hour above stated. His skull was fractured by the fall and a leg broken, besides he suffered from internal injuries. His remains were taken in charge by the F. F. Nevin undertaking establishment, from whence the funeral will take place tomorrow. Transcriber's note: Mr. Sorensen was originall buried at the Citizens Cemetery in Prescott, Arizona and was disinterred and removed to Richfield Utah on December 15, 1905 to be reinterred at the Central Valley Cemetery in Central Valley, Utah with his parents. |
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