accidentally destroying
... that in 2000, porters at Sotheby's auction disposed of a box in a crushing machine, accidentally destroying a painting worth about US$157,000 inside?
... that in 2000, porters at <a href="./Sotheby's" id="mwCaE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Sotheby's">Sotheby's</a> auction disposed of a box in a crushing machine, <b id="mwCaI"><a href="./Accidental_damage_of_art" id="mwCaM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Accidental damage of art">accidentally destroying</a></b> a painting worth about <a href="./United_States_dollar" id="mwCaQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United States dollar">US$</a>157,000 inside?