Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-02-18
A Man Slowly Roasted.

lily at Mountain Ash, South Wales, tt
DAVID Thomas, lime burner to the
Navigation Coal Company. 1t wa:
proved at the inquest that the de-
ceased, who was an industrious man
was engaged experimenting the burn
s ing of some stones into lime. Hav
ing drawn the lower part of the kiln
aud got out about cart load of lime
| be thought that the burning stokes
on top did not descend as they ought
and asked his wife, who happened to
ibe with bim at The time. if she would
go to the top Of the kiln, and inform
him whether they had sunk or not
Tue wife went to the top as request
Ted, and, seeing that the stones had
mot sunk, but still preserved a Level
Surface, she called out, "they have not
moved Bit" He Joined her at the
top of the kiln, AMI, taking up a
long iroasbar which was kept there for
the pprpose of thrasting among the
stones when any hitch occurred, he
went towards the mouth of the kiln
His wife begged him to keep back
from 50 dangerous a position, at the
same time reminding him that if The
I-stones should slip he would be drawn
with them into the burning kiln, Ike
said, "Oh, never fear l viii take care
OF that; "and stepped forward to the
| top Of the kiln, and commenced thrus-
ting at the stones with bis iron bar.
For 4 few moments the massr4main-
led firm; but, upon bis increasing the
violence of bis thrusts, they began to
descend, and, as his unhappy wife pre-
dicsed,' to draw him with them. As
be descended slowly the fiery stonas
closed around him, until atlength the
lover part oil, his body became CON-
pletely embedded inthe burning mass.
His shrieks were heart piercing, and
bis agonised wife tried to pail him out.
The stake of-the kiln made this a
work of difficulty and of the great
est danger; and when at length she
did seize bis hand, and endeavor to
drag him out, she found to her hor,
ror thai the burnt flesh yielaed to her
touch, and came of inkisees, render
Ing it impossible for her to obtain any
bold. Her cries attracted the atten-
ton of number of men who were
standing near an adjacent colliery,
and who lost 10 time in Fastening toI
the spot. a boat vas passing at the
time, and man named Hobbs ran to
the boat, seized the boat rope, return
ed with it to the top Of the kiln, and
was preparing to throw it round the
body of the unhappy Thomas. who
was still slowly burning and wrltlnngl
inthe most intense agony. when the
boatman ran after him and saatched
away the rope. saying. it was useless
to barn it. as he could let item have
an old one. He deliberately walked
back to the boat, leaving the poor SUI
ferer in the midst oe the Gre, picked
up an old piece Of rope, threw it to-
the men on shore, and then weEt of
with his boat. Hobbs, and one or
two others, at length csahived to
throw the rope around the poor suf-
ferer's body; but they could not sue
coed in getting him out. at length
some one suggested that an iron bar
should be placed under him to lirtl
him out. This was done, and the
frightfally charred body of the still
living MN. some portions OF
which hal been literally burned to
a cinder, was got out Of course,
human strength could not survive
such sulIerings, ana he died. The
jury wrrs very indignant at the con-
duet Of the bcatman, and attached to
theirverdict censure, which they re-
-quested the coroner to convey to his
employer.