The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-02-20

One Of the most shocking accidents it
has ever been our lot TO record, occurred
two days since at Mount Ash, South
Wales, to man nam d David Thomson.
who earned his bread as a lime burner. at
some limckilns belonging to the Naviya-
ton Coal Company. Having drawn the
hwcr part of the kiln and got ont about
cart load of lime, he thought that the
s,on's burning on the top of the perfected
lime dii not descend as they ought. and he
asked his wife, who happend to be with
him Mt the time, if she would 20 to the
top of the kiln and inform him whether
they had sunk or not.
The wife went to the top as requested.
aud seeing that the stones had not sunk.
but still preserved level surface, she
called out, they have not moved bit i"
lie joined her at the kiln, and taking up
a long iron bar which was kept for the
purpose Of thrustins among the stones
when any hitch occurred. he went to-
wards the mouth of the kiln. His wife
begged him to keep back from so danger
Gus position, at tn, same time rcmini,
ing him tn t if the stones should slip he
would be drawn with them into the burn
ing kiln. He said, ooh, never fear: I
will take care of that :" and he stepped
forward to the top of the kiln, and com
menced thrusting at the stones with his
iron bar.
For few moments the mass remained
firm and resisted his attempt to disturb
it ; but upon his increasing the violence
OF his thrusts, they began to descend,
and as his unhappy wife had predicted t.,
| draw HIM with them. As he desc ndei
slowly the fiery stones closed around him,
until at length the lower part Of his BODY
beame completely EMBEDDED in the burn,
ing mass. His shrieks were heart pier
| cling. and his agonizad wife cndeavorcd
TO pull him out. The state Of the kiln
made this work of difficulty and Of the
| greatest danger, and when Mt length she
did seize his hand and cnicavored tc
drag him out, she found to her horror
that the burnt flesh yielded to her touch
and came off in pieces. rend ring it i'm
possible for her To obt,in any hold.
The horrors Of her situation can bette,
be imagined than described AZ length
her cries attracted the attention Of mum
Der OF men who were standing near a,
adjacent colliery. and who lost no tim.
IN repairing to the spot. in the hope o.
being able TO render some assistance I
happened that one of Mr.. Crawshav',
boats was passing at the time, and tht
boatmen having laid-to to gaze at the ac
cident, man named Hobbs ran to tn
boat, seized the boat rope, returned will
1t to the top of the kiln. and was prepar
ing to throw it round tho body nf tn,
unhapy Thomas. who was still slowl,
burning and writhing in the most intcns
agony. when the boatman, David jenkins
ran after him and took away the rope
saying it was useless to burn it, as h.
could let them have an old one. He de
liberately walked back to the boat, laav
ing the poor sufferer in. midst of .h
fire, picked out an old piece of rope
threw it tn the men on shore and the,
went off with his boat. without attemp.
ing to offer the slightest assistance
Hobbs, and one or two others, at lenrt
contr'ved to throw rope around til
poor sufferers body; but alas they foun
, that they could not succeed in gettin
in getting him out, At length some on