Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-26
A HORRIBLE DEATH.
NIollT wATcHMAN OF ruB CALEDONIA rApEr
MILLS BOILED ALIVE

NIGHT wATcHMAN OF TnB CALEDONIA rAprr
MILLS ROLLED ALIVE.
From tho indianapolis Journal
Ohc of those accidents so horrible in their de-
ta'ls as 10 scken the sensbties OF the reader oc-
CURED at the Caledonia Paper Mills, at the foot Of
MARIE. street. late Saturday afternoon. At about
. o'clock Joshua Cummi,is night wntchmnn nj
the works, came to the bnildins in nm intoxicated
cohdition, and the employees, fearful he would
meet with mishap of some kind il he remained
IN that state, put hm out and started him toward
nome, corner .ot Blackford and North streets.
Nothing more was seen Of him until about 4 20
O'Clock, when the workmsn in the tubhouse four
OF hve negroes, were startled by cry that almost
'roze tne blood III their veins Well they knew
what ~ meant-some unfortunate had fallen into
one OF the watts used for seaming the straw before
reducing II to pulp. Proceeding in the direction
OF the cry, they discovered Cummlus in vat 4.
STRIVING to obtain hold upon tho edge OF the
slaves and pull himself out The vat is ten feet
| deep, and at that time contained two feet of
,mash ana two feet of water, tho whole mass
,@ ueus oo.'ins hot' Ono OF the workman crasped
| the hand extended by Cummns, but tina cuticle
peeled oil IN his hand, and poor Cummins, fell
INTO tue seethhg hell again, this time fat on his
back. Inc poor man struggled to his feet again,
and again succeeded by almost miraculous means
IN getting hold of the staye yes with his hands.
lhis time the workmon pulled Inn ont by h,s
coat-sleeves. He vas ut once removed to his
residence aud DIR. Prunk called in to attend him.
The Icsh was literally boiled upon Iii, bones. he
having been III the vat as much as four minutes.
ana when his clothing Was removed almost the
entire cutlcle came with it. Everything was
done to allie yiate his sufferngs thot science and
skill could suggest. but nothing seemed able to
quiet him. ie lay wrlthing in the greatest
agony Tor ten hours, throwing his arms about his
head Ill the deirium, OF hispain scattering shres
or fesh and skin over the room--a sight too hor-
| rlc!e to wsness-when at 50 Yesterday morning
death came to his relief and ended his s,tierin.s
The deceased was about thrty-ye years OF age,
and leaves wife and two children.
Mr. Wendell Phillips has such an admiratio,
ior the ancients that 1t is pity that he was mol
born about two or three thousand years ago.
Leaving ont of account the tact that lie could hay.
probably made most interesting mummy, an,
the present age have thus been spared much of lar
vituperativo Rhetoric Of tire aud slaughter, h,
would have been gTatitied with knowledge o
many OF those ''ost arts" upon which he puts 3,
high u value. Some of thu facts arc curious =
| uass making, which was supposed to be com par
lively modern disc ogery Twas piac iced at Pompei,
"a glass factory found there proves. Piiny say.
that Nero had ring with gem III it, through
which he observed the sword play of ths gladiators
$50 Nero had an opera glass Mauritius, OF Sic
lily, could stand on prometory OF that Island AN,
could see the African coast. "Mauritus had
marine telescope" In cutting glass the ancicn,s
colors, also. some coors nearly 1900 years CID be
ing perfect to-day. The cements CT tie structure
OF Egypt display NIL tho hardness of the ston
which they join. Railroads, Canals mechanica
moving OF ponderous stones ventilation, were al
according 10 Mr.. Phillips, thoroughly underston
IN old times His deductions, however, are oite
made from the very slightest premises.