The New York herald., 1875-07-13
A FIREMAN'S SAD DEATH.

HE Is KILLED By NHALrNo THE FUMES OF
BURNING SULPHUR AND OIL WASTE.
william Hudson an ex-freman. died yesterday
morning at his residence, No. ITO Varick street.
from innaling sulphur and smoke, which caused
the destruction OF his lungs. Mr.. HUDSON was ap-
pointed q fireman some five years ago and was
attached TO Engine No. 80, as driver He
faithfully fulfilled his duties ana was next
made Assistant Foreman or Engine No. 20,
but was afterwards transferred TO Engine No. 13.
While at this post he was "broke" for dealing
win the salary brokers. Then he was appointed
on the temporary force OF the Fire Insurance
Patrol, and last spring was promoted 20 the
auxiliary force and assigned TO night duty.
Captain Hull Of the Patrol, gives HIM an excel
lent character. At the nre at the Aldine Build
ing, in Liberty street. on June "a, he was taken
sick and sent nome, and never left nis home
Afterwards.
SINGULAR CAUSE OF HIS DEATH.
The causes which led TO his death are briefly as
follows:-Aoout June "a Frenchman named LIE
Cour exhibited an invention for preserving life
In poisonous atmospheres. This was balloon con-
taininz TWEEN ty-nve gallons OF fresn air, 20 be at
tached TO an operators BACK and connected by
pipes to the mouth. The eyes and nostr1ls we're
to be covered and the air 10 enter the mouth oy
one tube and be discharged through anotner. The
tnven Lor claimed that the wearer OF tbis b elbows
could live for ten or fifteen or even twenty nv Q
from any acid or mineral. Tee invention was ex-
hibited IN vacant lot IN South Filth avenue, near
Houston street, before the Corps OF Sappers and
Miners or the FIRE Department. nearly 100 fire.
men being present A small wooden house WAS
built and inside stove was burning. Tie house
was filed with salt nav, oily wasTe. such as cot
ton, &c, and eight ounces OF sulphur. These ma
terials were set on 1re, and II. lie cour. with
his machine, went inside, locked the door and
RENAMED FoR OVER TEN MINUTES.
The fremen outside said that man could 90
inside without the machine, ana NJ. lie COur
ansWered he would give $500 to any one present
who could 20 inside, without a machine, and re-
man 1ve minutes. Hudson, who Was among the
spectators said he could ana he went insi0e-no
one oIerng to stop MIN. be remained inside,
without the machine, for two minutes and forty
nine seconds, according TO the time kept by his
companions outside, but others say that ne was
INSIDE over four minutes
The same evening he was taken sick while on
duty at the fire IN the Aldne building, In Liberty
street, and continued TO spit up blood. He was
pieurisy; bat his family, seeing he was getting
worse, called IN DR.. Heussy, OF No. ~ Charlton
street, who discovered that his
PATIENTS LUNGS WERE BEING EATEN AWAY.
HUDSON then told the doctor what he had done,
but the sulphur had taken too much effect on him,
ana Notwithstanding the best OF attention and
treatment he continued to sink lower ana lower.
n. lie Cour, being spoken to by the writer upon
the subject OF Hudson's death, related story
somew hat similar to the foregoing out supplied
some before unknown details. He said that he
heard the remarks OF dremen aud made his offer
oi $500, which Hudson came forward 10 earn
The daring man said he would go inside the
shanty aud would not put on the bag, adding that
SHOW THAT lie WAS A FIREMAN YET
M. lie Cour went inside with him ana smut the
door, The monitor watched Hudson closely. In
moment ne dropped TO the floor 50 as 10 gain the
air. and lie Cour motioned 70 ask II he wanted to 90
out Hudson said, ''No can stand it," lie Cour,
knowing thai no man could live IN the box very
long, again motloned TO him TO go out. sim Hudson
refused, until ne had been inside just TWO minutes
iorty-nine seconds. Then he eaid,
"oPEN THE DOOn.n
lie Cour did 80 and HUDSON fell in to the streef.
He then vomIted large quantities Of blood, and
/ rom that hour sank rapidly In health until his
death, which was retef 10 his sunerings. He
was thirty-eight years OLD and had peen
married Tor nineteen years, ana leaves
WIDOW and six children. His wife
| states tnat ne was aways a healthy
! man until this occurrence mentioned Htg death
| Is sad blow 70 his family. Captain HUI or the
Insurance Patrol mas raised a handsome supscrio-
ton for the Denent OF his wife and children and
his old associates IN the Fire Department are fol.
lowing In the same steps.
Hudson's funeral VIII take place from his lste
residence, No. 40 Varick street at nall. past one
p. NJ, Tomorrow and Wall be attended by a large
number Of hremen.