Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-04-23

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A HORRIBLE DEATH-RoaSted Alive
Uadsr Ma",of Hot cindsr.-A young man named
Godlred Ieider, who lived with his mother and
step father, Christian Bloch, in the brick house
on Prospect Hill which stands directly above the
Johnstown freight depot, met with a horrible ae-
eident in the Converting Department Of the Cam
bria Steel Works about halfpast o'clock on
Tuesday morning last, and fingered in great
agony until o'clock, when his misery was ended
by death. The detail. Of the sad affair, as related
to the Tribune BY an sys-witness, are nearly IS
| follows;
oMr. Heider was employed on the converter
platform In the Steel Works, having charge Of the
melal troughs which led from the cupola to the
eonverters; and while passiag from one vessel
10 another, over q plank which was stretched
across the Bit underneath the stack, hid for the
cenvenienes Of workmen In repairing the cenvert-
| ers, a mass Of white hot "skuil' metal about
twenty feet long, from three to four inches thick,
and weighing nearly two tons, having become do
taehsd from the brick work by cooling, came
Il crashing down upon him from the mouth Of thu
stack, breaking the plank on which he stood, and
preeipitatng him face downward to the bottom Of
III, pi,, when the mass separated into two pieces,
one Of Witch, weighing about ton, fall on him,
completely covering him from head to feet
While number Of his fellow.employes were col
Letting about him with crow -bsrs, ETC., Prepara'
tory to making an effort to release him from hi'
frigbtfai situation, those who stopped down and
: looked under the mass Of metal could see that be
was euvslopsd In bright flame, and witness hi
aronirinr efforts to escape-while every move
ment Of his legs, arms, or body only increased
tho horrible torture. In moment or two, whiei
must have seemed an age to the inPrisoned mat
who was slowly burning up before the eyes Of hi
friends, they got THAR bars underneath the Skull
and pried Il up about foot and he was drssse'
forth mss Of Kissing, sesthing assh. kssry
v,stige Of elotAing was burned from his body
n with the exception Of his heavy shoes the hal
~ nj, head was seorehsd Of; his bsdy
from his head to bis feet, wn one huge raw Bills
i. ter. and his Ian thigh had been broken By III
f.Il, the bone pro,ruding several inehs. IL va
% f. horrible sight, from which strong men ,urse
J. away with shaddsf.
The poor felloW did not lose conso'ousn''' ="
,r his hrt cry was for "ws,sr, water !" He vi
II given drink, and bis blistersd lips fastened
m the vessel as u be could drink forever, pile
old clothes was procured, on which be VI
placed and esvsred with blanket. He talt'
W nationally, and Ntsdi "oh what hurt n'
I'd How did ii happen r. aud thea he cried. "oh.
No tnow IN die Take me home before die
CT DR.. W. y. Lownan wm sent for soon Af'sr the
\" eden. hsppsn.d. spd he has,snsd de-n, but
saw q, osos that the s~nsrss Vi" pas, human Al
:. lie vas then placed on sirsishsr. covered 'v
- ~ Win blankets, and carried TO bis home.
" spoke for The last time whsn thshouse vas rsae
:" ID, ssyius. "Tshs ne 10 qsisk, or III de-
1" fingered 10 gree, ssosy sa,il . e'eleeA, ~h''
hear, ssassd 10 bsat ssdh bis ssssf'nss wsrs ssd'
n. remained sensible TO the iaa.-- -o.~srs yo
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