The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-16
Roasted to Death In q Lime. Kiln.
Rarely has a more sicken;no snectac

Rarely has more sickening spectacle
been presented than that which was witnessed
by large number Of people at the lime-kiln Of
Shortly after five O'Clock a representative OF
the Courier was notified that a man had fallen
into the mouth Of JohnsOn's lime-kiln and was
the scene of the accident, and found a large
crowd collecting, while q number had climbed
up to the mouth of the kiln and were gazing
Climbing up. the scribe looked into thecrater
and saw a human being in the last agOnes Of
dissolution and 50 firmly wedged in by the
futile. The clothing had taken fire and COM
menced to burn, but the flames were stopped
by a couple Of pals of water thrown on the
hSw anG had een eIn ws f n
ible
After taking in the situation Of the unfer-
how the accident occurred was commenced.
1t seems that Occ lsionally the stone in the
kiln burns out beloT, leaving quantity ON
the surface that packs closely together, FORM
ing sort of crust some two, three or four
feet thick. In order to loosen this it became
necessary, to pound it with iron bars called
"thumps," so that it would sink into the kiln
and thus burn. 1t was in this work that Mr..
johnson, Daniel Parkhurst thc unfOrtuna e.,
and two others were engaged III $3.50 CLOCK
last evening. They fell the stone sinking be-
meath them and ali jumped out Of the mouth
of the kiln at the shout of Johnson but Park
hurst, who, being new hand, evidently did
not comprehend the danger, and, hesitating an
the stone. some two Or more tons OF which in
weight closed around him and wedged him from
the hips down as firmly rs in q wise, while the
surface being broken the heat from the fur.
mace below came up and added to the horrors
OF Parkhurst's situation.
AS he went down Dir. johnson handed one
of the 'thumps" to him, and, holding the
other end, attempted to pull him out, but
could not accomplish it. Parkhurst called on
quickly procured which tho imperiled man,
rapidly roasting, fastened about his own
waist. The united strength OF six men was
insufficient to start the body OF the man On
inch. and the broken stone were SO hot that it
able to reach them with their hands. Thus the
companions of Parkhurst, who were Juggling
and pulling ut the rope, aided BY his cries and
command to ''pull him in two, II necessary,
roast to death before their eyes, his head be.
ing only three or four feet from the top of
the mouth of the kiln. Parkhurst realized
his situation, and his groans touched the
heat stitled his voice, and insensbili,y and
death followed within fifteen minutes from
the time he went down.
large pair of tOngs were finally procured
and the work of recovering the body COM
menced. Only portion of the stone could he
removed. owing to the heat, and dozen men
took hold of the rope around the body and
finally succeeded in lifting it out and over the
mouth, whence it was lowered to the ground
on stone car, used in taking stone from the
hour after he fell IN.
Not vestige Of clothing remained ON the
body of the unfortunate man, the flesh was
baked. blistered and torn in places by the fire
9 sight not soon OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES (Mich.)
Courier.