The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-02-14
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT
Happens to 10. A, Zumsteln, For
merly Of This City.
An Iron Rod In tho Columbus
turn Verein Gymnasium
Runs Into His Body aud PeriOrates
Ills Lower Bowels His Con-
dltIOn Critical,

The startling news was given OK
oluaiyely In the NEws'DEMOoRAT Sat
urday that E.A, Zumstein, formerly Of
this city, and man well known and
u man highly respected In this city was
ut deaths door NJ Columbus, No do,
tails could be secured but relatives were
summoned 10 his bedside Immediately,
His relatives aud friends here have
been waiting anxIOusly for news OF his
sudden Illness, ana letter from Co
lumbua Ia expected to-day The NEWS
DEMOCRAT has secured u Sunday Cap
ital aud Ia II Ia the following pXtendud
account Of an accident that will un'
doubtedly deprive Mr., IumatoIn Of his
life.
A terrible accident happened Friday
night 10 ono OF the prominent German
residents Of the clty-Mr, Edward A.
Iumatcin - the result OF which his
phyaIolan6 have grave doubts about,
On the evening above mentioned, NJ
about nine o'clock, The Turner's, u Ger
man society composed Of few OF the
best citizens Of that nationality In this
city, were going through their regular
gymnaatlc eyOlutlona NJ their hall on
South High street Ia the course Of
the evening and ~ part OF tho exer'
Cltea, u becomes necessary 20 use
wanda made Of iron, They are rods
about aa long aud ~ large ~ u broom
stick and are used for the purpose of
adding atrength 10 the muscles Of the
arms and hands. IL requires powerful
work 10 handle them adroitly, and they
are regarded as beneficial aB iron dumb
bells and much 10 the same purpOde,
10 was while exercising with these
that Mr., Iumateln met with the hOrrl'
BILE accident that Ia indeed regarded aa
critical, During u rest In the exercises
aud while waiting for the next drill or
exercise with the wands, Mr., IumStein,
u powerful and muscular man, weigh
ing about one, hundred and eighty
pounds, playfully began jumping over
his wand, precisely ~ the small school
boy does u hltchlng post, and the last
time no attempted the feat he mscllGu'
lated Tho strength necessary W hoist
him clear OF the heavy Iron rod, and he
slipped, coming down directly on top
of the wand, itontered his body immo'
diatOly alongside the reCtum, and peno.
trated as near as can DO ascortained,
about three inches, IL then perforated
and entered the lower bowels, and that
Is whore the dangerous nature Of the
wound lies,
Dr. Edward llerbst his family physl.
clan, was called In aud after making nm
examination, expressed grave doubts ns
10 his recovery aud concluded 10 call In
DR., Hamilton, rather than bo governed
wrong In the matter DR., Hamilton
instantly cO.inClded with Dr. llorbSt,
and pronounced the wound as exceed
ingly dangerous, as there are already
symptoms Of perltonitls, and the
chances Of Mr. Iumstein's recovery Nro
Mt present, decidedly doubtful, The
best that can DO said Is that he Is In
deed In precarlous condition.
Mr.. Iumstein came TO this city from
Canton, o., about one year ago, and
such is his force Of character and gen.
tlemanly qualifications that he directly
became ono of the first German citizens
OF Columbus. lie has been employed
nj tho Westbote Office rs printer and
foreman ever since he came TO Colum.
bus, and 10 we'll thought Of th0re He
lisa prominent member Of National
Lodge /, o. o. r., the Turn Fest,
knights of PythiRs and AlsaCe Lor.
raine, the latter being u Franco.
prus3Ian society and composed
principally Of former residents Of that
part OF Europe, He Is about 30 years
of ogc mud higawlfe ard Two children,
u boy aged II and girl about . years
old.
The many friends Of unfortunate
gentleman who have learned of his ter.
uble accident Wr dowugaSl with grief,
us they had learned to admire him for
his many Hno qualities. DR., Ilerbst
was seen NJ Il late hour last night and
while he would not say his patient was
any worse than IL outlined above, he
would not say he was any better, aud II
IN impossible NJ this writing TO forecast
tho result,