The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-02-19
r!e2.,ED BY RED HOT WIRE.
Then Awful Fate cf u Workman in
Trenton Mill.

Then Awful Fate If u Workman in
Trenton Will.
''.rne Haunted Mil" is t!e title CIV
sn by @o,kirgucu to the new Clinton
street acncx to Roeblipgs wire and roll
iuc mil in Trenton, New jersey.
TIE men have some cause for the
name, too, for, although the mill his
been operation but few months, nearly
q dozen OF of their fellow workmen have
been stricken there with death in the
most shocking manner possible. Indeed,
so super.sitious are the men beco ming
that they 60 to their labor very reluc-
tartly.
THE PERILoUS PROCESS.
The drawing of wire under the pro-
cesses used at Rocbliug's is extremely
dangerous, although the firm is rapidly
replacing the old machinery by the pipe
guide system.
a number OF large bars of heavy iron
several inches in diameter are now plac-
ed in furnace, and when at white heat
thcy are rushed over to the chain OF
twelve rollers with grooves, aud 1t IS
while they pass through these rollers
that the danger arises.
Two men on either side of the rollers
take charge of the iron in its heaviest
state, and from then on to the hnisher,
who is stationed at the end of the long
line of rollers. are boys.
DANGEROUS WORK.
The iron passes through the first groove
in the heavy state very rapidly, aud at
the opposite side of the rolls stands a
boy with pair Of tongs, who must
catch this rod of red hot iron, going at
rate of about rod a minute, twist II
about his head in a snake like wrlggle
apd pass the end into another groove OF
a hole smaller than the one through
which it has just passed.
If the boy misses the hole or guide In
to which he should pass the hot lroI
in an instant the iron bends, the enc
shoots up and If the lad is not nlnbl'
enough to get out Of its way 1t goes
through his body.
This was the position held by Charlie
Cheattle, and, although he was considered
first class workman, he was not qulcS
enough to escape the swiftly rolling lro'
and it pierced his body through an;
through.
uoTcnKIss' AWFUL FATE.
A few days ago Thomas Hotchkiss
one of the most expert "toughers, Q
, men who handle The hot iron when
/ first passes through the rollers, was kll
ed in this mill in an even more horrlbl
t manner than was young Cheattle.
< Hotchkiss was standing before tD
furnace with his tongs when an accider
4 happened. A Afellow workman stoope
!. over to repair the damage, and at tt
i same instant large square rod OF lrc
/. came rushing from the furnace and o7
& ing to the 0isarran cement OF the furna(
e Hotchkis codld neither stop the iron d
D turn it from its course. Nor could
?, move out of his tracks.
,ri He bent over, thinking it might pa
h over his head, but in this be was mlsta
! en-.
/ CLEAR THRoTGH HIN.
IS 'Ihe end Of the red hot rod entered Il
lower part of his abdomen and pass!
q through the body, coming out at t
( neck and burning out his entralls.
a Not one drop of blood was shed, b
IS Hotchkiss was dead before the iron cou
- be extricated.
e. The Hungarian who was injured.
er Sheowire department on Tuesday mig
Sc lies n precarious condition:
$; The RoebliDgs employ about 81