The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-08-03

man.
you'll do, Reagan" said Mr.. Irby.
land I'll givesyou permanent JOB. You
may go to work at The other shop on
Forsyth street this afternoon"
The mans face beamed with pleasure.
Thank you, sir,'' he said, and he con-
tinued to hammer away Cd the iron, his
heart glad at the words of praise Mr.
! 1rby had just bestowed upon his work.
Just at that instant gentleman drove
up in front of the shop and called Mr..
lrby out. He went out on the sidewalk,
leaving the bottle of carbolic acid sitting
beside Reagan's anvil.
THE FATAL TEMPTATION.
Regain was perspiring at his forge when
his eye fell upon the little moon shaped
whisky flask filed with +he dark, reddish
stuff that he little knew contained his
death.
1t was familiar sight to the toilng
blacksmith, and he grasped the bottle
eagerly. Freeman was standing by
watching, and he too seemed eager for a
drink.
''Now, We'll just drink this said
Reagan, ano turning the bottle up he
swallowed half of it.
Freeman took thesbottle from his hand
and swallowed the other half. The stuff
burned his lips. 1t was like the sting Of
a serpent.
He hurled the bottle away from him
and clasped his hands to his stomach.
With terrible expression Of lear on
their faces the two men stood speeohless.
looking at each other, while they were
being consumed by an inward fire. With
a moan of pain Regain rushed toward Mr..
Irby.
THEIR TERRIBLE SUFFERING.
Mr.. Irby was still talking to the gen
tleman in the buggy when Reagan rushed
out upon the sidewalk.
The mans face was terrible to see
The change five minutes had wrought
was enough for twenty years. His eyes
were wild, his face frightfully drawn
and white streak where the acid had
burned was across his chin Pointing
mis- hand at his mouth Reagan wildly ex-
claimed: "Acidr' he could say no more.
In moment Mr.. Irby OWNED the truth
tile man had drank the carbolic acid |!
, He shouted to one of the men to run
fer doctor. To another he said: Gar
ny him down to DR.. Tally's drug store
quickT'
moment later Mr.. Irby saw Freeman
, staggering about in the rear of the shop.
and catching him by the arm he carried
him to the drug store, where Reagan had
already arrived. Dr.. Tally was not in
and IL. Glass attended the men. They
{ we've given copious draughts of sweet
Oil, and artiffci respiration was tried to
keep them alive. The mems agony was
terrible to see. Unable to speak, still
conscious, the poor men were burning
to death while the crowd of men looked
on. After al hour they were taken to
tie Grady Hospital.
At the hospital they were taken into
the temporary ward and Drs. Fensch,
, George and Blalock began work to save
them if possible But the poor fellows
were dying even then.
Nothing could have been more distress
; ing than to see them tos sing and rolling
about consumed 10y the burning, fiery
fluid, perfectly conscious and experience
ing all the terrible pain of death by fire
A dozen men stood by, but they could
| only watch them suffer. No human aid
could save them or allay their pain.
Doomed to suffer and die, with help
at hand, seemed to be their lot. The
physicians did all in their power, but the
t fiery acid had got in its work upon the
tissues, and no healing balm they might
= administer would stop the throbbing pain.
FREEMAN DIES.
! Freeman's condition was the worst.
r and he lay gasping or breath, while his
half-closed eyes gazed appealingly at the
bystanders, as if pleading for help.
He sprang up like a mad man once or
: twice, his eyes glazing like those of a fe-
roc GUS beast. His strength was mighty.
and it took three men to lay him back on
his bed
Thus he suffered. Not word did he
utter, though perfectly conscious. Death
came willie he was struggling, aud when
the flush of life had faded from his face.
the pallor of death was not so white as
t white mark across his chin, where
the acid had been.
Shortly after lis death his body was
removed to Patterson's undertaking es-
adjustment, under the direction of Pres
ident Davis, of the Horseshoers Union.
} Mr.. Davis gave orders that the body be
given a decent burial. An inquest will
be held this morning, after which tits
likely that a post norton examination
will be held by Drs. Blalock, George and
Gill, of the Grady hospital.
REAGAN'S CONDITION.
All through last night Reagan's suffer
ings were terrible. Not for an instant
was the pain allayed, and it was with
difficulty that the sufferer could be kept
in bed.
Reagan is powerful man. At times
he jumped out OF bed and when the
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