The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-11
MR.. 4vTRIM,s CLOSE CALL.
Nearly Hanged by Being Caught Up by .
Horse Hayrork Rope.

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Elmer Antrim OF Windsor avenue had n mar
row escape from death Tuesday that he will not
soon forget. He was assisting ut hayi" z. his
duty at the barn being to superintend the plac-
ing OF the hayfork and delivering its load at the
desired point on the NOW.
1t may not be generally known that hayforks
or perhaps hay unloaders, moro properly-are
quito the thing. and many o. them are being pur-
chased BY farmers to relieve some OF the arduous
work OF haying. They are capable of graphing
almost any size OF forkful, from a fifty pound
tumble up TO a ton or more, according to the
wishes of the manipulation. For the pur-
pose of unloading a pulley is rig2ed in
the barn lott, through which the fork
rope passes. Another pulley is attached to
the side Of the barn over the NOV. and through
this the rope also passes. thence obliouely out
through the entrance back of the load. where a
horse Is attached to 1t, whose duty 10 to pull the
forkful up. A"run" leads across toward tho
full is lifted to the proper height the
man on the load pulls q cord. which runs
IL Inc p ISps seFI ioea, eder the the m mow; mEee CALI IL
out "Ail right" The horse turns back, the rope
slackens. the fork lets drop It's load. and tho OPP
orator pulls it back for another lift. To the un-
consists OF couple q hooks or arms fastened at
the arms are connected they are opened to their
utmost; then the tightening OF the rope closes
them as far as the load will allow and-"up she
goes"
1t was while attending to these matters Of ad-
justment that the accident happened to Mr.;
Antrim. Tho fork had returned TO the load. had
signal Go ahead. As The strain came. the pui.
Icy on the side OF the barn gave way. bounding to
the load and striking Antrim on the side OF tho
Antrim and in q twinkling II had caught
about his mock and he was being pulled up-in-
deed it was a mere twinkling, II moment, from
the time no gave the order & go ahead when no
tinued along, his attendant not dreaming Of an
accident. When the rope frightened about
amt Ills n %ndoub tie iHi pT "a 9fTF'SSfR s neck i;
from being broken. He could not speak
or give any alarm Whatever. Whom the
morse had reached the usual stopping place he
rested. holding the load VI! the attendant should
ave The word to turn. Nothing had been heard
from Elmer since the order 10 go ahead. and
when more than sufficient time had elapsed for
hio brother Eli stepped one aide and glanced up.
There was Elmer hanging by his neck a dozen
feet above the load and, to al appearances.
Turn the horsei Turn tho horse quickT' and
the attendant made ht'tc, still not himself
dreaming what the trouble was. Once the rope
upon the load. by the tiIne tho men had
scrambled avon the load he had revived SUN
cienGly 10 let them know that he was alive. do
WA assisted to the house, where II was TO nd
that the rope had cut nearly through tho 1sh
entirely around mis- ncck. and the strain wGS felt
inside the throat.
ity OF the roots OF the tongue was intense, and
hu was unable TO take anything out liquid nour,
ishmcnt. The soreness, responded 70 careful
treatment aud he was able 20 renew delivering
on his milk route. but 1t will be some time before
he viii b. III right. Il Is safe to say that he will
never 10. -ct tho tcTribls moments when he WA
biiapondCd In the ali. the rope gradually tight
cning TO sunor,tion, and he unable " make hi
CUgulllun Known.