The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-22
MET 4 FRIGHTFUL DEATH
Stockbeuer Fell Into . Furnace
Of White Bot Ore.
BONE WAS FOUND
Nc One Saw the Accident and the Fire
We Drawn Several Hour After
He was AissinG-Of Rxsm-
plary Habits.

Great Falls, Oct. 21--Some time dur
ing last night John stockbauer made a
misstep and plunged headlong into a
blast furnace filled with white hot ore.
That il the supposition at least. for
but one small fragment of bone has
been found He was the feeder on blast
furnace No. I at the Boston q Montana
smelter. and II was known that he
was working there until some time Just
prior to midnight. After that he was
missed. and this morning. when no
trace Of him could be found or anyone
had seen hin since midnight. the fire
was drawn from the furnace. n In
the charge was founda ~shapeless mass.
which IL not ore. and which had been
In IL. and therefore must be the re-
mains Of John Stockbauer. Just how
II happened no one will ever be able to
say. II was his duty as feeder to occa-
sionally open the urnac door and
look In to see how the charge was.
Possibly he made a misstep. or he may
have become dizzy or something may
have sputtered into his eye. causing
him to jump or. what is hardly prob
able. II may have been suicide. One
theory II about as good as nothe and
all are equally without testimony.
Stockbauer vas a single man, about
2s years of age. He had been an en-
ploye OF the smelter for the past four
years and was known as a sober. in
dustrious sort Of a fellow. extremely
methodical in his of doing ev-
arufhfnO and n fG this rharQctlrisfi
which makes his death the more
strange The furnace is guarded by a
hand rail inc IL would be difficult TO
fall into the furnace under ordinary
conditions. He was a member of the A.
o. U. w. and Of the Modern Woodmen.
and has resided in the Boston & Mon
tana addition with G. Gregor, n of
his fellow workmen at the smelter.
A similar fatal accident happened
at this smelter about six years ago
when a a who had gone into a
Broeckner furnace TO clean II out, fell
asleep from intoxication and went
through the wrong end of the furnace.
falling into the fue where the hot air
speedily reduced his body to a small
heap of bones.
IL was learned from Mr.. Gregor that
Stockbauer was born in Kirchdorf.
Bavaria, and came to this country
about IL years ago. He has no rela-
lives in this country. He lived for a
time in Michigan and then came to thi
state, finding employment in the Colo
RADIO smelter at Butte. He also worked
for a time at Livingston before com
ing to this city. He was an ardent
admirer of the Standard, having beer
a subscriber TO the first number is
sued and having continued his sub
scription up to this day. While work
ing at Livingston. Mr.. Gregor says the
deceased was In the habit of watkins
a distance of eight miles three times a
week in order hat he might get his
favorite newspaper.
The funeral will take place from the
residence on Sunday afternoon, inter
ment being made here. His friends are
very loud in their praise OF the de
ceased. He seems To have been not
only a man of exemplary habits and
quiet demeanor. but he was a close
reader and a man who kept himself
thoroughly informed on all topics.