The age-herald., 1899-09-01
MACK STONE WAS BOILED TO DEATH -.
  Fell Into a Reservoir of Hot
 Water. WAS BRICkLAYER'S HELPER  Rolling Wheelbarrow Along Edge of the Pool and Fell In-His Body Not Found Until Yester-
 day Afternoon
 
WAS BRICKLAYER'S HELPER

Mack Stone. a young white man about 22 years of age met tragic end at Ensley on Wednesday, morning last by being lit- erally boiled to death in reservoir of hot water which is used to supply the engines of the big furnace plant at that place.
 The fact that the unfortunate man had fallen into the pool was not discovered un- til late yesterday afternoon, when the body cama to the surface, and was fshed out by his fellow workmen who on ac- count of the distorted features were un- able for some time to identify him.
 Was a arickiayer's Helper
 Young Stone was employed as a brick layers helper, and as such was engaged in wheeling brick to a point near the reser- voir, where repairs are being made on the pump house. The reservoir which supplies the big furnaces with water is about twenty-five feet in diameter and is about eight feet deep. It Is built even with the surface and has no rail or protection around it. The exhaust from tine engine room and boilers is returned to the pool, which gives the water a tempera ture of about 250 degrees.
 Stone was assisting W. s. White, brick layer. who was at work on the inside of the building and instead of wheeling his brick through the inside of the pump house as the other helpers were doing in order to save time came around by the reservoir, wheeling his barrow along the top of the brick facing. About 10 o'clock he was missed from his work, but nothing unusual was thought of his absence. as k was cus- tomary for the foreman to transfere help- CTS from one portion of the works to an- other. He had been seen a few minutes before by one of his fellow assistants, who was working near the same place and it was supposed that he had either quit work or had been transferred.
 Hand Not Been Home
 Some further inquiry was made yesterday morning. and it was ascertained that Stone had not been home on the previous night, but still nothing was thought of his dis appearance. About o'clock yesterday af- ternoon the body of man was seen float ing in the reservoir by one of the workmen and the alarm was at once given and a crowd soon gathered.
 It was fished out, but was so badly burned and discolored that no one was able to identify it and only after Stones dis appearance was coupled with it. and in- quries made regarding any distinctive features of his dress, was 1t recognized.
 wheelborrow Was Found
 short time after, the wheelbarrow which he used was found in the reservoir which clearly established the identity
 It Is supposed that in pushing the barrow along the top of the reservoir he slipped and fell in, although no one saw him fall or heard any sound to indicate that he had fallen.
 Coroner Dallas was notified, and reached Ensey about 7:30 o'clock. A preliminary Investigation was begun, and will be con tinued this morning, although there Is lit- tie or no suspicion of foul play.
 The body presented horrible sight, and evidenced the terrible suffering which prob ably attended the unfortunate mans death. The remains were taken in charge by relatives and were prepared for burial.
 Coroner Dallas will return to Ensley this morning to make further inquiry into the accident.