Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1889-10-16 | Page 1 | Burned in a Slag Pot

Burned In e Slac Pot Dnsvrn Oct 15A Leadville Colo special says A frightful accident happened hap-pened t James McHaskey one of tho workmen at tho American smelter this worken morning He was wheeling out a pot of not slag and he rested a moment on the edge of one of the pots filled with burning F slag He lost his balance and went in In attempting to save himself he but his arms and bands into tbe liquid which caused such fearful agonies that ho lost control of I himself and fell clear into the burning aia s From the waist down to the knees the Ucsh is horribly burned as are also his arms hands and head He is a most piti ful sight and has been removed to St Vin cents hospital where ho is receiving every attention It is doubtful he can recover