Show a A HORRIBLE SUICIDE A DISPATCH from sn sin francisco stated briefly that a man named charles committed suicide by crawling into anto the furnace fire of the steam tug governor arwin J the details of the deed are surpassingly hor horrible tible had bad applied to the engineer of the beat for far the privilege of warming him himself this was granted and while in the stokers smokers sto kers room he be opened the door of one of the furnaces placed his hands handa among the burning coals and dragged himself into the opening two men caught him by the feet and endeavored to fo drag hilp blot out the san ban francisco chronicle Chron iole thus describes what occurred his body and limbs curled up lip inside the furnace and the united strength of the two men could not keep him from dragging in his feet they were compelled to let his bis feet go or be dragged in after him inside the furnace the fire s sprang up all around Tam elins body devouring prang e ourine bis trousers and shirt and consuming his S flesh as though it were so much grease the horrified men could bear the crackling as an the miserable victims body became fuel for the fire the fearful contortions of his bis limbs as he throw threw himself from one side to the other of the furnace burying himself beneath the coals were too horrible a sight for the fireman and his friend to look upon they turned their eyes away as into the furnace they plunged the coal rakes and an A tried to drag him out at last they succeeded but there was no life in the charred mass of flesh and bone at their feet ten minutes later and the remains of the suicide were at the morgue was recognized as a man who shortly before the tragedy had bad twice attempted to throw himself beneath the wheels of fire engine 12 the machine was out for the evening exercise of the horses and while passing along east street at a slow pace the driver saw a man attempt to throw himself under the rear wheel in an instant the driver checked the team but none too soon for the wheel just fust touched Ta melina 19 head A ittle later as the horsek were going at a jog trot past the same place again ran forward from the sidewalk and tried to throw himself under the wheels wheel but le be was a not quick enough and the wheel passed within an inch of his head bead there have been many appalling oases cases of self murder of late but this abi san francisco furnace incident is one of the most horrible acts of that character that has yet occurred the exciting cause of the deed was a t E complaint from which had suffered indescribable agony he undoubtedly belonged to what chauncey M depew calls the eshcol achrol of despair which evidently has a full complement of members |