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Duluth, MN Garbage Incinerator Accident, Sept 1908

Posted November 28th, 2007 by Linda Horton

BURNED TO DEATH IN INCINERATOR

Herald Special Service.

Duluth, Minn., Sept. 21.---Pat. Tierney, teamster for the Zenith Paper company, fell into the city gargabe[sic] incinerator today and before he could be rescued was so terribly burned that he will doubtless die.

Tierney was dumping a load of paper into the incinerator. The box in his wagon slipped off and Tierney fell into the furnace with his load of refuse. Before he could be pulled out his clothes were burned from his body.

Grand Forks Daily Herald, Grand Forks, ND 22 Sept 1908
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

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