Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1876 — Suicide by Dynamite. [ARTICLE]

Suicide by Dy namite.

In the annals of suicide few cases l are more remarkable than one which occurred a few days ago at Nitshill, in Scotland, where a miner named Duncan deliberately blew himself ap with dynamite. It segms that the unfortunate man, who was about fifty years of age, was - riitich distressed dt : remarks made about him by hispejgbbors. On Monday afternoon he was seen coming out of his housd with a parcel in his hand, described as being about thq size of a two pound loaf, and to Which were attached two pieces of colliers* “strum,” or ma*ch. This pbrqel>contained dynamite. Having procured a match from the house of a neighbor, th whom he remarked that “ they had said} ft. great deal of him lately. but he would put it past them how,” DUncah went out the street, and putting the parcel dowa-ftO; the ground, leaned wey over it. He then lighted the “ strum” with the matth. ’At this moment dohie boys, attracted by hie unusual attitude, came toward him “ Keep back,” shoutqd Duncan, “ftiPthe love of God t *or you will he blown ip to. eternity!” ( Thus, adjured, the. boys did = keep back; and it was well for thdmthat they did soi for a'ttoment -later then,was a loud explosion, .which startled the whole village, and Duncan was instantaneously blown to atoms. ‘On the : spot Where Ike dynamite had betm laid there was left * bole about threofeejt deep by two and ‘k' half wMe.-U/fcfr Gauttf. *k» ta»| -i. —.—■ **■»•«■ —~r The largest set of scales in the world has been built at Ashley, Pa. The platform is 160 feet long, of the width of a railroad traek, and can weigh 100 tons.