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The L'Anse Sentinel
Saturday, July 14, 1900


                             FUMES OF DEATH
                             
                       Sad Fate of Two Young Men At 
                               Marquette.
                               
              Wednesday morning about 4 o'clock a workman employed
            at the Carp River furnace at Marquette ascended the
            stairway which leads up the side of the big stack and
            on the third landing, in a sheltered place, discovered
            the bodies of two young men who had been overcome by
            charcoal fumes emitted from a nearby vent hole.
              The place is warm, sheltered and out of the rain
            and it is apparent that they had climbed in there some
            time during the night before to get protection from the
            storm and sleep through till daylight. It is probable,
            cold and wet as they were, that they fell asleep as soon
            as the grateful warmth struck their bodies, and they did
            not notice the noxious gas which was being given out 
            through the vent. Death probably was not long in coming,
            as it is claimed that it would be impossible for a man
            to live where they were for over an hour.
              Investigations carried on by a coroner at Marquette,
            with the aid of the Oberlin, O., police, revealed the
            identity of the two men. They were OSCAR J. LEWIS and
            JAMES B. GILMAN, the former of Calumet, and the latter
            of Rochester, N.Y. Both young men were students at
            Oberlin University and were on their way to LEWIS' home
            at Calumet. A telegram received from Oberlin says they
            left there June 29th. From appearances they were rough-
            ing it, catching rides on freight trains when opportun-
            ity offered and footing it when not as fortunate. When
            they reached Marquette they were practically out of 
            funds, their total cash assets amounting to but thirty-
            five cents, which was in the possession of LEWIS.
            
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