21 August - Disemboweled by Pressurized Air
You should never see this side of a person. Â Photo source.
Albert Sitka sat nervously in his chair. Â He was in the office of the Illinois Steel plant at Wabansia and McHenry street, waiting for a quick job interview. Â Around him the hustle of the industrial warehouse continued around him, various other workers ignoring him and going about their jobs. Â With any luck, heâd be able to join them on the floor quickly.
As he looked straight ahead of him, several workers snuck up behind him, stifling back giggles. Â Hands reached towards him and yanked him violently from the chair. Â Albert shoved back at the hands, but there were too many.
The men who grabbed him - other workers in the plant - ripped at his shirt and pressed something against his stomach. Â It was a hose, attached to a terrifying looking machine. Â A couple of men worked to get the thing started while the others continued to hold him down. Â Laughing, the thing finally sparked up.
It was a compressed air machine.
Air violently burst through the hose and into Albertâs stomach.
To everyoneâs horror, the machine quickly gained power and increased pressure drastically. Â The force of the air coming out of the hose soon ripped through Albertâs stomach, and tore his organs to bits. Â They spewed out of the hole, blood splattering everywhere. Â
Though Albert was brought alive to the hospital, he could not survive. Â Police realized that the employees had been trying to play a prank on Albert, but it had gone horribly wrong. Â
From the Chicago Tribune, 9 August 1907. Â Source.