{"id":3669,"date":"2022-09-06T18:52:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T22:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lincolncemetery.org\/?p=3669"},"modified":"2023-02-01T10:35:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T15:35:21","slug":"flays-sisters-as-guardian-journalist-watches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lincolncemetery.org\/index.php\/flays-sisters-as-guardian-journalist-watches\/","title":{"rendered":"Flays Sisters as Guardian Journalist Watches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Family Historian Flays Sisters as Guardian Journalist Watches<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

In an unprecedented and deeply disturbing article published by The Guardian, on Sunday, September 4th<\/a>, “journalist” Amelia Tait lauds the systematic destruction of historical cemeteries through the application of hydrochloric acid to marble headstones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Tait has done is encourage a new trend in cemetery vandalism, done by ignorant amateur genealogists. A trend that had already been increasing at an alarming rate<\/a> all around the world over the past two years. This is a story about how family historian, Ryan Nott (TalesOfATombstone), flays sisters as guardian journalist watches…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you can do, as a responsible historic cemetery steward, to avoid causing such devastating harm? We’ll cover that! How could possibly correct it, if it has already been done? …A suggestion for remediation is included at the bottom of the post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comments from experienced monument restoration professionals, and all others who have experienced and\/or encountered this type of human-inflicted damage to our cultural heritage, are welcome!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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May 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Scene of the Crime<\/strong> is at first glance an affluent coastal town.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their names were Annie, Agnes and Margaret McWatters. And On a rainy day in May, they drew Ryan Nott\u2019s attention. After pinpointing his targets, the 31-year-old returned and parked adjacent to their home. After he removed his gear from his trunk, he pulled on a long-sleeve shirt, and he donned his black rubber gloves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

     Walking towards their home, It was almost as if the whole community rallied behind him–the neighborhood echoed with cheers and chants… and as he was approaching the sisters he started to spray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With hydrochloric acid none would survive…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Any Historic Coastal Town<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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DON’T EVER use ACID Of Any Kind on any Historic Gravestone!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

TalesOfATombstone Liquefies Historic Marble Headstones in Scotland on TikTok<\/h3>
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Hydrochloric acid is used for a large number of small-scale applications, such as leather processing, household cleaning,[33]<\/a><\/sup> and building construction.[7]<\/a><\/sup> Oil production<\/a> may be stimulated by injecting hydrochloric acid into the rock formation of an oil well<\/a>, dissolving a portion of the rock, and creating a large-pore structure. Oil well acidizing is a common process in the North Sea oil<\/a> production industry.[23]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hydrochloric acid has been used for dissolving calcium carbonate, e.g. such things as de-scaling kettles and for cleaning mortar off brickwork. When used on brickwork the reaction with the mortar only continues until the acid has all been converted, producing calcium chloride<\/a>, carbon dioxide<\/a>, and water:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CaCO 3 + 2 HCl \u27f6 CaCl 2 + CO 2 + H 2 O (\u201cHydrochloric acid\u201d, 2022)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

It took Nott an hour and 40 minutes to clean the three sisters\u2019 grave, during which he sweated, accidentally splashed acid on his wrist and coughed as acid vapours blew in his face<\/span>.<\/em>(Tait, 2022, p. 2)
Anything that is known to take layers of skin off of a person, or strip paint off of a building is going to do IRREVERSIBLE HARM TO A HEADSTONE!
The Damage that is caused by any chemical is going to irreversibly harm the gravestone you are “cleaning.”
Stone is much like wood when it comes to taking in moisture. Softer stones can be like giant sponges and that is the biggest danger and concern over what to apply on them. Common everyday soaps to harsh chemical will travel deep into the stones and cause damage from the inside out. This is the type of damage that can\u2019t be detected until it\u2019s too late..<\/em> <\/strong>(\u201cDon’t Clean With\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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