The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-08-04
I Ioung LaIT buTnad to Death
on her Wedding Eve.

The Albany Argus Of Thursday states :
Another victim has been added from this
vicinity to the EXTENDED list of deaths Gauss
ed by using coal oil. The victim was TO
have been made bride Tomorrow. but
death cheated the living bridegroom and
carried of the prize The yietim's name
Is Almlra Mckee, resident Of Cohoes. =
The story OF the acciden. is similar to those
cAronIcicd ~ every case-a careless use OF
the liquid GunpoWder. Late Tuesday after
noon the residents around No, 81 Mohawk
street, we're horrifcd at the spectacle of q
woman, who was literally mass Of living
AamcS, rushing out of that place and
screaming IN the most agOniZing manner.
4 am burning TO death Q God. will no.
body help me?' The spectators were
almost beside themselves With horror. and
1t was some seconds before an attcmpt was
made 10 eXtiuguish the flames. At last
Jacob Brown caught hold Of the garments
ot the unfortunate woman and a:temr ted
to remove them. la doing 50 his hands
were 50 badly burned that he will carry
the scars TO his grave William Wood,
came to Brown assistance, and, while the
TWO were pulling the woman $ dress off.
Michael Long dartcd into Whitaker barber
shop and procured a blanket. This lie
wrapped around the body of the woman
and endo2voIed to subdua the flames -
But he soon became weak aud tainted from
the horror of the sight. \ few moments
afterwards he was restored to consciousness
and renewed his efforts. When the flames
we're extlnsuished the woman was carried
back 10 Ihc house from which She had fled
The sight was awful While the flames
were consuming her garm cnts and roasting
her Hesh, she uttered agonizing cries that
cuTd!ed the blood OF all " ho heard them
Alter size was brought in the house her
cries ceased; out the scene was none the
less affecting. Her clothing had all been
burned, OF pulled off by the reople on the
street, and except on the face the flesh had
teen crIspcd by the fire, Her finger nails
dropped of and the end Of her tongue was
charred by lnhaling the flames. She res
tanned conscIousncSs aim most to the last, and
gave clrcumstantial account of the man
ner IN which IS had received her injuries.
y lew minutes previous TO her appearance
on the street she lighted a fire in a stove
by the aid OF kerosene, and feeling opprc~
henAve 2S to the whereabouts Of a little
boy committed to her charge, she set the
can containing the fuid upon the stove and
went in search for her charge Having
l0und tie boy, she returned TO the stove.
The lnhamabie material had caused the
klndIlags to blaze rapidly, melting the
sne Noticed, and fearing an accident she
caught hold Of the can with the intention
ot rGmoVIng It to 4 place Of safety. As
sne ., lifted 1t the bottom dropped off and the
oil ran oqt along the tor Of the stove which
was req hot. IN explosion Immediately
occurred, and the burning oil was hurled
over her dress, which caught fire. What
1nen 1,nen transplred has already been related. :
during the interval that elapsed between
the occurrence and her death, Miss Mckee
continually called for h2r ei1,os opI the
young man to whom she was co-agcd 70
be be married. The unfortunate Ia y l:uger,
g nearly four bours, when her snirit led
10 IT, Maker, leaving only Z Liackcnci
hias' ia OF humanity Of what few hours be
happy future. ."
The building caught fire from the flames
0ut 1t was quickly put out.