Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-02-26

DREADFUL ACCIDENT. .4a-On Monday even.
ing last, dreadful accident occurred at the
house Of J. d. Anderson, In this village. While
Mrs Anderson and hcf daughter were absent,
a little girl who lived with them, named Eliza
Ann Collins, in carrying a lamp, by accident
Knocked off the chimney, when the flame run
ming down into the lamp, farcd up into her
face. This SO frightened htt that she dropped
the lamp on the floor, shattefing IT, and coyef-
ing her garments with the burning oil. ALMOST
instantly she was In sheet Of flame, and ran,
shrieking, out Of doors.
Mr. Bugbec, who rcsides next door, hearing
her cries. ran ont, and found her standing by
his fence, so completely enveloped in flames,
that he thought, at first, II must be a bundle of
shavings on fire. But she was crying save
me save mel" Mr.. Bugbce threw her down
in the snow, and covered snow on her till he
had extlhgushed the flames, and then carried
her into the house. Her clothing was entirely
burnt off save the waist to her dress and the
linen that was Immediately beneath H. From
her waist to her knees her body was literally
crispcd
DIR, Eamcs dressed her wounds, but it was
evident that no human skill could avail, since
she had inhaled the flame, and even her lips
and tongue were scared with the fire She
fingered in intense suffering till Wednesday
morning, at about o'clock, when she died as
gently as though going to sleep.
Mrs Anderson and her daughter were un-
remiting in their attention to the poor sufferer,
putting bed in their sitting room, so that
every want of the injured child might be i'm
mediately known and satisfied, and watching
over her by day and night. One of their own
family could have received no more constant
care. The relatives and friends were freely adj
mitted to the house, and the body remained
there until the burial.
Eliza was good girl and had won the con-
fidence of the family, and of all who knew her.
She was but IA years old, and yet showed a
degree of faithfulncss and trlstiness that gave
promise for a useful womanhood. Living,
| heretofore, with the families of Mr.. Gilkey, Mr..
Bruce and Dr. King, she had won great many
friends and particularly among the children.
During her terrible suffering, as we'll as at
the time of the accident, the neghbors were
very kind and attentive, and it was owing %
their prompt efforts that Mr.. Anderson's house
was saved, since the floors had already ignitcd.
| 1t seems hardly amiss, even though in con-
nection with the recital of SO terrible story,
that we urge a special caution in regard to the
fearful stuff that we burn in our lamps,-dan-
gerous as gunpowder, quick to ignite, and fu-
rious when afame, we still become SO accus-
toned TO it, that it is left freely in the hands OF
servants and children in almost every house
1t is u dreadful cost at which to learn ex-
perience, when it is through a human life
Four times, at least, during few months past
has property and life been endangered through
it, Now IL life is sacrificed; and yet only one
of multitudcs of whom we read. This comes
home to us because it is where we see it.
All this is said, of course, not of persons who
use the oil, but of the oil itself. The greatest
care should be taken that the oil used has beer
tested, and is, therefore safe. Government re-
quires such tests rs will insure exemption from
such dire calamities. Let us urge on our cit
zcns that they see to it that the oil purchased
is such rs can be trusted.