The New York herald., 1870-01-15
ANOTHER KARosENE HORROR.
woman Burned To Death, Her Two Cfsii.
dren and Her Brother seriously Injured.

dren and Her Brother seriously Injured.
From the Chicago Tribune, Jan. l4.l
a a. ~" burning huid mas recently come intO vogue,
ana a : sold extensively under the name OF gaso-
hnc" an extract Of petroleum, wnch IS advertised
as az honexplosive- II IL more easily igniLed than
the ordinary Kerosene Jhich reouIres M he haared
10 temperature OF at least one hundred ana Ten
degrees before 1t Will burn. Gasoline VIII Dlirn
readily az freezing point rue new MUD mas ,e-
quica some degree OF popularity and has been
rapidly coming into use m amuies under the DelleI
thdt u was non-eXpiosve Recent experience has
aeinolstfaled tbat thi5 quality Is hctltIous one
anu the Health department have mad their attention
Called 70 u from several disasters OF an alarming
nature wnlch nave laley occurred lU The case OF
the explosion on est liandolpn street reborte IN
the Tft0une OF yesterday. It was snown tiiat lo
iaid lgDited from the name OF 4 lamp wnleh stood
ut distance OF epntcen Inches from the can yne
"noi-eXposive" material xllodel on that OCCASION
with sucn force as 10 blow tie 'front.' windows OF the
house 10 pieces aud KNOCK down twv men ON the
street VINO were passing at a distance or Sky iees
from the spot.
Another calamity. more appalling in It's results
than the accident on Randolph street occurred yes
terday morning ia The dwcing house OF Mr.. q, r.
Lantcrinan, No. lsl south ltoOsy street Like tho
other, 1t may be attnuted careless use of tue
purnlng nud but where accdents SO fearful are &c
curing constantly, IN spite OF the utmost precsa.
tons may be questioned whether the SAFE or sucl
dangerous material IL permlss bic.
81 About elght o'cocA yesterday morning Mrs. Ian
terinan Was masking preparatlous TO IRON some
clothes IN small room oil the kitcnen where sne
kept gasohne stove rus article sne had found
very uselui ana great saving OF laDor eSpecia, IN
heating irons. Her husband some time ago nad per-
suaded her 10 adopt IT, w0lcu sh dld with coisld-
Ill-
prove oi IL, ana was aways very cautious in wore.
lug WIN IT, Inc gasoline is poured INTO reservoir
Whtch N placed several ieet above the IRON plate,
anu an, vonhecls " ineans oI tube, through winch
tue mud passes 70 be gnitcd and heat up tne slIr
race. Mr. Laliernan who is u manufacturer OF
pialihS KNIVES, had gone 10 ms WORK and his
Wie mad placed her infant eleven months
ola, IN high char in the midaie OF the
Kitchen. where 3he could watch II while dong her
ironing, Clara little grl OF SIX years. was nayiug
III the kitchen Inc mother appears 10 have taken
the two quart can containing the gasoline, from
which she was 10 MI up che reservoir and ii upon
the stove near the name the stove having already
Deen il2nted ana the IRON put on to heat l,elore
iing the reservoir she went into the Kitchen 20
iecn caair, leaving the can upon the stove, when
the gasoilne TOOK fire. Mrs LanterInau iutue,,i-
acly rushed back ana seized The can, Wailc IL was
blazing and ran distractedy in.o the Kitchen. Tier
dress caught hie and the can c!l from her grasp
upon tne moor, scattering Its contens all around
and creating gas when neary sGliocated her.
She opened tho door ana ned INTO The yard the
flames by this tlme having completely enveiopei ner
person Her piteous cries Tor heip soon attracted
the attention OF the ncighbors and nlv Der OF
worKmen employed at an adjoining nouse were
speedily Oh tic spot Lucus Lanternlan tue
brother Of the iadys husband, VINO occupies the
upper part OF the house, was the iirst to render
MS assistance He neaid btst q noise from the
Dasement ike tue rushing OF wlnd followed
oy loud explosion then The screams OF
the woman and cMdren Drongat nim down
stairs. Ia q moment he sprang TO the
infant IN the chair which was already wrapped in
falnes ana carried lG out TO tue yard, Then lie e,-
deavored TO extuguish the names around Mrs Ian.
telnan, by sezing the wet clothes when were Dany
Ing on the lines and wrapping them around her
a
ner nom head to loot, and IL proved was yel onu
human ald. BY this unc the house had caught nre
ana the name5 were qdlckiy spreading over the
kitchen noor aud TO the walls. The clothes OF the
little girl, Clara had also taken fire. Mr. Iauter-
man, ieaving his sstefin.iaw IN tue hands of
negnb0rs, proceeded 10 arrest the progress uf The
conhagratlon whicn lie succeeded III doing by great
enort and az the expense severe personal injury.
HIS two hands were - badly burned that he will be
disabled for some time.
MIS-. Lantefinan was carried to her room and iald
upon the bed. Sho WAS sll conscious, but the
a n
her clothing was burned OH. Tier nalr, her face aud
every portion OF ner body was literally burned as
black AZ u clnder, and the suffering gas end ureu
may oe more easily Imagined tnan tod. DR.. Knox
was al once caiied and some opales were adninis-
tered, winch 10 some extent alleylatel her Dala
Tho infant was burned seysrey ia the lace anu
hands, aud from tbs Iist better hope WAS enter
tanned OF ITS recovery. Clara was also burned In
the hands ana eyes buf her injuries were not con-
sldered to be dangerous.
Mrs Lanterman was able to speak for several
hours after the occurrence and she told those who
stood by hcr bedside nearly all the circumstances
which nave been related above. Her only taotght
she SAID, when sne seized the can was 10 save ner
family. She tried with ali her might exLingaisn
the names before opening the door, but was sL last
overpowered, and nearly sufocated by the gas whicn
was generated from the blazing fluid. She llyod TIL
q quarter to TWO O'CLOCK IN the afternoon, when
death released her from her awful suffcriugs
Her husband did not near or the occurrence till it
was all over His wilo was thirysevcn years OF age
and was the mother OF foar children. lie is the
owner or the house IN winch he lives, two atory
frame dwelling, when appears 10 have been but
recently built He seemed completely overwhelmed
BY the calamity which had oyertaSen mis- family. lie
stated Jnat his wife had used the gasoline stove for
some time. she was generally very cautious IN using
IT. aud although she nad been aversc to its introduc
ton into the house at trst she had gradually come
To ike IT, He said he had never entertained any
fears about the nuid, and WAS less uneasy on the
SUBJECT than he had ever been ABOUT Kerosene. He
had encouraged ner to use It, Us IL WAS great
ing OF labor To her In COOKING or IRONING and en-
nbed her to look after her family while She was
preparing meals for them.
Fac Coroner VIII mold an iaqaes, upon the body OF
the deceased TINS forenoon.