, 1870-01-12
APPALLING CALAMITY.
Tie Dreadful Result or Qu Ex.
psOsiOn OF GusOline.
a Woman Burned to Death and
Three Other Persons Eeri-
ously Injured

A new burning 1uid hss recently come Into
vogue, and Is sold extenatyely under the name OF
"gaaoline," An extract OF petroleum, which ia ad-
venlsed ~ non ne1ploEve. 1t ts more easily f2nlted
than the ordinary kerosene. which requires to be
heated to a temperature OF at least ITO
degrees before 1t will burn. Gasoline will
burn readily At freezing point The
new 1utd has acquitted some degree Of popularity
and has been rapidly coming into use n fapn!hes,
under the belief that 1t Was non.explosive. Re.
cent experience has demonatrated taat thu quall-
~ Is dctuous one, nnd the Health Department
have had their attention called to 1t from aeverll
disattera OF an alarming Eature which paye lately
occurred. In the case Of the explosion on West
HaEuolph stleet. reported in 1HE FaIRCFE Of
tSe ne amp sooa dstae
Of eighteen inches from the can. The "nou.eI.
plosiVe" material exploded on that occs,lcn With
house 70 pieces, aud knock down lvo men on the
street Wh9 we're passing at distance Of sixty
feet from the erot.
than The accident on Randolph street. occurred
yesterday morning. IN the dwelling house OF Nj.
= Ho s sSua ,Kn3ey .ss
use OF The huIplCR nnlo. bur where accidents 90
feaE1nl urr occurring constantly IN spite or the
utmost precautions, It rhy be questioned whether
m1ssible.
A6ouI O'Clock yestesday morning, Mrz. Lsn-
ternan was making preparations To Iron sorne
clothes in snalifuom on tae kitchen. where sne
kept gasoline stove. Tnia srttcle she had
found .Sry nssip' aud great sa'tng q asor,
ss1et' ssDa sona tas aafa aso LAD h Per.aaa.
ss e sa9at y ssn ss4 ~ as as
se toas i i 1sftias III i Tse ss.oiss p.eled
the iron plate, aud connects by means OF q tnbe,
through which the nuId passes to be ,guiled and
heat up the snrtace. Mt. lante1na3, who Is q
ao1s asa i. Vie had paced her infsat eievea iS
Siicnen, where sne could watch it walie doing her
i lie sl,ehea fns stpea1s 70 sh
1nrtwo4 quart can coEtalnio1 me gaso..ne. ron
ssme Tie Sa sIess ns!i1g .!Sssay $ besn 1T l!sh,ea
as e s eaea 10 ns fseh As
cbar. leaving the can upon the ftoye, when the
gasoline TOOK IRE. MTs. Lsnternan Immediately
rrshed back and seized the can. nblle Il vas
grasp upcu the coor, tcstser.nR It's coss-nts all
a sss e. m
,ald. the names 6y thia tlme hnV,ng coGp;eiely
e5 ss
d nusnber OF workc1en employed ~ an adlolatng
house we're speedily on the spo: Lucius Lsn-
who occupies the upper pant Of the house mas the
| nrst 10 render bis ass1ttance. He hesrt fret q
rol6e frcrn The Easement, like the rushing Of
ns, ~ Tha ,,sn e1d chidnsn h,oa sst h;,s TI
@ ~ snG ~ "9 1ncwn, @ ~ .nran ~ W. W. ~
n+ T. 1h char h,cn .s ~ ,,TesHs ~ - r.,
msmee ~ and eaIed e II mt to- tha Taid zen ne M
nsSr. ~ - :. ~ ~ eoo 1x
.nIa,M.n :, .e1;sr me we, ran.ecs WIN 1.1e
| hnE1in1 ~ TIA iirns IND rrnnninr fhenn rnnrS1
NJ, SnfRr W Ehs Eas hoEnTsr hnrn,ed M IN fee.fni
manne1 irofn h.a5t Ia fnnr. ar,. A. Il nnoref VA
| hsrnrd nrrran ia. ~ his line m hnnxe had
cs1vhs IRE. and 1he nsmes Ters qu:ekly spread.
tnT nyer lie Gtcheu uoor. and TO tne
.ps s, Tsa sicsses ~ eve Mst,. stsI ctsrs haJ
| ~ M% t.tan Nre M + 1.n,nrman 1,s i.sS1ne' ~
ats tn1I.x IN 1ne h.nax of anne 1.ichners n1,
ast - - IN 9ha ororrss ~ tne cnnns rr.,jcn
n M 70 u antoG ~ eat e1t and
1Se eSstnsr ~ ae1e1e rersnna, fnin1r iii Two
nnae a. apro so hs1iS bHTret thst h. xtli r. s,,s
| h1sn for sn,ne lime -AN' 49, "-,> ~ A'N
I Mn IsnterEau vas carried to her roo1n and
laid nnon the ned. Sue was still cooscioaP, but
,he snerf aria nr1 sented was fTdred fr4ttt111
nne ts1i mr. r,2thin1 WA burned al. Her hair.
her face aud every por,on Of ber body, vas itter.
aiIy nurneo as block as cIuder and the suffering
az ste rndnred may be more easlT imactned thu
fn,A. n. EroI YHs III once called, aud come