The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-01-04
HRART- RENDlN1 AccIDENr-UpsETrIyG

OF
AN EsTIMABLE LADY FORMERLY or WIN
epEsrER.- The Nashville papers publish 4
detailed account of the death of Mrs. jim
'sttrtcvant, mthat ely, Sunday night, the
oath ultimo.. Mrs. 5. was u native of this
place, and Der maiden name Klizabetl,
White RobinsonySis familiarto many ofour
citizens. Her husband, DR.. j. N. Sturte-
want, is superintendent of the Blind In
stitutc in Nashville. From the Union and
Alncriean we extract us follows in regard
to the unfortunate accident which caused
the death OF this cstimablc lady. "About
10 O'Clock Sunday night persons in the
%ncighborhood ofthe Tennessee School for
the Blind were startled by the screams of
a woman near by. In u few seconds a
light was seen, as If some building in the
vicinity were on tire. This was, at first
thought to be the case, and an alarm oflre
was Immediately given. But what is
worse and more shocking to contemplate,
the form ofa woman wrapped in flames,
and calling aloud for help, was seen to
quickly run across Cedar street, Just above
its intersection with Sumner, and there
fall upon the sidewalk, Being attracted
by thesound. several persons rushed to the
assistance of the unfortunate lady who,
frantic with terror, had fallen by the side
Of the pavement, and was screaming with
pain and agony for help. a negro man
and a gentleman named L. P. Harper, Of
Louisville, Ky, were the first to reach the
PROSTATE form, and used their utmost ex-
ertions In tearing of the burning gar
ments and releasing her from the burning
robe Of death. A blanket was obtained,
and being eiiyeloped In this, after most of
The burning garments had been torn off
she was carried into the Blind Institute,
for by this time SHE had already been rec
Ognizcd as the amiable and most esteemed
wife of Dr, j. n. S%turtevant, Superinten-
dent OF the Institute. Drs. Kerrhiyal.
Bailey, Madden, Briggs and Nichol, were
summoned, and did all that human aid
could to alleviate the sufferer and save her
life. For three hours or more Mrs. Stur-
tevant rested comparatively easy and
Somewhat comfortable, but commenced
suffering intensely about l O'Clock, and
breathed her last at a quarter past three
the following morning, Previous
to herdeath the unfortunate victim stated
that she had placed the lamp upon the bu-
reau. and in doingso tipped it to one side,
allowing the coal oil to run out
on the burning wick, taking fire, and as
she turned around to go out of the room,
the blaze on the lower part of
her dress. Seeing no one near, she ran in
to two or three rooms with the hope of
meeting some one who could put the
out. Not seeing any one in any of
the rooms up stairs, she went below, and
knowing what danger there was in going
among the blind inmates, the poor wo-
man, already wild with terror, rushed
through the back gait into the street,
screaming all the time for help. Two per-
sons, one with a shawl, by means of which
he easily could have extinguished the
were near by when shI ran out at
the gate, but instead of affording assist
ance. commenced running down the street
and left her to her miserable fate. Mad
with pain and terrified with the
of her situation, she sank exhaust
ed upon the pavement, where she was
picked up by the above parties, Though
he dress was of worsted, yet being lined
With cotton, burned rapidly, and the flesh
burned raw over two-thirds Of the
,ody. The right side of the face was ter
IDLY burned, and it is strange that she
'Ould have survived SO long.