Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-11

MOTHER AND CHILD BURNED TO DEATH
IN BALTiMoRE.-Coal oil explosions so
frequent that they have ceased TO provoke com
ment. The fatal burning of q mother and child
in this city on Saturday night, was, however, q
more sorrowful disaster than usually results
from the igniting of this most dangerous fluid.
Mrs. Rosenthal, residing at 33X Bank street,
was carrying her little son up stairs to put him
to bed. She had kerosene lamp IN her hand,
which accidentally dropped to the floor, and
was in flames. Her husband was walking be-
hind her, but be was so burned and frightened
as not to be able to render any assistance. Two
policeman who were on duty in the neghbor-
mood, heard the poor woman's screams and ran
into the house. They extinguished the fire, but
not before both mother and child had been
fatally burned. They lived but a few hours
Inc eoroner's jury found that death had re-
suited from accidental causes. but appended TO
their verdict caution against the use of a GER
tam brand of coal oil, and a request to the
municipal authorities to prevent its sale for
illumination purposes.-BGH. american to-day.
AN EXTRAORDINARY LOCAL SroRM-The
thunder storm which occurred in Baltimore be-
tween and o'clock Sunday morning was one
OF the most remarkable that has ever occurred
IN TINS section of the country, and is described
by the signal officer, DIR. II. J. Penrod as the
heaviest that has occurred since the establish
ment OF the signal station in this city. There
iell IN one hour one inch and thirty-two one
hundredths OF rain, and what was most remark
able about the storm, it was confined to Balti-
more ana the immediate vicinity, as no rain
cities, from Washington to Cape Nav. At the
Wesley grove camp meeting, some II miles from
the city, the large assemblage of citizens of
Baltimore gathered there passed through a calm
and pleasant night, entirely unconscious of the
terrific storm which burst upon their homes,
Another notable feature of the storm was the
rspidity and binding brilliancy of the lightning
and the sharp quick detonations of the thunder
indicating the unusually close proximity of the
overchargea clouds.-Bdlt Sun, 11h.
A WOMAN HORRIBLY SCALpgp.-Jn New
Haven, Conn, last Friday morning, during a
shower, Mrs. Ann Mooney, at work in a SHIRT
factory, went to window in the fourth story of
the building to close the sash. Near the win
dow was line Of shafting in rapid motion.
Mrs Mooney wears very high back hair Her
movement to shut the window was made in
haste, and the shaftiRg caught In the hair The
set screws in the shaft worked themselves into
her scalp, tearing scalp and hair entirely off
Inc SKIN OF both ears were entirely torn off
whe whole thing was but the work of a mo-
ment, but it left her in q condition which
months cannot repair. A woman was in the
room at the time, but could render no assist
ance. Drs. Park and Smith were Immediately
called and trimmed, replaced and sewed on the
scalp, the patient suffering excruciating pain,
at times going off into a condition Of uncon-
seriousness. Mrs. Mooney has been many years
attached to this factory, and was known all
over the city. DIR. Park expresses the opinion
that she cannot recover.