National Republican., 1876-01-01
THE LATEST GASOLINE HORROR.
Death Of One Of the Victims -Coroner's In
quest-verdict Of the Jury, Ete.


The lamp explosion which took place in the
family Of Mr.. Conrad Reinhold, No. 40 Portland
street, last night, resulted in the death, ct
o'clock this morning Of one Of the victims, Annie
Reinhold, aged twelve years. DR.. r. @. Lee, coro-
ner, this morning summoned the following jury OF
inquest: Samuel s.. Linthicum, foreman; Henry
Kunkel, Jacob Peters, Charles ]. Wood, Charles
T. Davis Frank O. Wood, William B. Davis,
John c. Reislnger, John Warfeld, Caleb
Kelly, Richard B. Philips and Jas. Kenny.
The first witness sworn was officer Befelt, OF the
southern district who stated that he was informed
by lad that there was fire raging in the house;
upon going into the room, which is in the second
upon a lounge; the clothing was completely
burned from her person, and her head and body
seemed to be burned to n crisp; he (witness)
picked the child up and placed her upon q bed,
by which time doctor arrived; when he entered,
the room was filled with smoke, there were burned
rags and clothing scattered over the floors; did
Conrad Reinhold, father of the deceased, was
next called and stated that he, with his family,
were sitting In the room at the time Of the &C aeci.
were about to all sit down to the tables Mrs Rein
hold took lamp from the mantel piece and placed
light: she had scarcely resumed her seat when
the light seemed to be extinguished and the lamp
burst, scattering the burning fluid over her and
infant, on his knee; he rushed out in the pas
sage with 1t to place it out of danger; when he
returned his wife and two daughters were envel-
oped in flames; witness was sure that the explo-
sion took place while the lamp was sitting on the
table. thinks the most damage done to the burned
Pares s1S WAS E9% b the oil paa1g up fTSm the 199r
lamp exploded while in her hand.
John Reinbold, brother of the deceased, was
the same as what his father had stated regarding
the explosion. Witness carried his sister, Chris
tina six years Of age into the yard and suppressed
the flames with wet blanket; she was burned
about the left arm and shoulder, and had por-
tion of her hair burned off; witness heard no re-
port when the lamp burst.
deposed that he had been sent for and arrived few
moments after the accident: found the mother and
child most horribly burned; had no hopes Of the
little one when he first saw her, but did what he
could to mitigate her suffering; the childs cloth
ing was completely burned from her body and
the features Of the scarcely recognizable;
this was M 600 O'Clock: applied linseed OIL lime
water and morphia; came back at IL o'clock and
found the patient fast sinking; remained with her
until she died.
DIR. WombIe was the last witness to testify.
Stated he is surgeon of the fire department; as
sisted Dr. Buddenbohn in attending the patients;
was satisfied that death was caused by gasoline
burns. Here q question arose among the Jury as
to whether the fluid used was gasoline or coal oil,
the majority was in favor Of the latter, and DR..
Womble was called on to make the test. Seucers
containing each Of the fluids were brought into
the room and fire applied, by which the gasoline
the II aboRe the
messed the test fully agreed with him.
The following is the verdict Of the Jury: "It is
the opinion of the jury that Annie Rienhold came
to her death by being burned by the accidental
fall or explosion Of a lamp containing gasoline
OIL"
Mrs. Reinhold, whose face and breast were also
shockingly burned, is reported by the physi-
clans TO be in a very critical condition. The
corpse of the girl is in the ROOM lying at the
foot of her mothers bed. The room presents
sad and sickening picture. The unfortunate wo-
man has an infant only seven weeks old. She
n IN h1t
and prays constantly for her deceased child
Baltimore Erening Neus, Dec. 80.