Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-05
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
YOUNG LADY BURNED TO DEATH WHILE
WATCHING BY THE BEDSIDE OF AN AFFLIC1-
ED MOTHER-HER FATHER BADLY BURNED,

YOUNG LADY BURNED TO DEATH WHILE
WATCHING BY THE BEDSIDE OF AN AFFLIC1-
ED MoTHER-HER FATHER BADLY BURNED,
1t is our painful duty to record in this issue
one OF the most painful and distressing cases
of burning that it has ever been our duty t.
note. On last Sunday morning, about 81.
O'Clock, Miss Susan F. Reynolds, aged about 3.
years,and daughter of Mr.. John Reynolds, who
lives about three miles north Of Greenville il
this county, was SO severely burned that death
put an end to her suffering on Monday morn
ing at o'clock-not quite 81 hours after the &C
cident occurred. The circumstances of this
sad occurrence, as related to us, are as follows:
Miss Reynolds. the victim of this unfortu-
nate accident, had been sitting up, night aftel
night, for some weeks past, watching by tht
bedside of her afflicted mother, who was SO fee
Ole that she could not turn herself over in bed
in consequence of which she had become wea-
ried and suffered for want of the necessary
sleep. 1.-THE fatal night, she was sitting be-
lore the fire in an easy chair, and it is Imposed
that chunk or spark of fire rolled or popped
out and set fire to her clothes. Her mother
allied her for the purpose of turning her oven
in bed, and when she failed to come to her as
;istance, she turned her head and discovered
that her daughters clothing was on fire. The
Did lady aroused her by calling her, and when.
she awoke and discovered the situation, she
Immediately ran up stairs into the room where
Ter father was sleeping for assistance, and
,roused him, in doing which she set fire to the
oed in which he was sleeping. The daughter
Ind father finally succeeded in extinguishine
he flames, but not till after she had been fatal
burned and all the bed clothing on the BED
which the old gentlemen had been sleeping
al
rom her shoulders to her feet, and she lay in
he upper room in that condition from the time
she was burned until II O'Clock of the same da!
(Sunday) The old gentleman was so severely
burned ON his hands and feet that it was impos
ble for him to get out of the house to secure
my assistance.
Mr.. Geo Reynolds, brother of the unfortu-
nate young lady, who lives about one mile and
half from his parents, went to see them at IL
o'clock, A. M, and on discovering the terrible
condition of affairs, he ran and aroused the
,eighbors and had Drs. Gilkeson and Davis
allied in, who rendered all the medical assis-
ance in their power, but all efforts to save the
life of Miss r. were unavailing, and she breath
ID her last at o'clock on the morning of the
GLOWING day-(Monday.)
She had been a most devoted and attentive
laughter in the Affections of the family, and
deserves the highest concentrations for the
,ssiduity and care with which she watched by
he bedside of her afflicted mother. The aged
ather, though severely burned it is thought
i'll recover
Mr.. T. J. billiard, our informant, was at the
house on Saturday night for the purpose of de
| ivering mail matter, and Mrs. Reynolds in
listed on his remaining all night with them.
1ut he excused himself and left them all COM
,ara4ively comfortable at a quarter past nine
o'clock.