Daily Republican., 1879-06-09
AAAD ssI'sE.
A Chester County Woman Harmed
to Death While On her way HON .
from Market-COrOner's Inquest.

from Market-COrOner's Inquest
Last Saturday among these who at
tended the market in this city was Mrs.
Honora Lucy, a respectable lady resid-
ing near New Garden, Chester County.
After disposing of her produce, Mrs.
Lucy purchased a quantity of cotton.
several pounds of paint, several boxes
of matches, and many other articles all
of which she placed in the her wagon,
and after making her purchases she
started for home, and when about two
miles out OF the city, near Tatum's hill
it appears thai the matches by some
means became ignited, and the combus
tible materials contained in the wagon
We're soon in a blaze.
Mrs. Lucy thinking that something
was burning turned her head around
and discovered that she was Oh fire. In
fact. before she knew it her shawl was
| III a blaze. The horse at the time ap-
peared TO b- going along slowly, and as
soon as Mrs. Lucy saw the condition
she was in she jumped out OF the wa
gon, and laid alongside the road, until
several parties came to her assistance.
A colored man who happened to be near
by at the time, went to the woman and
tore her clothing from her which was
all in tlames. a reporter Of the Re-
PUBLICAN visited the grounds soon after
the accident happened. The infortu-
nate woman was taken to Il saloon on
the Lancaster Pike kept by John Glenn
and everything possible was done to
relieve her.
DrS. Dunning and Blo,ksom were i'm
lneG Giatel y sent for and soon arrived.
The physicians informed Ms. Lucy
that it would be impossible for her to
| live ana she expressed wish to be
taken to the residence Of her brother in
law, John Lucy, residing opposite 81.
Joseph S church. She seemed to realize
the fact that She could not live and the
request she made was compiled with.
, A bed was procured placed, in d wagon,
and she was conveyed to the residence
Of Mr. Lucy, where she died at l2.l5
| yesterday morning.
, As soon as the accident occurred
word was sent to Mr.. Lucy, who arrived
at the saloon OF Mr.. Gleuli about an
hour after his wife had been taken
away. As he entered the saloon, the
first thing shown him was the burnt
skin of his wite's fingers, and one man
had the cheek to tell him that he had
spent - cents for medicine for the
child. Mr.. Lucy was stranger to the
party but gave them to understand that
he would see that everything was set
tied with them. Mr.. Lucy learning that
his wife had been taken to his brothers.
left the saloon and went to the
house were his wife was.
The unfortunate woman was burned
from her neck down. The top Of the
wagon was burned of, and along the
road for about a quarter Of mile was
lot of coffee, sugar, m0aS5ps, and sew
eral other burnt articles scattered here
aud there. In several places pieces of
the skin Of her fingers with the nails
on them were found. The spot where
the woman was burned is the same
place that the young man was struck
by lightning two years ago this July.
The woman was conscious up to the
time Of her death and suffered but lit
tie pain, as the superficial nerves We're
all destroyed. She had no per.eptible
pulse at $3.50, in fact it was impossible
to feel it, as the skin was so charred.
During her last hours Rev. Father
Kelley, of St. Joseph's church, was
present and administered religious con-
ISOLATION.
Yesterday morning Deputy Coroner
Wilson held an inquest over the body,
when the jury rendered verdict "that
the deceased came to her death by acci-
dental burning"
The remains of the unfortunate
woman were taken to her home in New
Garden, yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Lucy was native of Ireland, and her
husband farmer is said to BE- in cCm-
Portable circumstances. She also leaves
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