The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-11-20
A Young Wife's Sad Fate.

A terrible burning accident occurred on
the corner of Chew and Dallas streets last
week. by which Mrs. PHILIPPINE tinker re-
ceived injuries which there is but little doubt
will result in her death. Mr.. Anton tinker.
the husband of the burned woman, keeps q
LIQUOR saloon at the above mentioned locali-
tv, and states that his wife was standing
near the stove IN the bar room, when he
suddenly heard her shout, sire !'' He ran
up to her and found that the back part of her
calico skirt had become ignited from contact
with the stove. His wife became terribly
frightened. and while he was trying to tear
the skirt OH, ran through side door into the
street, leaving portion of the garment in
his hands. AS soon as she reached the street.
the wind caused the light fabric to burst in
TO flames, and before he could reach his wife
she was surrounded by several men. who
threw her down into the gutter and tried to
smother the flames with their coats. In this
they were unsuccessful, every article of
clothing she had on being consumed. The
unfortunate woman was carried into the
mouse, shrieking with pain. Medical assis-
lance was summoned, the burned fragments
OF clothing were removed from the blistered
body. and bandages saturated with linseed
Oil and lime water applied. A neighbor who
was called in to assist in dressing the wounds
said last night that there was not spot on
Mrs. Zinker's body as large as silver dollar
that was not burned. Her shoes, even, were
burned to crisp, and the burnt skin and
flesh hung from her fingers, toes and limbs.
Her face and shoulders were terribly burned,
and all the hair on her head was consumed
except small tuft on the top of the skull.
The casualty is particularly sad one, Mrs.
tinker being but eighteen years old and
having been married only five months. The
unfortunate woman, after intense suffering,
died about midnight. american.
An extraordinary disaster is reported
from Kansas City, Mo-, where on Friday
last, four brick buildings, occupied as a
candy factory, tunbled down and were con-
sumed by fire. Five dead bodies had been
taken out of the ruins at last accounts and
Others are missing, but owing to the heavy
rains which prevailed Saturday and yester-
day but little progress could be made in
further excavation. At the coroner's in
quest the preponderance of testimony was
TO the effect that the disaster was caused
by an explosion of starch dust, similar to
that which occurred in New York year
ago.
About $50 O'Clock Saturday night as an
extra train was crossing on St. Louis, Kansas
City and Northern railroad bridge, over the
Missouri river at St. Charles, Mo-, the west
span of the main structure suddenly gave
way, precipitating seventeen cars of live
stock, caboose and seven men into the
river. The engine and one car, with the
conductor, engineer and fireman, were
saved by the breaking OF the connection be.
tween the cars. Three dead bodies and
three men badly injured have been recover
ed from the river.
SYNOD OF VIRGINIA following are
the Presbyteries within the bounds of the
Synod Of Virginia, with the number of min
listers, churches, and members in each