Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-22
BURNED TO DEATR~
Miss Eliza Hubley the victim-Miss GraC
HnhleY'R Fatal Burning.

Miss Eliza Hubley the victim-Miss Grace
| - H0bley's Fetal Burning.
Miss Eliza Hubley, of this city, who
made her home with Mrs. Louisa Carpcn-
ter, East King street, this city, met a hor
rible death in Pittsburgh on Friday after
noon at the residence of Mr.. B. Wolf, jr,
Craig street, East End, where she had
been visiting for some mouths past. The
particulars, as furnished by the family,
are that she went to Pittsburgh few
months ago on visit to her brothers
Jacob B. and George W. Hubley. Since
that time she has made her home with her
cousin, Mrs. Wol, in whose paTl0r she met
hoc. death. ..ITin house is heated with hot
air, and Miss Hubley's clothing was ignit-
ed while she was standing over the register.
Owing to the extreme cold hot fire had
been built in the furnaces, which were
brought into general use for the first time
this season. The lady was aroused from
her reverie by sudden rush Of hot air
about her person, and on looking down
discovered that her clothing was on fire.
and her piercing shrieks alarmed the other
inmates of the--house, who fonnd her
wrapped in flames and writhing on the
floor of hall room near the parlor. A
servant wrapped the suffering woman
in carpet, but. the blaze was not
extinguished until her clothing
had been entirely burned, and her
body almost wasted. DIR. LIE Moyne ar
rived at the house soon after the accident,
and was quickly followed by other physi-
clans who had been summoned. Though
life was not extinct, the physicians inform
ed the sufferer and her many friends that
death would soon relieve her from her suf-
ferings, to alleviate which all known
remedies were applied. An examina-
ton of the victim showed that both legs
were frightfully burned, as was also her
entire body. Strange to relate Miss Hub
ley did not inhale the flame, nor was her
face disigured or hair of her head singcd.
Miss Hubley fingered in great suffering
until 10 o'clock Friday night, when
death came to her relief. Her" last
words were, II would like to be home"
In accordance with this last wish her
remains were brought to this city, reach
ing here at 6 o'clock last evening. They
were taken to the residence Of Col. Em!en
Franklin, &c North Lime street, from
whence the funeral will take place to-
morrow at II o'clock. Her two brothers,
two sisters, and Mr.. Wolf, accompanied
the remains to this city. Tho accident
was caused by small piece of paper ig-
hitting in the heating pipe, which was
forced out of the register over which the
lady was standing and which set fire to her
clothing. :. ::
Miss Hubley was the daughter of Sam'l
Hubley, who was 4 brother of the father
of our wcll-known fellow citizen John w.
Hublcy. Her father, originally from Lam
caster, removed to Pittsburgh long ago
and before the days of railroads was dep.
uty sheriff of Allegheny county, and used
often to pass through Lancaster with pris-
oners for the Eastern penitcntiary. He
brought them all the way on horseback,
lodging them at night in the several coun-
ty jails through which he passed.
Miss Eliza Hubley came to Lancaster
when quite young, after the death of her
parents and was raised by the late Joseph
Ehrcnfricd. She was also an intimate
friend and for long time an inmate of
the family of the late Michael Withers, |
and after his death in the families of his
daughters Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs. Franklin
and. Mrs. Wagner. She was lifelong
member and for years a deaconess of
Trinity church and an active worker both
in the church and Sunday-school. She
WIS also Il member of the DOrcas society,
and was active in schemes Of benevolence
and charity. She was at the time of her
terrible death about 65 years of age.
Fatal Burning of Miss Grace Hubley.
The terrible death of Miss Eliza Hublcy |
recalls the circumstances of the death of |
her unfortunate kinswoman, Miss Grace
Hublcy, of this city, who was burned to |
death under circumstances very similar to |
those above narrated, in the year 1857 at her |
residence OH North Duke street corner of !!
Marion alley. She was standing in the !
parlor OH cold day in front Of an open
CRATE in which bright fire was blazing. |
She had her back to the crate and was |!
reading newspaper when her clothing
took fire. She screamed for help, and q
servant girl was the first to answer See
ing her in flames the girl ran screaming
into the street. Newton Lightncr, esq.,. |
who was passing, ran into the house and
found Miss Hubley in the hall way com
pletcly cnvelopcd in flames. He |
pulled off his overcoat and threw
it around her and urged her to lie down,
which she did. DR.. J. A. Ehlcr, who lived
next door, also hastened in, and throwing
water over her, assisted in putting out the
fire. Miss Hubley, though almost every
stitch of clothing was burned from her
body, survived for a day or two. She was
about GO years of age, an Episcopalian.
and her remains lie in the Episcopal