The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-05

woman Burned to Death.-BOy
Falls From n Tree and Breaks His
Neck. = Another Boy Fractures His
Wrist, etc.
Mrs. Hannah Evans, ~ years of age
the wife OF Joseph Evans residing at
No. 1919 East Thirteenth street, came
TO her death in a horrible manner yes
terday afternoon. After dinner the
unfortunate woman got her two
children, Reese aged years, and Mary
II years, ready for Sunday school .
Her husband had gone upstairs to
take nap, and as she was an inveter-
ate smoker she filled her pipe. and
leaning back in chair with her feet
resting on another, prepared to take
a good smoke.
After lighting the pipe she threw the
blazing match on the Aoor, and while
she was emitting clouds OF smoke,
her skirts which had caught from the
match were commencing to blaze.
Suddenly she discovered that her
clothing was ablaze and with scream
which aroused the neighbofhood, she
rushed to the yard. The wind increas-
ed the flames, and in less than o
minute every stitch OF clothing on her
was on fire. Twoher of neighbors, Dam
lei Fletcher and Robert Paukus hur-
ried to her assistance and endeavored
to extinguish the flames, but the poor
woman craZied with the pain broke
loose from them and jumped an ,ad-
joining fence where she fell to lthe
ground, suffering untold agony.
She was carried into the house In an
unconscious condition. and DR.. Geo.
W. Mann summoned. He saw at a
glance that 1t was impossible to save
her life, but did all in his power to re-
lieve her intense pain. Her hair was
scorched off, and her face, hands,
arms and legs burned to crisp, in
fact as DIR. Pyle who arrived after her
death. remarked ''she was literally
roasted alive.n
She died about o'clock and Just be-
fore she breathed her last tried to
speak. but her lips and tongue were SO
badly roasted that she could not utter
a word.
The husband when awakened from
his sleep came down stairs, and after
looking at her for a moment rushed
from the house, saying that he was go
ing for doctor.
As he did not return and Seem cd al
most frenzied. it was feared that he
had committed suicide by jumping into
| The BranGywine, but he returned about
$50 o'clock last evening, and did moi
seem to know where he had been.
Mrs. Evans was a hearty, strong
woman, and q careful housekeeper.
In addition to the two children already
mentioned, she leaves a son. Levi, aged
le, and q married daughter, Mrs. Sallit
Rath, who resides In Philadelphia.
The coroner after being notified yisI
ted the house, and gave certificate o.
accidental death from burns.
BROKE HIS NECK.
| William Murray, aged ID years, me-
with fatal accident yesterday after
noon while gathering chestnuts In Rid
dies woods.
He had climbed q large tree and wal
was husily engaged in whipping the
chestnuts of, when he slipped and fel
to the ground, n distance of twenty
| feet. his companions picked him uD
and carried him to his home on Wawa.
| set street near Lincoln avenue, but he
was dead when they reached the house.
Or. John Palmer was however sum-
moned, and found that his neck and
thigh were broken.
He was son OF John Murray, O
quarryman employed by the Brandy.
wine Granite Company, and was q
bright promising boy. He was pupil
in the High School, and seemed to de
light In his studies.
Misfortune has followed this family
for some time. They formerly resid.
| ed at North East, Md where a stlaugh-
ter was killed by the cars ON the rail.
road. A short time afterwards another
child died, and the father determined
to leave the place where he had ex-
perleneed Sucn severe affection. He
removed to this city short time ago
and yesterdays accident seems to
| show that misfortune has followed
him here.
FRACTURED HIS WRIST.
Yesterday afternoon while William
Stout the IL. year-old son OF William
Stout, painter employed by the Pull
man Car Company. was climbing n
| tree after chicken grapes, he fell a dis
lance OF twelve feet breaking his right
| wrist. He was taken to his home, No
| 1917 Shallcross avenue, where tn
fracture was reduced by physician.
FELL ON THE BRIDGE.
About 5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
while August Lentz, d night watchmal
at the Pullman Car Works, was CROSSING
Eleventh street bridge on his way I,
the works, lie was taken suddenly ii
and rendered unable to proceed an,
further. He was taken to his home
| No. . West Twenty-third street. wher
he was attended by physician. 1t wa
at first reported that he had fell dead
and the affair caused considerable OK
element.
| SERIOUS RUNAWAY.
Yesterday morning while the fam!l,
OF Ros FER Chaixalle, of Montchanin
/ were driving to church, the horse com
menced to kick, and after breaking
the singletree, ran away. Ali the oecu
pants Of the wagon were thrown out
and Miss Clementina Chaixalle, VIII
struck fence in falling. had her lef
arm broken in three places. He
mother was also badly bruised. Di
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