The sun., 1891-06-28
In FLAMES AS SHE FELL.
PITTIFUL FATE OF W7ELL-KyOWN
BROOKLrN LADK

PTTTIFUL FATE OF WELL-KyOWN
BROOkLfN LADK
Having Accidentally Set Fire to Her CIcthS
| Ing, Mrs. Haziett Jumped from Tori
story window and Died Two Hours Later
Mrs Elizabeth NJ Haslett the wife OF ssms
uel E. Haslett. q retired merchant OF 1888
Remsen street, Brooklyn. died yesterday Of
the effects OF q shocking burning accident
Mr.. Haslett and his wife had no children, and,
with the exception OF Maria Goff and BRIDGET
Reynolds. their two servants, thcy lived alond
In the fine four-story brown n-etone house i'd
Remsen street, . few doors from tho Hamilton
Club.
About $3.50 O'Clock Mr. Haslett left the house
for walk on the Heights. and soon after his
| departure Mrs. Haslett went UP stairs to the
servants room on tho top floor for the purpose
OF overhaulinR the beds for vermin.
In addition TO the two servants named Ann
Dillon. who was occasionally employed to do
odd Jobs In the house. was In the basement ct
the time but to all intents and purposes Mrs.
Haslett was as much isolated as II she had
been all alone in tho house, Tor In going up
stairs she had closed the basement door be-
| hind her.
Before leaving the basement she had filed
from large tin can thres-ounce bottle Of
| LIQUID disinfectant. or insect killer. light
reddish stun which smelled strongly Of kero-
| sene. and carried 1t with her. She was very
lightly clad. her only clothing in addition to
her underclothinR consisting OF q white mus
She S had adm not sp tod any Of tho servants to what
az s, to na
n!0rance q the tact that her insect.kiliine mis-
She had been absent. about a quarter Of an
hour when The Keynolds girl who was washing
basement extension was clarified By piercing
the flrst, she Thought % sue recosniSed @ led the
yNics Of her mistress. and rushing into tho
psnea to Mrs III Hasest The aapmnR Rse Screams
,Ss emoa 81
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sen s.s.s stree. houses bstwee1 Clinton and Henry
in front Of the stable about O'clock. . womsns
from one ot the Rsmsen street houses. reached
his ear: His eyes turned in the direction from
through The air from the fourth story window
ot the haslett house to the third-story sx-
M: Steiner realized the situation in a mo-
street to the Hsslett house. q distance Of
I ss the sH sss saCissa
vants were on their way ~ stairs to see what
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T,emnant AM Of the shoes. was eomD!etely burned
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hurried out the servants in search Of physi.
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sIIn ]. SSd not been ~ Ensd and the face was alb
Calender and myself Tho woman was con:
COT haa Sssn
bedy S yssns .hs
the feet to the head. and when We bad COM
an accident had occurred In one OF the houses
hs sS%i ss Of tho e''m
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bed wal, the most distressing have eveP
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dosss rs.Stos tn' xSman .Sons life scssEa sa
soaa s3 M IT, sSss:i j.
No nd "a hnAu
bruised Sra 6y ths isIl in the extension. but no
dsns he found only slight trsees Of ire ire in % Tie
aDd tas SSts %
daS :aSy .ss.a a5a Ss SsddSss
which had been removed from, the bed and
hsaG9 aS! fcsnd an
tinguished candle and box Of matches lying
81 hSad sbea n:
The surroundings indicated that Mrs, Has
had Lighted the candle ID to Get
hs TdoW IL
Mrs. Haslett becoming bewiidersd when she
window instead oi rushing down stairs The
can containing tho insstt-kiling liquid Will
probably be anaiy.ed before Coroner Rooney
day but Will doubtless be adjourned,
~ Nc Hsslsst as We as Rs VII: belonged to
ried fifteen years. Mrs. Haslett was q years
Old and daughter Of the late Dr.. Sutherland
Thorne who was President OF the Board of
Education for several years.
Mr.. Uas!ett is = few years older than his
wife. He retired from business several years
ago with q large fortune. His brother. DR..
Aubrey Haslett. and his two maiden sisters
live In he old family mansion In Clinton and
Joraemon streets.
The funeral will probably take place to.
morrow.
Tho Weather.
The cool wave rsaehoi thi, city early ysst'rdsy