St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-18
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| veloped her.
| His efforts were futile. When Miss
| Closson fell fainting, a passer by, at
| tracted by the awful spectacle, hastily
/ covered the lacerated body with his
| coat. Tenderly the stranger, assisted
by Winans, conveyed the senseless
woman to a little grocery across the
| street. Here medical assistance was
quickly summoned. The physician re-
| spending was made i'll by the CHASTITY
sight which the sufferer presented, and
was forced to retire quickly.
| In the meantime the alarm of fire
was responded to by Supply Chemical
| No. 2, Engines and II and Hook and
| Ladder Company No 4. To extinguish
| the blaze was the work of but a few
minutes. While thus engaged, Mrs.
| Sumner was discovered.
Frustrated by the explosion, she
! had
FINALLY CRAWLED
| into the kitchen. In a circle of fire,
| her scant attire all ablaze, the unfor-
! tunate was found in an attitude of
supplication. On her knees she rested,
both bIistered hands reaching forth as
SAio cal hColiS appeared " NON AOh
mercy. AS Mrs. Sumner knelt, cir
| cular trail of ashes marked the line
where her dress had touched the floor.
| She was the center of dozen hungry,
devouring tongues of fire. The flames
had made a frightful wreck of her.
| Several Of the ffremen were overcome by
| the spectacle of awful misery. Strong
| arms carried the dying woman and lay
l.
ers Were quickly conveyed in the Mar
garet street patrol to the city hospital
Ere the journey was begun, powerful
| opiates were administered to relieve the
excruciating agony which tortured
both.
The patients were received at the
city hospital at S:15 o'clock. Both were
in a dying condition, yet, singularly
each was conscious. Miss Closson
was burned all over" as one of the
hospital corps expressed it. Much
! temporary relief was afforded by the
opiates administered and attention
shown her by DR.. Heath. During the
morning Miss Closson conversed
freely at intervals, relating details of
her awful experience clearly and dis
tinctly. Her story substantiates the
| one presented.
Early in the afternoon the sufferer,
realizing that her condition was pre-
carious, requested that a minister be
| sent for.
She made no demonstration of grief
or terror. She simply wished the
| presence of one who could direct her
on the journey she was SO soon to
take. She especially desired Rev.
| n e
manuel Norwegian Evangelical Lu-
theran church, as her religious con-
soler.
| Unable to respond to her summons
Rev. Brobaugh dispatched Rev. Mr..
| Saeter to officiate in his stead
| He
ARRIVED TOO LATE.
Miss Closson died ten minutes be-
fore his arrival, exactly at 2:55 o'clock.
She passed away in her sleep.
Her aunt, Mrs. Sumner, lived nearly
two hours longer, dying at 5:45 o'clock
| last evening. The latter patient, be-
fore sinking into Inconsistencies,
| complained much of intense pain. The
! last hours of her life were passed in
| oblivion.
| The dead women have only resided
| In st. Paul for the past six months.
They came here from Boscobel, Wis,
| where Miss Blossoms father resides.
| The young lady was employed by Mrs.
| Catherine A. Lyons, milliner, at 213
East Seventh street. Miss Closson
was the fiancee of Conductor Alfred
| The wedding day had not been decid-
| ed upon. Mrs. Sumner had recently
endured much domestic unhappiness.
I Two years ago She was divorced. Her
husband resides within a short dis
| lance of the Inflated house where she
| met her tragic death. He is married
| again. This, the neighbors say,
caused Mrs. Sumner much distress.
The dead woman is sister of ]. S.
Rose, Of Richmond Center, Wis. He
has been telegraphed for. Acquaint-
ances of the dead women speak most
kindly of them.