The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-09
ROMANCE OF A. SAD ACCIDENT
DEVELOPED IN THE UNFORTUNATE
FAMILY OF DRAUGHTSMAN
THOMAS RACE,
DAUGHTER BREAKS HER ARM,
Showing Hoy Mr.. Bryan Could AD
prOpriateiy BesfOw "a Rabbits
Foot in St. Paul.

apollS q Omaha railway, is the legal
heir of a considerable sum of money,
but he does not know just where the
money is, and although he and an
attorney have been, and are making
search, as yet the coin has not been
/ located.
The amount involved is estimated
by acquaintance of the deceased wife
Of Mr.. Race as high as $4,000, al
though Mr.. Race himself only claims
to be certain that the sum is in the
neighborhOod of $500, and interest
on this amount for two years. Oc-
tober IL last, Mrs. Jane L. Race was
severely burned by an explosion at her
residence, $40 Thirteenth street. The
family, consisting Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Race and thirteen-year-old daughter,
occupied part Of the house at the
number mentioned. 1t had been the
rule for a washerwoman to come to
the house every Monday and do the
washing and ironing The morning of
the accident the woman did not put
in an appearance and Mrs. Race de-
termined to wash out a few pieces
herself. She had heard that a small
quantity of gasoline put in the wash
ing assisted materially in cleansing
the clothes and accordingly took a
glass jar holding about a pint of the
fluid intending to pour some Of it on
the clothes, which were in a boiler on
the stove. The jar happened to be
cracked, and while unscrewing the top
the receptacle broke, part of the gaso-
line saturating the waist of the dress
worn by Mrs. Race and the rest fall
ing on the stove. In an instant Mrs.
Race was enveloped in flames She
ran screaming from the room down
the front stairs, and would undoubtedly
have been burned to death had 1t not
been for the aid and assistance rend-
cred by A. Ahlberg, who resides across
the street, and Mrs. Gates, who lives in
the same building. Mrs. Race was
wrapped in a quilt and the flames
extinguished. DR.. Richeson was sum-
moned and the burns, which were of
severe nature, dressed. The entire
upper part of the woman'S body was
terribly burned and the physician had
little hope that she would survive
her injuries. Mrs. Race, however, an
nOunced that she would certainly get
well, and to the surprise of the physi-
clan, her friends and acquaintance,
she rallied from the shock and began
to improve. She seemed to be rapidly
recovering, but ten days after the &C
cident had a relapse and two weeks
ago today died from the effects Of her
injuries. During the last three days
Of her life she was in a state of coma
and unable to recognize any one.
After her death and the funeral, a
number of her acquaintance began to
talk about the money which they
claimed she had informed them she
had put away, exactly where she never
said, with the intention of surprising
her husband at some future date by
having a whole lot of money The
intimate acquaintance of Mrs. Race
are authority for the statement that
she received from England at stated
times each year a considerable sum
of money, which amount was placed
in financial institution in this city
as soon as received. The domestic
relations between Mrs. Race and her
husband were Of the most pleasant
character Her acquaintance say the
placing Of the money she received from
abroad unbeknown to her husband was
hobby with her, and to make the
surprise one in every sense of the word
she did not tell him anything about
her hoard or where 1t was deposited
Some Of Mrs. Races more intimate
friends, evidently fearing that she
would not recover from her injuries
suggested during her sickness that she
had better tell her husband all about
her savings so that if anything hap
pened to her he would be fully advised
In the matter. To this Mrs. Race de-
INJURED and remarked that she knew
IL i
no necessity of informing her husband
Of the secret. The relapse came sud-
denly, and during the last three days
of her life Mrs. Race was in such a.
condition physically and mentally that
she could not have made any disclos-
ures to her husband regarding her af>
fairs had she wished. 1t was from ac-
quaintances of the dead woman that
the story of the money was learned
and they estimate the amount she
had on deposit or in some financial
institution at $4,000.
Mr.. Race, seen yesterday afternoon
at his home, was 10th to talk about the
matter. He was very nervous. owing
to the fact that his daughter. aged
thirteen, had just been brought to
the house with a broken arm The lit
tie girl had been out with her sled
playing and had fallen to the ground
and broken her right arm. Mr.. Race
stated bis wife had an amount Of money
somewhere, but he had been unable
to find any bank book or certificate of
deposit showing where the money was
The amount he said, was in the neigh,
borhood of $780, At least that was
all he was certain about. 1t was posi-
BILE that there might be more than the
sum he mentioned, but, If there was,
he was in the dark as to how much
it was. His daughter, he said. had
gone with her mother some months
ago to a building where they went I'D
stairs and had put away some money
He had spoken to his wife shortly
after being informed of the occurrence
by the child, but did not learn much
about it, His idea was that perhaps
his wife had entrusted her private pa
perS to some friend, who, up to this
time, had not learned of her death,
On this theory he had been consider
ing the advisability of advertising in
the papers to the effect that any one
having papers belonging to Mrs. Race
would confer favor by forwarding
them to him. He had been within the
past few days to several banks and
made inquiry as to whether his wife
had accounts at any Of them, but was
informed that she had not The mat
hands of an attorney for investigation
In addition to- this he had written rel.
ativeS Of his wife in England with a
view to aScertaining how much money
she had received in the last two years
from estates in which she was inter-
eSted.