The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-07-01
Lushen Merritt shaw, of Kellettyille,
Burned 70 Death at Plumcr.


Lushen NJ. Shaw, third sou of Elliott
Shaw, Of Kellettville. this county, was so
terribly burned at Plumer, on Tuesday
Of last week, that he died of his injuries
at the Oil City hospital Thursday morn
ing following. The Derrick of Friday
gives the following particulars of the
frightful accident:
"Shaw was a tool dresser by occupa-
ton, and had heen employed by the Rus
sell brothers, of Plumer, working on the
wells and teaming. On Tuesday after
noon they sent him to pump their wells
on the Ricketts, farm. He started and
was accompanied by one of the brothers.
They stopped to pick berries in the woods,
and Shaw filed his bucket first. He
told his companion that he would go on
TO the wells. About ten minutes later
young Russell saw some smoke in the
direction of the boiler house and started
through the woods on a run. When he
arrived he found his uncle, John Russell,
and Newton Birchfield also on the wav
to the lease. They found the boiler
house on fire, and Shaw with every inch
of clothing either torn Off or burned off.
The flesh had peeled off in flakes from
his legs, arms and body, aud he was i'm a
| horrible condition. The fire beneath the
boilers had not burned right and Shaw
had filed a can with fresh oil and threw
it into the furnace. His greasy clothing
had caught fire and burned every stitch
| from him, and he was wandering side
wise, aimlessly, in front of the boiler
moaning and evidently beside himself
with the pain. Russell stripped his own
clothing from his body, even to his shirt,
wrapped the sufferer up and took him to
his house at Plumer, and then sent to
| Housewife for DIR. Tyler, who dressed
the burns, and had Shaw taken to the
hospital. The patient was too far gone
for medical aid to accomplish more than
to relieve his intense agonies, and he died
at an early hour yesterday morning, and
his body was sent home for burial"
A friend of the family sends us
the following additional particulars
The funeral was held from his
fathers residence on Friday at p. IN.
| The services were conducted by Rev
VIM. Richards, the text for his discourse
being selected from Matt. 24:44, "There
fore be ye also ready: for in such an
hour as ye think not the Son of Man
| cometh." The remains were laid to rest
in the Wing Hill cemetery to await the
resurrection mourn.
The subject of this sketch was aged %
years, months and 3 days. For the
past year he had made his home with In
mis- Russell, and to Mr.. r. and his daugh.
ters, Alice, Mary and Libbie, the rela.
tives of the deceased wish to return es
pecial thanks for their untiring efforts tC
alleviate in every possible way the suf
ferings of the poor boy. He leaves al
aged father and mother, three brothers
and five sisters to mourn histragic death
The relatives from a distance who at
tended the funeral were, Mr.. and Mrs
George Shaw and Josephine Shaw o
Venus, Mrs. Minnie Evans and son o
Fryburg, and Miss Annie Nelson o
housewife. A number of friends anC
relatives of the deceased from Plume
also came over 10 attend the funeral
They We're as follows: Innis and james
Russell, James, John and Thomas irwin
and their wives, Perry Irwin, VIM. anC
Burt Caldwell, Henry Hoover and Ralpl
Folwell of Shaw Farm. A beautiful
wreath of natural flowers, in which were
entwined the words "Our Friend" wa,
sent as a token of love by the friends o
the young man living at Plumer.
| [Venango Co. and Pittsburg papers ar,
requested to copy.l