Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-24
CREMATED.
Peter Angle and Wife Burned to
Death in Their Home.
The Building Entirely Consumed and
Only Bones of the Vic'lms Found.
A Horrible Saturday Morning Fatality
on Congress Run In Waterford
Township.-A Complete story
by Hustling Leader
Correspondents.
SPECIAL TO DAILY LEADER.

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WATERFORD o., Feb. 2a.-Not since
the Saner tragedy has Washington
county been shocked by a fatality of the
horrible and CHASTITY proportions of
that which occurred between five and
six o'clock this morning two miles be-
low this village. The home of Peter
Angle. Sr., is now in ashes and the
bodies of Mr. Angle and his
wife were burned almost to dust in the
ruins.
When word of the catastrophe
reached here the Leader correspondent
hastened at once to the scene. When
he arrived the residence was entirely
consumed and all that remained of Mr..
and Mrs. Angle were few charred
and blackened bones and shreds of
roasted flesh.
Peter Angle and his wife, both over
70 years of age, lived alone in log
farm house about two miles east of
Waterford, on Congress Run. They
were we'll known throughout the en-
tire section of western Washington
county
For several days previous to the fire
Mr.. Angle had been quite ill, his death
being almost hourly expected. His
wife was blind and during his illness
his children and neighbors had been
taking care of him and incidentally
looking after Mrs. Angle.
Joseph Angle and John Cross were
with them Friday night until one
o'clock, at which hour they covered up
the fire in the fashioned wide fire.
place, extinguished the lamps and left
the old couple snugly and comfortably
tucked in bed.
When Joseph Angle returned this
morning between the hours of five and
six o'clock to attend to the wants of
his parents he discovered the house en-
3 veloped in flames. The fire had made
such progress that he found it imposs-
ible to enter or even look into the
building. He saw, however, that the
door was about half open, but the
fierce heat drove him back and he
could render the helpless inmates no
assistance.
AS soon as the flames had subsided
sufficiently to make it possible the re-
naming logs were torn away. All
that was left of the body of Mrs.
Angle was found lying where she had
fallen, evidently on her back, and
was charred beyond recognition. The
body was lying near the door and a
piece of charred handkerchief under
the neck alone enabled the friends to
} identify it.
The body of Mr.. Angle was supposed
stood, as he was so i'll and feeble, but
the Leader correspondent procured a
pitchfork and by walking out on a
, plank over the burning embers, found
his remains lying in position that
showed beyond possibility of doubt tina,
he had fallen head. foremost into the
fire. The only parts of Mr.. Angles
body that were not entirely destroyed
were small part of the skull, the
liver and kidneys. Underneath the
ghasay find was bit of clothing thai
served to identify the remains.
} The theory is that Mr.. Angle hat
arisen for some purpose and in hi'
2 weakness fell into the fireplace. Mrs
Angle, in trying to rescue him from hi
terrible position, came in contact will
the fire, her clothing ignited, setting
fire to the house, and both persisted
! without being able to reach the door
r though the position of the remains o
d. Mrs. Angle indicate that she tried t,
t escape, but was overcome before sh,
could get out of the house.
+ The fire seemed to haye burned mos
fiercely in that part of the house wher,
: the remains of Mrs. Angle were found
> The bones and charred pieces of flesl
of the unfortunate couple We're re
moved to the home of their son Josepl
0 and prepared for burial in Salem GENE
: terry Sunday. The entire neighbor
hood is inexpressibly shocked over thu
: horrible affair. c. f. S.