People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-09
FRiGHTFULLY BURNED.
Lamp Explosion Sets Fire TO the Cloth
ing OF Mrs A. Miller aud Her Babe
Dcath May Result
Daily Journal, Monday.

Dcath May Result
Daily Journal, Monday.
YESTERDAY evcuing at 6 O'Clock d
amp III The hUme II j. y. Miller VI
Huscudir, a eau wOi Ncr 10 Inc elupiU!
e: she Sant, Fe, EXPLODED aud Set II
30 tie clothing OF Mrs. Miller anu
her two Jear-uid gjri. Both TegS
frignltuIly burned ana death may
,tSuit.
Tie accident is due TO tne Careless
hess VI gfucery Clerk IN h'ling al
order Tor krTO>eue with gasoline. Mrs.
dier filled the amp yesterday after
noon with The explosive hGid, tn!uS
lng IL was coal Oil AIS O'CLOCK last
eveulng Mrs Miller went into tb'
paIlUr 10 light the hanging lamp.
Tie babr cTAwieu after her ard Wdc
cL her feet when the explosion &c.
Cured. Site lighted match and heiG
II to tile lamp, when the gasu'iur
Quilted. instantly settICg fire ~ TIT
clothing Of the mother aud her 0a6c.
MS. miller succeeded In NIDOtnerlng
he flame, un her child, VI hrh her Nv
,ntfciing> became 81 intense lhat sir
ileu ailOly from the house. Her nus
BAUD was a. the home oil J. Z. Mai'
iuid, nearly buck distant, when the
ACCIDENT occurred. He SAW lis will
Iuu uui II The iiuuse with Der CLOTH
lux aname anC =. aud Mr.. Mayfeld
naslened ~ her assistance. They
caught MIS-. Miller at the barn and
tore her clothing from her. Sue was
horribly burned ab"ut the waist, hips,
breast, back, face and head. HeI
hair Was entirely burned of aud the
fash on the upper portion OF her body
was literally cooked. Her suffering
vas intense, and sht ran from place
To place like one devoid Of reason.
Dr.. Martin was hastily summoned
and did all he could for The suffering
woman. She is conscious today, Dui
her sGfferingS are worse than death
Her child was badly burned about
the hips, head and lower limbs, rs
cinthiug WAS mostly burned of before
The mother could extinguish the
flames The back o. the chi!d'S head
was burned worse than any place else.
lis balr was all burned ofl.
There were several children in the
rouse when the lamp exploded, but
hey were ST. badly frightened by the
explosion and tie sight OF their mOthtr
aud the baby in flames thaLthey could
10 nuIhihg bDt scream. The neigh
hors quickly gathered al tue Miller
home and neIped battle and dress the
unfortunate Mrs. Miller and baby.
They suffered terribly during the
night and are yet enduring much
paIn. l. ~ impossible Ia tell at this
time whelh'f either Of them will
survive the hurDs received by The eX-
plnsioD OF the lamp. Mrs. Miller con.
verses little TO-DAY, but her suffering
il such that SHE is Unable TO talk
ralinndlly H. seems that all Of the
gasoline flew upon the Clnthing o.
Mrs. Miller and the child, MS no, hing
Rise in the house was injured in The
least by the explosion. except ha'
belonging TO one Of the children.
which was lying ntar the lamp. The
crown Of the hat was burned out.
When the excited neighbours haG
succeeded Ia ex'lngulShing the aam' s
IN Mrs. Miller they returned TO the
house and found the Daby lying upon
The fur IN the parlOr where the ex
PlOslOn occurred, face downward.
The IRE was still eating away at its
clothing, but the flames which burned
its flesh, had been extinguished BY
tue mother before she gave way II
her own agony.
Everything that medical skill can
offer is being done to alleviate the SUI
ferings of Mrs. Miller and her child.