Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-07-15
VICTIMS OF AN OIL STOVE
An Explosion This Morning at the Resi-
dence Of Nehemiah J.. BuFT0uS.
HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER BURNED
Their Injuries of a Serious
Nature.
ALSO, THREE MEN SLIGHTLY HURT

BY the explosion OF an oil stove at
the residence OF Nehemiah j. Burrous,
No. 923 Shipley street. about $40
o'clock Saturday morning, Mrs Emma
Burrous, wife OF Mr.. Burrous, and
their daughter Blanche, aged II years,
we're seriously burned, and Mr.. Bur.
rous. John Davis and John Weigand
received painful injuries.
At the time the explosion occurred
Mrs Burrous was cleaning the coal
stove IN the kitchen, while her daugh
ter was preparing TO do some cooking
on the oil stove. which stopd near the
coal stove. For some reason the oil in
the stovs blazed up, and the burning
fluid was scattered in every direction.
Ths clothing of Mrs. Burrous and her
daughter was ignited and some OF tina
woodwork in the kitchen was set on
fire.
Both we're badly frightenod and fed
from the kitchen, In an instant the
outer garments of both were blazing,
and in fact both were surrounded by
flames Mrs Burrous ran to the front
room OF the house, in which Mr.. Bur-
rous conducts barber shup, while her
daughter darted out OF the side door
and ran out the alley to Shipley street.
Her screams attracted the attention of
people in the vicinity and several
rushed to her assistance. Her clothing
was torn from her body, but not until
she mad been badly burned about the
legs, arms and face, and ae soon as the
| flames had been smothersd out she was
carried to DIR. Robinson's g drug store,
at Tenth and Market streets. DR..
| Robinson did what he could for the
relief of the sufferer, and she was sent
back to her home, where she was
carried to bed.
While the external burns ou the
daugh ter's body are painful, they are
not considered serious enough TO result
fatally, although some who saw her al
she darted from the alleyway are of the
opinion that she must baye inhaled
the flames, as they we're all around hei
hoad
When Mrs. Burrous ran into her hus
bands barber shop, maHs OF hames,
MIR. Burrous and his barber, Johr
Weigand, while they were alarmed, hac
presence of mind. and. throwing Mrs.
Burrous to the floor wrapped her In
cloth. This eytinguished the fiamei
quickly, hut it was foundsthat her In
| iuries were OF serious character. Hei
right hand and left hand and arm ane
the left side of the face had been badl,
burned.
AS som as practicable Mrs. Burroul
was carried upstairs and put TO het
AMI medical assistancs summoned.
Mr.. Burrous and Mr., Weigand hat
their hands burned in putting out tht
ire on Mrs. Burrous' clothing and Mr..
Davis was injured in similar name
while resculng the daughter. e ,
At the time of the explosion Jane
Burrous, a son of MIR. Burrrous, aget
10 years, was sitting in the kitchen
near the stove talking to his mothe
and sister. AS 5000 as the acciden
happened be caught hold OF the stove
which was mass OF flames, and threw
it out into the yard, and, strange Il
say, he was not even scorched.
AS Miss Burrous dartsl out of thi
door, the blaze on her clothing set fir
to an awning over the door, and it wa
consumed in few seconds. Some o
the woodwork was also fired, but therl
was no great damage to the house b,
fire.
Several members of the Frieudshil
Fire CO., who were at the engin
house. scarcely half square away, bat
their attention attracted in the direction
of the house by the screams Of th'
young girl as she rushed from tbi
alley, and also the cries OF Johi
Weigand, who shouted iire, as SOON Al
he saw that the house was in danger o
destruction. The firemen hasteued Il
the scene, and, with plug stream
quickly sxtinguished the blaze. The.
also rendered what assistance the.
could for the rslief of the sufferers.
Every room on the lower floor of th'
house shows marks Of the catastrophe
as pieces of burned clothing, paper ant
wood are scattered here and there, AM
il is miraculous that the fire did no
get more headway while the occupant
of the house and people living in tn
vicinity we're directing their attention
toward saving the lives of Mrs. Bur
rous and her daughter.