Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-06-09
BURNED TO A CRISP.
A r1atch Broke off and Fell Into a
Can of Kerosene Oil.
A FORMER EMPORIUM LADY.
The Victim, nrs. Judd Hines, Died
Four Hours Later.

from Judd Hines, his brother-in-law,
informing him that his wife (nee Clara
Goodwin) had been fatally burned.
Later telegram was received an
nouncing her death and that the re-
mains would arrive here on Wednes-
day, for burial in Newton Cemetery,
beside those of her departed father
and mother. A very great number of
the younger population of Emporium
who were intimately associated with
the deceased, will learn of her sad
death with regrets.
The grief-stricken husband accom-
panied the remains to this place yes
terday-services being held at the
grave.
The account of the sad deatr we
copy from the Elmira Star:
Mrs. j. Hines, of 80 South dain
street, died at 1890 this forenoc from
burns received at half past six jclock.
With her husband, Mr.. Juds' a Hines,
she lived on second floor of ohe frame
house at the above number. Mr.. Hines
is a carpenter with Mr.. w. w. Hatha-
way, the contractor. He had gone to
his shop and Mrs. Hains, it is pre-
sumed, was doing up her morning
work in the kitchen. Exactly how it
happened is not known, although Mrs.
Harriet Kerns, who with her son and
daughter, live on the ground floor,
gives an explanation told by Mrs.
Hines herself She stated that she was
striking a match and that it broke off,
the broken end falling into can of
kerosene oil, which exploded and cast
it's contents over her body. She was
instantly in flames, which she tried to
subdue with her hands, but failing she
ran through the sitting room and into
the front room, where she placed her.
self under the bed clothes and where
she was found.
Some of the neighbors are of the
opinion that Mrs. Hines was pouring
oil on an nearly extinguished fire and
that thus the casualty occurred; but
Mrs. Kerns is sure that the above is
what Mrs Hines told her.
Screams aroused the neighbors, who
saw flames issuing from the kitchen
window in the rear, and fire alarm
was turned in, which brought de-
partment detail to the scene, who
quickly extinguished the flames. Be-
fore the firemen arrived the neighbors
had found Mrs. Hines after search,
and attracted by her groans. The bed
clothing, mattress, pillows and wood
work of the bed were charred and
ruined. The poor woman had proba-
bly, been burned to her death before
she reached the bed.
With her clothing in charred tatters,
Mrs Hines was carried down stairs
and DR.. Williamson and Dr. Copeland
summoned, who speedily responded
From the head to the soles of her feet
was one unbroken blister, including
her face, which was blackened and dis
figured. The poor woman, though she
must have been in agony, tried to tell
how it happened, and as well as she
| could assisted the doctors in the tedi-
Gus task of applying the necessary
coverings and lotions to her body.
Atropine and morphina kindly assisted
the cutaneous paralysis in obscuring
| the pain. After the burns had been
dressed, Rev. Mr.. Thomas, rector of
Emmanuel Mission, called, and asked
permission to recite the prayers of his
creed, and this being given by Mr..
Hines, and Mrs, Hines consenting by
| movement of her lips, the man of
God knelt by the side of the grief
stricken husband and all in the room
joined in the Lords prayer, Mrs.
Hines herself audibly repeating
''amen."
The doctors stated that the chances
! of recovery were very slight, in fact
not at all, where the burns were so
general the history of cases being unan-
| imously fatal in their results. At
half past ten the attendants saw Mrs
Hines begin to breathe loudly and
with difficulty. She partially raised her
shoulders and head, struggled, grasped
and was dead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hines are highly
spoken OF by their neighbors, and Mr.
hathaway was present showing his
sympathy and regard by assisting in
whatsoever manner possible. Mrs.
Hines was about fortythree years old,
with no children.
Undertaken Zimmerman took charge
of the body, which will be taken to
Emporium, Pa, for interment. The
shocking affair cast gloom over the
neighborhood, and well it might, for
it gave anew very striking emphasis
to that which says: I'm the midst of
life we are in death.'' Mr.. and Mrs.
Hines were married in 1880. They
have lived lived In Elnnira three NaaIs