The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-09-22
BURNED TO Death.
Mrs. Richard Jennings nee Miss
Georgia Moon Victim OF the
Deadly Gasoline.
Al HEB HOME IN NEVADA.

/ Sunday afternoon j. L. Moon and
and wife received a telegram from
Nevada that their daughter, Mrs.
Richard Jennings. had been fatally
burned by the explosion of gaso-
line stove. They took the afternoon
freight for tina. city, but her spirit
had taken its flight before they
arrived
The Mail gives the following &C
count Of the terrible accident:
Hundreds of people focked to
the scene, and on learning that Mrs.
Jennings had been fatally burned
they were completely Mortified. It
is the first instance of the kind that
ever happened in Nevada, and grief
and sorrow over the unfortunate oc-
currence was plainly visible on every
face. She had been burned In a
shocking manner, and tender hands
carried her to a neighbours house,
where erything WAS done to COM
fort her in her last hours on earth.
and at 5 o'clock death claimed her
and her suffering was over.
so far as we can learn it all hap.
pensd in this way: Mrs Jennings
lad gone into the kitchen to prepare
the noon day meal and was in the
act of generating the gasoline stove.
It is presumed she allowed too
much of the fluid to leak out and
when the match was applied the
flame ignited her light clothing, and
she was at once enveloped in flames.
She gave a number OF screams.
which attracted the neighbors, and
then ran into the yard Mr.. Jennings
was returning home from town and
seeing her, ran for dear life to her
assistance. Mr.. Jas GsmmoD, who
had also been attracted by her
screams. Immediately started to her
assistance. Mr.. Jennings reached
her first and began tearing her Ap
psrel from her, and while he was
doing this Mr.. Cannon ran into q
bed room and grabbed quilt, which
he threw over her and subdued the
flames
"Mr. Jennings had his hands
severely burned while tearing the
clothing from his wife.
when Mr.. Jennings had torn the
clothing from his wife he asked her
how it happened, and she remarked,
oh, Dick, / don't know, he asked
her again and she said the FIRST
thing noticed after generating the
stove was that my clothes were on
FIRE
She was burned from head to |
foot, the flesh on her face and hands
being literally cooked. Mr.. Jennings
was continually at her bedside, aud
about 3 o'clock she remarked to him:
oh, Dick, l am going to die. in
hailed the flames and am going TO
die. The expression on her face
was most pitiful, and it was with
great effort that Mr.. Jennings stood
up under such terrible strain.
Mrs. Jennings was born and
raised at Butler, Mo, and was mar
ried to Mr.. Jennings on Oct Goth,
1896. She was 20 years of age, a
woman Of large stature, Jet black
eyes and hair. always bright and
cheerful. and was pleasant in man
ners, and an extreme beauty During
the morning she remarked to Mr..
jennings, Dick, I never felt better
in my life and am SO happy She
was much devoted to her husband,
who was always kind and good TO
her.
Her remains were placed in a
handsome casket and shipped to
Butler, Mo-, this morning on the
lao train where funeral services
will be held, after which they will
De buried at Butler cemetery.
Mr.. Jennings is well known and
popular in our city, aud in the hour
Of his great grief and misfortune he
1as the utmost sympathy of all
"a large gathering OF friends &C
the remains and members
Of the family to the depot at 11:3O
} clock"
Funeral services were conducted
rom the Christian Church by the
pastor, DR.. Dawson, in a very i'm
oressiye manner and the remains
Inferred in Oak Hill cemetery, fol.
owed TO their last resting place by
large number of relatives and