The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-13
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Correspondence OF the REPUBLICAN,.
February 1ath, 1859

Mrs. Mary Sinister, was burned to death
on Saturday afternoon at her home, No.
S12 Delaware street. Mrs. Sinister was 6d
years Of age and was in tho house by her
self at the time. Her husband had gone
to the power house Of the Wilmington and
New Castle Electric Railway in order to
obtain some coke. As he was returning
James Sinister, his son. loft the house TO
help carry tho bag. For the past two
years Mrs. Sinister has been growing
blind. AS her son loft the house he eau
toned her TO be careful. Sinister met his
father and was returning with tho coke
when he heard screams and then saw u
number of people wildly running about
the house.
AS he reached his home shocking sight
met his gazc. Lying noar the back door
in the snow was the body o. his aged
moihor burned to crisp Her shoes and
stockings alone remained intact. Willing
hands picked her up but death had reap
ed his harvest. 1t Is supposed that the
woman went to rake the stove and that
her clothing caught firo. She went out
to the back door in the hopo of putting
out the blaze by rolling in tho snow. The
door was blistcrsd and 1t i, supposed
that she tried to put out tho flames at that
Place but only helped to increase them.
When hef body was found her hands were
clinchcd and her knees drawn up to her
stomach showing the agony in which sho
died,
Undertaken Ccwell was notified and
took charge of the remains. Mrs. Sinister
had rich sweet voice and her nei2htors
loved to hear her sing. She was an Eris-
eopalian and sang In tho choir before the
family removed hero. They formerly re-
sided at Kamensl
Tho storm ia king. Everywhere you
look you can sec his dominions. Ga Sat
uIday tho Thermometer took an upward
tendency but during the evening "the
angels began to pluck feathers in Para
disu" as the fairy ale roads.
The result was that another instalment
Of snow came down. Snaw continued to
fall all day yesterday. The crews of tic
cl,ctrlc cars suffered intensely and tho
travelling public believe that tho company
should lt all the cars with curtains, Tho
motorman coeld be projected by the uso
OF side curtain such as ia used on tho
summer cars 1t ia inhumnn to compel
the men to stand on the front platform
without any protection from such weather
as wc are having at the present time. 1t
is hoped that tho company will put in the
side curtains. .. .e...
The attendance as the services In the
churches was small yesterday and some-of
the churches abandoned the holding Of
services. The faithful who feared tho
deep snow and cold weather holding fam
lily prayer at home.
Lent begins on next Wednesday and will
be observed in the Catholic and Episcopal
churches. Special Lsntcn services will DO
held in both churches during tho penitent
time.
In ST. Peters church Wednesday morn
ing the nshes will bn blessed and llstrbu-
ted by Rev Edward L. Brady. This core
mony Is ono that reminds each porson OF
being and that they arc only ashes and
that to same they must return.
Word was received hero yoste' day from
the Delaware Hospital in Wilmin ngton
thai the condition of Thomas H. Walls
was not so good as on Saturday and his
r,Io,;,,au xvara rntiinnd