The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23
Awful Death of Miss
Jeannie Moore, a
Victim of
Fire.
Her Garments Ignited
From a Blazing Cur
tain = Mrs. Gray
Killed by an
Explosion.

1E1SS JEANNE A. MOORE, daughter
n II of the late /. C. Moore, formerly
N wealthy merchant Of this city, was
so terribly burned about the lower
A'A part of the body last Saturday even
ing that she died in great agony at
O'Clock yesterday morning.
Miss Moore was in her room at the fam
lily residence, 1926 Cough street, dressing
for q dinner party she had been invited
to attend at the home of I. Strassburger.
The other members of the Moore family
were downstairs in the dining room, when
they heard piercing shrieks emanate from
Miss Jeannie's room. Rushing upstairs
they found the unfortunate girl lying. on
the floor wrapped in a blanket she had
torn from the. bed. The light dress she
wore and her underclothing were burned
away, and her flesh was frightfully
scorched.
DR.. Jellinek, the family physician,
quickly responded to a summons and
found the young lady in a semi-con-
scious condition. While the trunk and
lower limbs were horribly burned the
flames had mercifully spared her face and
head. The physician labored long and
faithfully to alleviate her sufferings, and
finally finding she was rapidly sinking
barred his own arm and severing an artery
transfused a quantity of his own blood
into the sufferers veins. She rallied
somewhat, but soon relapsed into uncon-
sciousness, from which she did not re-
cover, although the doctor did not give
up hope until she drew her last breath.
From the appearance of her room il
seems that the muslin curtains at the
windows had become ignited from the gas
jet, and in striving to extinguish the
fire her own clothes had been set ablaze
Then ii was that she screamed for aid af-
ter Vainly trying to save herself by wrap
ping a blanket about her.
After her death Coroner Hill was mott
fed and after making an investigation al
lowed the body TO remain in the house.
He will hold an inquest to-day.
Miss Moore was a native of San Fran
cisco, and by her fathers death about
five years ago she came into possession of
a handsome fortune, which she used Law
ishly in relieving the distress of others.
She belonged to several charitable organ
izations and only last Friday. was elected
secretary of the Occidental kindergarten,
in which institution she took deep inter-
est.
They tell of Miss Moore that during the
holidays she started down town to do her
Christmas shopping, but on the way she
learned of a family that was on the verge
of starvation. She visited the destitute
home and when she left there were
enough provisions stored within to keep
the wolf away Tor many weeks. Miss
Moore did not make the purchases she in
tended, but she brought joy to one family
of little ones, and doubtless derived far
more happiness in the quiet announce
ment to her friends that she would not be
able to make any Christmas presents than
she would had she distributed the gifts
she intended.
Tomorrow there will be laid to rest in
Home of Peace Cemetery all that is NOR
tai of loved and loving JEANNE Moore
She was "a wears old.
DR.. Jellinek, who fought so heroically to
save the girls life, is confined to his bed
from the loss of blood he vainIy sacrificed
that she might live.