The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-04-30
BURNED TO =.
DEATH.
Mrs. Ella Wilson, Wife of
General Wilson Meets
a Horrible Death.

The people Of Wilmington were horri-
| fed on Saturday afternoon to learn that
| Mrs. ella Wilson. wife of General jaime,
II. Wilson was burned to death in Cuba
Mrs. Wilson was ont driving in the
town of Matanzas at the time with her
daughter Katherine. IL is supposed that
she was on shopping trip, and in alight-
ing from nor carriage stepped on u match.
The general has fine home nepr Matan.
zns and it was shortly after O. clock when
MRS, Wilson and her daughter drove into
town,
As she stepped from the carriage there
was m explosion similar to that which
follows striking q match aud in a second
Mrs. Wilson was in a bltzo. Hsr dres
which was Of q light fluffy material eas-
Ivy lgnited. AS soon as possible the
flames were cxlinguishel. Mrs. Wilson
had been fatally harmed, however, and
died at 3. 10 clock.
The news WAS first received In Whining
ton by Henry Is. Thompson, of No. 1895
Rodney streoF, II son.in.!aw If Mrs Will
son, lio received two cablegrulns. The
first told OF the accident and the second
received about O'Clock on Saturday even.
ing, announced tho death of Mrs. Wilson
i'll the afternoon. Mr. Thomp on at once
cabled to Mananzas to Genera! Wilson.
lie expected to recotvoa cablegram con-
corning tho data Of the funeral but no
word was received yesterday.
The family has "A vault in Old Swedes
Cemetery and it is thought tho body will
be brought to this CITY for blu ial
her death was a shock to many people
in Cuba and c>dolences wer5 received by
General Wilson from American and Gu
ban residents OF the island, alike.
/ no death Of Mrs. Wilson, who was
about % years old removes ono OF the best
known wuinon from Wilmington. Her
family has long been prominent in mili-
inrv nilai's. Her lathnrwas Colonel Johu
Andrews, who commanded tho First Del.
aware Regiment during tho civil war.
lie wa, born, rs we'll IL all his ChlldreM
IL The old homestead StOckfovd, on the
New Castle cnu5eWAy, near this cit Y.
In l>ij, JuH after the clo,o of tho civil
war. i'll wh.th hel husband took IL plomi-
nent Dart, sho was married. to Generil
WILSON.
She took an ac i've interest in he social
01air5 OF The city AMI entertained almost
constantly at Stccklorl. promineet peo-
pc whom tho general hal met during his
military career were frequent visitors
ono III h0r brothers, General Jchn An
drtW-, OF the regular army lives near this
city, another b'o her, RJhort Andrews,
lives in New York. A sister Mrs. Thoo-
dora lt>!G'g4 lives nsur TIL, city.
n Last November Mrs Wilson and her
Two darehters joined tho general in Cuba.
hh5 been hor custom to spend thu win.
ter III CubA,
For three years the Wilson family did
not ltTa at %tuci;!2rd, bat had apartments
at No 81! Adams stpl1t.
Havana, Anr!l ~ In the terrific acci-
dent at MaIaazas yes uGdny, which rostllt-
ed in th3 death Of The Wits Of General
WILSON, governor Of lho Department. OF
MitnnIa5 Santa Cara, tbs daughter who
was drying with her WAS also burned
though not seriously while endcayurins
to uStlnSul4h the flames, THO Coacnmau
was burned while assisting.
'ir" Wilson's hands were so badly
swollen before her death that it was
t"Vud hcccs3ary " eat tho rings from her
hug4rs ia order to give her relief.