The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-28
MEETS TRAGIC DEATH
Mrs. Mary Campbell, a Highly Es=
teen,ed Resident of Princeton,
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Passes From Earth.
Ess
Surrounding Circumstances Indicate
That Heart Failure Was Prob
ably Cause of Death.

as it is possible to ascertain. are here
under narrated:
At + O'Clock on Monday morning
Miss Emma Trunk, girl Il years
old, who resided with Mrs. Mary
Campbell. was awakened from her
sleep by the accumulation of smoke
in her room. She hastily arose, and.
attiring herself in skirt, proceeded
into the hall. She at first thought
that the smoke emanated from the
ground floor, where Burleigh Camp
bell, the 12-year-old grandson of Mrs.
Campbell was sleeping, but upon
opening the door leading to Mrs
Campbell's chamber, directly across
the hall from her room, dense vol
umes Of smoke issued therefrom and
she then knew that the fire was in
Mrs. Campbell's room. She i'm
mediately ran down the stairs. awak-
ened Burleigh, and sent him to Mr..
Burke's for assistance. Mr.. Burke's
residence is but a short distance from
Mrs. Campbell's. She then returned
and managed to secure her Clothes
which were Just within the door Of
Mrs. Campbell's chamber. Miss
Trunk had undressed in Mrs. Camp
bell 5 room before retiring. as that
was warmer than her own.
Within few minutes after being
called. Mr.. Burke, barefOOted and
only partly dressed, was on the spot.
He ran to Mrs. Campbell's room,
lighted a lamp, and found the old
lady dead upon the floor and burned
beyond recognition. Mr.. Burke
wrapped her in quilt. carried her
below and laid her on a couch. H.
". Pringle, a neighbor. then arrived
and assisted in extinguishing the
flames which were consuming the
bed upon which she had lain. The
bed was thrown by Mr.. Pringle
through window into the yard. The
services Of the fire department. which
had been called to the scene. were
found unnecessary.
Two stands, or small tables, stood
near the bed, upon one of which was
a lamp: and the supposition is that
Mrs. Campbell, who has of late been
suffering from a nervous ailment,
arose. lighted the lamp, and then
either tainted or succumbed to heart
failure. Thus in falling her night
dress came in contact with the lamp
and set it on fire
The lamp did not explode, as gen
orally reported. for we examined it
and found it intact and almost filled
with oil.
The body was found face downward
upon the floor with one limb in a
position as that of kneeling in PRAYER.
The slipper on one foot was COM
pletely consumed by the fire while
that on the other was untouched. The
carpet in the room was slightly singed
but no damage to the building re-
suited aside from the window THROUGH
which the burning bed was thrown.
The exact cause Of death will prob
ably never be known, but from the
circumstances surrounding the trag-
edE 1t might be deduced that Mrs.
Campbell's sufferings. If any. were of
but short duration.
The county coroner concluded from
the facts in the case that an inouest
was unnecessary.
Mrs. Campbell was born in Wash
ington county, New York, on January
+, 1881. and was conseouently nearly
- years old. When years of ace
she moved with her parents to Mans
field, Pichland county. Ohio, and at
the age of Is went to Racine county.
Wis.,, to reside. She was married to
A. O. Campbell in Wisconsin in 1850
and came to Princeton in 1895.
Her husband died in 1903. She is
survived by a son, c. l.. Campbell.
and grandsons, Herbert, Arthur.
Burlelgh and Ernest. She was an
aunt Of Mrs. Tam and Mrs. Burke
and sister Of Mrs. Sherman, all of
Princeton.
The funeral rites were observed at
the Methodist church on Tuesday af-
ternoOn at , p. M, Rev. Cathcart con-
Quoting the ceremony, and the remains
were inferred in Oak Knoll cemetery.
The pallbearers were VIM. Townsend,
VIM. Orion, Frank Campbell and j.
J. Bliss.
Mrs. Campbell was devout Chris
tan and a kindly old lady whom
many neighbour and acquaintance
Will greatly miss. May she rest in
peace.
Hecomn+nds Important Changes
lie report Of the naturalization