The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-31
KEROSENELAMP EXPLODED
In the Hands OF Miss Annie Carbaugh.
OF Thompson Township, Last
Wednesday Night
HEROIsM OF.YOUNG SCHOOL TEACHER

baugh, widow of the late John G.
Carbaugh, of Thompson town
ship, was entirely destroyed by
fire, together with all It's contents
including most of the wearing ap-
parel of the family. No lnsur-
ance.
The family consists of Mrs.
Carbaugh, her daug liter Miss An.
ME about twenty one years of
age, and her son Conrad, older
than Annie, Miss Olive Zlmmer-
man aged about nineteen, teacher
Of the Broadyard school, was
boarding in the Carbaugh family
and was present at the tlue of
the fire.
The lower story of the house
was divided INTO three apart.
ments-about half beng used as
a kitchen and dining room, aud
the other half divided into two
parts-one being used as sitting
room and the other as bedroom.
The Carbaughs all slept up
stairs, and Miss Zimmerman oc.
cupied the bed room down stairs.
About II O'Clock Wednesday
night; the other mem bers of the
family including Miss Zlmmer.
man, having retired, Miss Annie
who had been reading in the sit
thug room, became sleepy, picked
up the lamp, aud started toward
the kitchen intending to go up
stairs to bed. While passing
through the door t. the kitchen,
without moments warning the
lamp, which held about three
quarts Of oil, exploded, throwing
the blazing fluid all over the room
aud saturatlng the clothing of the
unfortunate girl. OF course she
screamed /. Miss Zimmerman be-
lng nearest, sprang from her bed
aud upon opening the door of her
room took IN the awful situation
at glance. Miss Carbaugh was
living torch the wild flames be
ing drawn across the kitchen and
up the great chimney, and there
was cause for prompt action.
With out, a moments hesitation
Miss ssZimmermanrushed through
the flames in her night robe to
the SINK, snatched up bucket of |
water and inverted it over the
head of Miss Carbaugh. This |
had the effect of extinguishing
the flames IN the clothing of Miss |
Carbaugh, and moment more |
Miss Zimmerman had the suffer |
ing girl out of further danger.
All this had been done so quick
ly that the other members of the
family had not time to reach the
lower tloCr. AS SON as the moth.
er and brother realized the true
condition of things, and saw that
the sister was out of danger, they
set to work to save at least the
money and valuable papers in the
house, for Mr.. Car rbaugh had the
papers for a valuable patent
which had recently been granted
to him. He was successful IN get
ting the trunk out which contain
ed these papers; but the mother,
in her haste, dropped purse con
sixty-three dollars, and 1t
as did almost all their household
including their wearing
went up in smoke.
DR.. Sapplngton was at once
summoned from Webster Mills,
and he found that the hands and
forearms of Miss Annie were
painfully burned, and the left
arm burned to the shoulder. The
left side of the face and the left
ear were badly burned, and hair,
Of course, did not escape. With
care, Miss Carbaugh will recover
from her perilous accident, but
will likely carry to the end of life
scars that will remind her os that
awful night.
That Miss Zimmerman is
heroine, goes without saying, and
she IS entitled TO Carnegie med
NJ, Through her presence of
mind, and at the risk of beng
burned to death, she saved the
life OF Miss Car rbaugh. The fire
experience OF Mss Zimmerman
Is something out Of the ordinary.