The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-13
WOMAN SEVERELY
BURNED IN FIRE
Mrs. zenla A. Day, 1870 South Tenth
Street, Perhaps Fatally Burned
In Fire Last
Night.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Clothing Above Waist Burned orr
Body Badly scorched and
charred by the
Flames.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL

Mrs. Zenia A. Day, widow Of Albert
Day, 120 South Tenth street. was per-
haps fatally burned at her home last
evening at about o'clock, when she
attempted to put out fire which
had started from faulty oil lamp.
Her clothing, ignited by the flames,
burned from the waist up, leaving
her body charred and blackened.
Attracted by the woman's screams,
a number OF men living in the neigh
borhood, arrived in time to put out
the fire, but too. late to be of much
help to the unfortunate woman. A
fire alarm had been sent in. When
the department arrived, Chief Ander-
son was the first to open the door
leading into the kitchen where the
accident had taken place.
When he entered the room, the
first sight that attracted his eyes
was the almost unrecognizable form
of q woman, half sitting. half lying
on the floor In the corner OF the
room. From her waist to the top OF
her head, her body was scorched and
blackened Nearly all OF her hair was
singed from her head.
Standing about the table in the CEN
ter Of the room we're three men.
their heads bowed, their eyes d.
rected on, the floor. They were help
less, stunned. They had put out the
fire. thrown the lamp and burning
table cloth into the yard, sent in q
fire alarm, and called doctor-and
then they had waited.
Chief Anderson, called away on an
other alarm few minutes after he
had arrived, left Assistant Chief ].
w. Nichols there to do what he
could until the doctor arrived. He
came in few. minutes and after rem
dering first aid to the woman. had
her taken to st. Joseph's hospital
where she lies in very serious con-
dition today. All during the night she
was restless despite what could be
done for her. This morning, how
ever, she seemed somewhat improved.
Mrs. Day, who is paralyzed on one
side. explained today how the accident
occurred. She had started to light an
oil lamp which was standing on the
table, near q window. Removing the
ton Of the lamp, ste struck the match
under the table. The curtains on the
window caught fire from the match
and in turn set the table cloth on fire
and her dress caught fire from these
flames.
Second Alarm Sent IN.
The second alarm sent in to the
fire department last night at 1880,
twenty minutes after the first, direct
ed the department to the 8. G. and
S. Carter company planning mill at
1929 South Fourth street, but proved
to be false alarm.
An automatic alarm system con-
meets this plant with the fire depart
,uent at Sixth street. AS Mr.. Carter
explained this morning, the high pres
sure that was put on when the first
alarm was sent in, forced water into
the dry pipe system at the plant
which operates at low pressure. With
The water in the dry pipes the alarm
was automatically sent in, but by &C.
cident.
Collision Of Trucks.
The West K truck was already at
Carter's mill and was placing line
OF hose when the Sixth street trucks
arrived from the scene of the first
IRE, at Tenth street near Johnson
Blinded by the lights of three auto
mobiles. the driver Of the Sixth street
truck drove into the horses of the
West K truck. which was laying the