Show t SAD ACCIDENT An Aged Lady named Boyd Probably fatally Burned i B AN EXPLODING OIL L M The Victim in Terrible Agony is Taken Ta-ken t totheHospital the SIsters of thVuoly Cross X A little before G cock last evening I the bells rang outthe art ng alarm of fire The citizens in the centre of the business portion of tovm were immediately im-mediately appiised of thc ocaton of the destroying fiend and ft rush of humanity up the alley eastf j C Bowring Cos grocery and provision store almost choked thatiopening uparid blocked the way against the boys in Vd C when they arrived They wcr promptly upon the scene and remarks I re-marks were freely made tht the I fire department had vastly improved since it became a paid institution of the city i The cause for thq alarm was located in a small adobe house in the rear of the store just mentioned and occupied by an old lady named Boyd and her daughter The origin as our reporter learned it immediately after the excitement excite-ment had subsided was about so The daughter of the old lady Lizzie Boyd was lying sick upon a bed in thecentre of the room and her mother had proceeded pro-ceeded to fill a lamp and in doing so poured in too much oil causing the fluid to run over on the outside of the glass and on striking a match to light the lamp the overflowed oil ignited ig-nited and becoming frightened it is supposed she dropped the burning lamp to the floor when it exploded scattering scatter-ing fire all about and the flames catch ing the bottoms of her petticoats she began screaming am shouting Her cries attracted the attention tng an old man in Bowrings store and he ran in but instead of grasping flaming garments gar-ments of the old lady and smothering the blazes as he might easily have done in a moment he turned around bolted through the store and into the street crying Fire Fire Fire During this time the fire was doing its dreadful worK on Airs uoyu and on the arrival of aid from the outside she was found rolling writhing and screaming in horrible agony the devouring element enveloping her allover over After extinguishing the flames DiPs Benedict King and Bowers were soon upon the scene and instantly uIon began administering relief t the suffer ing woman Bandages and lotions were applied and all efforts to soothe her excruciating pains that could b < J thought of were applied An examina ton showed that the old lady was WlS horribly burned Both her legs her two arms both breasts and neck face and head were sShged blistered and seared in a terrible manner and he groans and scream and incoherent I I talk to which she gave vent were heartrending At latest accounts she was lying in a critical condition and the hopes for her recovery were hang I ing upon very slendorthreads The girl Lizzie Boyd in the excitement I I I excite-ment attending the blazing up of the 0111 when the conflagration first flared up had ont of her hands burned somewhat She Was removed immediately to j I Chaddrs store where by the Doctoral orderssh is to remain until it is de1 j finitely known what will be the result of the iearml accident to her mother Later hi the evening Mr J C i Bowrningv taking http consideration that there wag none of her relations abont and no one near who could wait I On the injured woman inoniFetl into the propriety of remt > ying55fJier to the Sisters hospital and acting upon the suggestion of Dr Benedict she was removed re-moved about 8 oclock When Mr Browning left her slfe wasiiaconS us There wag no damageto the building II caused either by t fie blaze > or water thrown on by the fipnerii as there was no need of the latter wfien the brignfle got on the ground |