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Show I WOMAN BUR1EDT0 DEATH BY EXPLOSION Of LAMP Mrs. Erastus Utley, of Welser, Idaho, Suffers a Horrible Death as the Result of an Unusual Accident. Welser, Idaho Tho most horrifying accident, and ono thot has cast u gloom over the entire community, occurred oc-curred In this city Tuesday night at thu home of Ernst us Utley. a prominent promi-nent citizen of Welser At a lato hour Mrs Utley, who was at home with her children, Mr. Utley being absent, ab-sent, prepared to retire. She had taken off her clothing and put on her night tube, and went to tho lamp, which was In n bracket on the wall, Intending to tnko It down and extinguish ex-tinguish It. She lifted It from tho bracket, and while It was yet In her hands, held nboo hur heuil. It exploded, ex-ploded, cocrlng her from head to foot with thu burning oil In an Instant she was in llames Shn screamed, and her daughter and eldest son, who weru nsleup in ad-Joining ad-Joining rooms, rushed to her assistance. assist-ance. They puled tho rcmnuntH of tho clothes from her and wrapped her In a blanket to smother the llames. Ileforo they succeeded tho unfortunate victim was horribly burned from head to foot. She swallowed somo of the flaming oil, tho Mesh burned from her body, and peeled off her facu until she was unrecognizable. After lingering linger-ing In terrlblu agony until I o'clock, death relieved her suffering. Mrs. Utlcy's daughter received serious ser-ious burns on her hnuds fiiitn her endeavors en-deavors to extinguish tho llames. Tho Interior of tho house was In llames. and but for tho prompt arrival of neighbors, It would havo been consumed con-sumed with all Its contents. |