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Show I WOMAN BURIED TO DEATH II EXPLOSION OF LAMP Mrs. Eraetus Utley, of Welser, Idaho, Suffers a Horrible Death as the Result of an Unusual Accident. Wolsor, Idnlii). Tho most horrifying ncctdonl, niul one Hint hns cunt a gloom over tho entire community, occurred oc-curred In this. city Tuosdny night nt tho homo of Krnstus Utlcy. u promt-nont promt-nont citizen of Welscr. At u Into hour Mrs Utloy. who wiih nt home with hor children, Mr. Utloy being nb-sent, nb-sent, prepared to retire. Sho had taken off hor clothing and put on her night robe, nnd wont to tho lump, which wan In a lirnoket on the wall, intending to take It down nnd extinguish ex-tinguish It. Sho lifted It from tho bracket, nnd whllo It was yet In her hands, hold nbovo hur bond, It exploded, ex-ploded, covering her from head to foot with tho burning oil. In nn Instant hIio wiih In llnnies. Sho screamed, nnd h'.-r daughter and eldest Bon, who wore nHleep In adjoining ad-joining rooms, rushed to hor nsslst-unco. nsslst-unco. They puled tho rcmnnutx of tho clothes from her nnd wrapped her in n blanket to smother the Mames. Before they succeeded tho unfortunate victim was horribly burneikfrom head to foot. Sho Bwnllowcd some of tho flaming oil, tho Mesh burned from her body, and peeled off her fnce until alio was unrccogulznhlo. After lingering linger-ing In terrible ngony until 1 o'clock, death rollovcd her Buffering. Mrs. Utloy's daughter received Her-lotis Her-lotis burns on her hnnds from her endeavors en-deavors to extinguish tho fluincB. Tho interior of tho liouso was In flames, nnd but for the prompt arrival of neighbors, It would havu been consumed con-sumed with nil Its contents. |