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Show AGED CARPENTER DIES IN ROOM FILLED WITH GAS San Fiancisco. March 11 G. M. Lombard, a carpenter, aged OS years, was found dead In bed yesterday morning, morn-ing, in a room filled with Illuminating gas. In her solicitude for her aged ! lodgor'B health. Mrs. Annie Hoffman piobably unwittingly contributed to the cause of his death. Fearing that a strong wind, which was blowing Tuesday rtight, might cause tho old man to catch cold, Mrs. Hoffman closed hla window from the outside before leaving the house to visit a friend. It Is believed that the wind extinguished the gas light bo-fore bo-fore the window was closed. |