Teacher, Floor Oil Cloth Manufacturer
Perished three days after his oil cloth factory fire.
See "Powers Family" book by Amos Powers 1884, Chicago, page 70.
Also read the account in John Ball's Autobiography: Born to Wander.
Additional info: The Berks and Schuykill Journal (Reading, Pa.) Sat. Jul. 18, 1829, Vol 14, iss. 9, p 2
Melancholy Catastrophe. - An accident of a very melancholy character happened at the Old Cloth Factory, in this village, on Wednesday afternoon last. The particulars of which, are as following: - Mr. William Powers, the industrious and worth proprietor of the factory, while in the act of preparing for immediate use a quantity of varnish, was so scalded and burnt, by its accidently taking fire, that he survived only till the next day. So suddenly and unexpected did the boiling varnish take fire, and burst and fly in every direction that before he had time to react, he was enveloped in a body of flame; for wherever the varnish touched, it burnt in an instant; in this situation he rushed into the street, where several men ran to his assistance, but ere his clothes were torn off, he was burnt in a most deplorable manner - his right arm was nearly burnt to a cinder. But notwithstanding his situation, after his clothes were taken off, he returned, without assistance, to the fatal room, and aided to extinguishing the fire, which bid fair to communicate to that extensive building. - Medical aid was immediately called, but he was so shockingly burnt that all endeavors to save him availed nothing. Three others, we hear, were much injured by fire and boiling varnish, in endeavoring to rescue the unfortunate Powers from the devouring flames. - Lansingburg Gazette
Perished three days after his oil cloth factory fire.
See "Powers Family" book by Amos Powers 1884, Chicago, page 70.
Also read the account in John Ball's Autobiography: Born to Wander.
Additional info: The Berks and Schuykill Journal (Reading, Pa.) Sat. Jul. 18, 1829, Vol 14, iss. 9, p 2
Melancholy Catastrophe. - An accident of a very melancholy character happened at the Old Cloth Factory, in this village, on Wednesday afternoon last. The particulars of which, are as following: - Mr. William Powers, the industrious and worth proprietor of the factory, while in the act of preparing for immediate use a quantity of varnish, was so scalded and burnt, by its accidently taking fire, that he survived only till the next day. So suddenly and unexpected did the boiling varnish take fire, and burst and fly in every direction that before he had time to react, he was enveloped in a body of flame; for wherever the varnish touched, it burnt in an instant; in this situation he rushed into the street, where several men ran to his assistance, but ere his clothes were torn off, he was burnt in a most deplorable manner - his right arm was nearly burnt to a cinder. But notwithstanding his situation, after his clothes were taken off, he returned, without assistance, to the fatal room, and aided to extinguishing the fire, which bid fair to communicate to that extensive building. - Medical aid was immediately called, but he was so shockingly burnt that all endeavors to save him availed nothing. Three others, we hear, were much injured by fire and boiling varnish, in endeavoring to rescue the unfortunate Powers from the devouring flames. - Lansingburg Gazette
Teacher, Floor Oil Cloth Manufacturer
Perished three days after his oil cloth factory fire.
See "Powers Family" book by Amos Powers 1884, Chicago, page 70.
Also read the account in John Ball's Autobiography: Born to Wander.
Additional info: The Berks and Schuykill Journal (Reading, Pa.) Sat. Jul. 18, 1829, Vol 14, iss. 9, p 2
Melancholy Catastrophe. - An accident of a very melancholy character happened at the Old Cloth Factory, in this village, on Wednesday afternoon last. The particulars of which, are as following: - Mr. William Powers, the industrious and worth proprietor of the factory, while in the act of preparing for immediate use a quantity of varnish, was so scalded and burnt, by its accidently taking fire, that he survived only till the next day. So suddenly and unexpected did the boiling varnish take fire, and burst and fly in every direction that before he had time to react, he was enveloped in a body of flame; for wherever the varnish touched, it burnt in an instant; in this situation he rushed into the street, where several men ran to his assistance, but ere his clothes were torn off, he was burnt in a most deplorable manner - his right arm was nearly burnt to a cinder. But notwithstanding his situation, after his clothes were taken off, he returned, without assistance, to the fatal room, and aided to extinguishing the fire, which bid fair to communicate to that extensive building. - Medical aid was immediately called, but he was so shockingly burnt that all endeavors to save him availed nothing. Three others, we hear, were much injured by fire and boiling varnish, in endeavoring to rescue the unfortunate Powers from the devouring flames. - Lansingburg Gazette
Perished three days after his oil cloth factory fire.
See "Powers Family" book by Amos Powers 1884, Chicago, page 70.
Also read the account in John Ball's Autobiography: Born to Wander.
Additional info: The Berks and Schuykill Journal (Reading, Pa.) Sat. Jul. 18, 1829, Vol 14, iss. 9, p 2
Melancholy Catastrophe. - An accident of a very melancholy character happened at the Old Cloth Factory, in this village, on Wednesday afternoon last. The particulars of which, are as following: - Mr. William Powers, the industrious and worth proprietor of the factory, while in the act of preparing for immediate use a quantity of varnish, was so scalded and burnt, by its accidently taking fire, that he survived only till the next day. So suddenly and unexpected did the boiling varnish take fire, and burst and fly in every direction that before he had time to react, he was enveloped in a body of flame; for wherever the varnish touched, it burnt in an instant; in this situation he rushed into the street, where several men ran to his assistance, but ere his clothes were torn off, he was burnt in a most deplorable manner - his right arm was nearly burnt to a cinder. But notwithstanding his situation, after his clothes were taken off, he returned, without assistance, to the fatal room, and aided to extinguishing the fire, which bid fair to communicate to that extensive building. - Medical aid was immediately called, but he was so shockingly burnt that all endeavors to save him availed nothing. Three others, we hear, were much injured by fire and boiling varnish, in endeavoring to rescue the unfortunate Powers from the devouring flames. - Lansingburg Gazette
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