Aged: 20 yrs 1m 5d
Daughter of Tom & Mary Stevenson
From the local Tuscola newspaper, 4 September 1897:
By the explosion of a coal oil can, Miss Carrie Stevenson, a servant girl at Robert Fisk's, is fatally burned Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock, death ending her terrible suffering within five hours after the accident. The girl had put up a lot of waste papers in the cook stove and in order to burn it quickly took up the coal oil can and commenced pouring the flammable fluid on the material. Quick as a flash a loud explosion followed and the poor girl, one mass of flaming fire, ran out from the kitchen and fell prostrate on the walk. Her distressing and heart-rendering cries were heard by Mr. Fisk, who was at the barn.
When Mr. Fisk saw the flames they reached almost ten feet in height and completely enveloped the girl who lay writhing in pain and agony where she had fallen. Mr. Fisk ran into the house and secured some bed clothing which which he smothered out the fire. The assistance came too late as the girl had been frightfully burned, there being no spot on her body that was not blistered by the heat. So intense were the flames that print of her foot was burned in the sidewalk where she fell. When the clothing that remained was removed from the body the skin rolled off with it, leaving great patches of red flesh that was seared in some places.
The girl was carried into Mr. Fisk's house and everything possible was done to alleviate her suffering and to save her life. Dr. Rice found that there was no chance for her recovery and did what he could to quiet the intense pain. The girl was conscious until within a short time of her death which occurred about 1 o'clock. She was a pitiful looking sight, as her hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes were burned off and her once pretty face was blistered and marked in lines of blackness, while her eyes, bleared by the heat, looked little like places of sight.
The accident, which terminated so fatally to the girl, was hardly due to carelessness. There had been no fire in the stove into which the girl put the papers and oil since the previous day. Just a few ashes remained and hardly anyone would have supposed that there was any danger in using the oil. When the coal-oil can exploded (the can contained perhaps a gallon of oil) the report was heard for several blocks. The house would have burned had not neighbors arrived in time, as all thought of the building was forgotten in the anxiety to save the girl. The kitchen was burned and smoked but the damage will not amount to very much. When the girl fled from the kitchen her blazing clothes set fire to lattice work and vines on the porch.
Mrs. Fisk has suffered from nervous prostration since the accident. She just returned home last Saturday from Chicago, where she had been receiving treatment in a private hospital. The shock quite unsettled her nerves and it will be some time before she fully recovers.
Miss Stevenson had been employed at various places in the city and at one time was a waitress at the Beach House. She was the daughter of Thomas Stevenson, a farmer living a few miles west of town. The body was taken to the home Wednesday evening. The funeral services were held Thursday at Cartwright, Rev. W. S. Calhoun officiating.
It is said that Miss Stevenson was engaged to Philip McClennan and that they were to be married in a short time. He was the first person she asked for when able to speak and he was with her until the end. A short time before she died Mr. McClennan went downtown to get some lemons for her and when he returned she had lost consciousness and did not recognize him.
Daughter of Tom & Mary Stevenson
From the local Tuscola newspaper, 4 September 1897:
By the explosion of a coal oil can, Miss Carrie Stevenson, a servant girl at Robert Fisk's, is fatally burned Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock, death ending her terrible suffering within five hours after the accident. The girl had put up a lot of waste papers in the cook stove and in order to burn it quickly took up the coal oil can and commenced pouring the flammable fluid on the material. Quick as a flash a loud explosion followed and the poor girl, one mass of flaming fire, ran out from the kitchen and fell prostrate on the walk. Her distressing and heart-rendering cries were heard by Mr. Fisk, who was at the barn.
When Mr. Fisk saw the flames they reached almost ten feet in height and completely enveloped the girl who lay writhing in pain and agony where she had fallen. Mr. Fisk ran into the house and secured some bed clothing which which he smothered out the fire. The assistance came too late as the girl had been frightfully burned, there being no spot on her body that was not blistered by the heat. So intense were the flames that print of her foot was burned in the sidewalk where she fell. When the clothing that remained was removed from the body the skin rolled off with it, leaving great patches of red flesh that was seared in some places.
The girl was carried into Mr. Fisk's house and everything possible was done to alleviate her suffering and to save her life. Dr. Rice found that there was no chance for her recovery and did what he could to quiet the intense pain. The girl was conscious until within a short time of her death which occurred about 1 o'clock. She was a pitiful looking sight, as her hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes were burned off and her once pretty face was blistered and marked in lines of blackness, while her eyes, bleared by the heat, looked little like places of sight.
The accident, which terminated so fatally to the girl, was hardly due to carelessness. There had been no fire in the stove into which the girl put the papers and oil since the previous day. Just a few ashes remained and hardly anyone would have supposed that there was any danger in using the oil. When the coal-oil can exploded (the can contained perhaps a gallon of oil) the report was heard for several blocks. The house would have burned had not neighbors arrived in time, as all thought of the building was forgotten in the anxiety to save the girl. The kitchen was burned and smoked but the damage will not amount to very much. When the girl fled from the kitchen her blazing clothes set fire to lattice work and vines on the porch.
Mrs. Fisk has suffered from nervous prostration since the accident. She just returned home last Saturday from Chicago, where she had been receiving treatment in a private hospital. The shock quite unsettled her nerves and it will be some time before she fully recovers.
Miss Stevenson had been employed at various places in the city and at one time was a waitress at the Beach House. She was the daughter of Thomas Stevenson, a farmer living a few miles west of town. The body was taken to the home Wednesday evening. The funeral services were held Thursday at Cartwright, Rev. W. S. Calhoun officiating.
It is said that Miss Stevenson was engaged to Philip McClennan and that they were to be married in a short time. He was the first person she asked for when able to speak and he was with her until the end. A short time before she died Mr. McClennan went downtown to get some lemons for her and when he returned she had lost consciousness and did not recognize him.
Aged: 20 yrs 1m 5d
Daughter of Tom & Mary Stevenson
From the local Tuscola newspaper, 4 September 1897:
By the explosion of a coal oil can, Miss Carrie Stevenson, a servant girl at Robert Fisk's, is fatally burned Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock, death ending her terrible suffering within five hours after the accident. The girl had put up a lot of waste papers in the cook stove and in order to burn it quickly took up the coal oil can and commenced pouring the flammable fluid on the material. Quick as a flash a loud explosion followed and the poor girl, one mass of flaming fire, ran out from the kitchen and fell prostrate on the walk. Her distressing and heart-rendering cries were heard by Mr. Fisk, who was at the barn.
When Mr. Fisk saw the flames they reached almost ten feet in height and completely enveloped the girl who lay writhing in pain and agony where she had fallen. Mr. Fisk ran into the house and secured some bed clothing which which he smothered out the fire. The assistance came too late as the girl had been frightfully burned, there being no spot on her body that was not blistered by the heat. So intense were the flames that print of her foot was burned in the sidewalk where she fell. When the clothing that remained was removed from the body the skin rolled off with it, leaving great patches of red flesh that was seared in some places.
The girl was carried into Mr. Fisk's house and everything possible was done to alleviate her suffering and to save her life. Dr. Rice found that there was no chance for her recovery and did what he could to quiet the intense pain. The girl was conscious until within a short time of her death which occurred about 1 o'clock. She was a pitiful looking sight, as her hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes were burned off and her once pretty face was blistered and marked in lines of blackness, while her eyes, bleared by the heat, looked little like places of sight.
The accident, which terminated so fatally to the girl, was hardly due to carelessness. There had been no fire in the stove into which the girl put the papers and oil since the previous day. Just a few ashes remained and hardly anyone would have supposed that there was any danger in using the oil. When the coal-oil can exploded (the can contained perhaps a gallon of oil) the report was heard for several blocks. The house would have burned had not neighbors arrived in time, as all thought of the building was forgotten in the anxiety to save the girl. The kitchen was burned and smoked but the damage will not amount to very much. When the girl fled from the kitchen her blazing clothes set fire to lattice work and vines on the porch.
Mrs. Fisk has suffered from nervous prostration since the accident. She just returned home last Saturday from Chicago, where she had been receiving treatment in a private hospital. The shock quite unsettled her nerves and it will be some time before she fully recovers.
Miss Stevenson had been employed at various places in the city and at one time was a waitress at the Beach House. She was the daughter of Thomas Stevenson, a farmer living a few miles west of town. The body was taken to the home Wednesday evening. The funeral services were held Thursday at Cartwright, Rev. W. S. Calhoun officiating.
It is said that Miss Stevenson was engaged to Philip McClennan and that they were to be married in a short time. He was the first person she asked for when able to speak and he was with her until the end. A short time before she died Mr. McClennan went downtown to get some lemons for her and when he returned she had lost consciousness and did not recognize him.
Daughter of Tom & Mary Stevenson
From the local Tuscola newspaper, 4 September 1897:
By the explosion of a coal oil can, Miss Carrie Stevenson, a servant girl at Robert Fisk's, is fatally burned Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock, death ending her terrible suffering within five hours after the accident. The girl had put up a lot of waste papers in the cook stove and in order to burn it quickly took up the coal oil can and commenced pouring the flammable fluid on the material. Quick as a flash a loud explosion followed and the poor girl, one mass of flaming fire, ran out from the kitchen and fell prostrate on the walk. Her distressing and heart-rendering cries were heard by Mr. Fisk, who was at the barn.
When Mr. Fisk saw the flames they reached almost ten feet in height and completely enveloped the girl who lay writhing in pain and agony where she had fallen. Mr. Fisk ran into the house and secured some bed clothing which which he smothered out the fire. The assistance came too late as the girl had been frightfully burned, there being no spot on her body that was not blistered by the heat. So intense were the flames that print of her foot was burned in the sidewalk where she fell. When the clothing that remained was removed from the body the skin rolled off with it, leaving great patches of red flesh that was seared in some places.
The girl was carried into Mr. Fisk's house and everything possible was done to alleviate her suffering and to save her life. Dr. Rice found that there was no chance for her recovery and did what he could to quiet the intense pain. The girl was conscious until within a short time of her death which occurred about 1 o'clock. She was a pitiful looking sight, as her hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes were burned off and her once pretty face was blistered and marked in lines of blackness, while her eyes, bleared by the heat, looked little like places of sight.
The accident, which terminated so fatally to the girl, was hardly due to carelessness. There had been no fire in the stove into which the girl put the papers and oil since the previous day. Just a few ashes remained and hardly anyone would have supposed that there was any danger in using the oil. When the coal-oil can exploded (the can contained perhaps a gallon of oil) the report was heard for several blocks. The house would have burned had not neighbors arrived in time, as all thought of the building was forgotten in the anxiety to save the girl. The kitchen was burned and smoked but the damage will not amount to very much. When the girl fled from the kitchen her blazing clothes set fire to lattice work and vines on the porch.
Mrs. Fisk has suffered from nervous prostration since the accident. She just returned home last Saturday from Chicago, where she had been receiving treatment in a private hospital. The shock quite unsettled her nerves and it will be some time before she fully recovers.
Miss Stevenson had been employed at various places in the city and at one time was a waitress at the Beach House. She was the daughter of Thomas Stevenson, a farmer living a few miles west of town. The body was taken to the home Wednesday evening. The funeral services were held Thursday at Cartwright, Rev. W. S. Calhoun officiating.
It is said that Miss Stevenson was engaged to Philip McClennan and that they were to be married in a short time. He was the first person she asked for when able to speak and he was with her until the end. A short time before she died Mr. McClennan went downtown to get some lemons for her and when he returned she had lost consciousness and did not recognize him.
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