Cause of death: Burns suffered earlier in the day in a creosote vapor explosion and fire. Her father Fred Chandler and uncle Tom Dodge were dipping fence posts in a bucket or trough of creosote wood preservative, then fairly new on the market. Introducing oxygen into the liquid caused a mist/vapor that either spontaneously combusted or was set off by one of the men's cigarettes. , Both men were severely injured.
Ollie's uncle Tom Dodge rode with her on horseback to the nearest farmhouse that had a phone so a doctor could be called, but she died there some time after midnight.
Such accidents led to the creosote having an anti-combustible agent introduced into it and a warning label added to the cans.
The Chandler marriage did not long survive this tragic loss. Her father Fred remarried in 1919 and her mother Ellen in 1920.
Sources:
1910 United States Federal Census.
California, Death Index, 1905-1939.
Newspapers.com: From the Times-Advocate (Escondido, CA) 24 Jan 1917 - Page 124. "Little Girl Dies of Burns"
And: From the Times-Advocate (Escondido, CA) 24 Jan 1917 - "Ollie Chandler dies, Tom Dodge and Fred Chandler burned".
URL:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34876658/ollie_chandler_dies_tom_dodge_and_fred/?xid=637
And obituary: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34876058/ollie_belle_chandler_obituary/?xid=637
Contributor: D. Goodboe (46840651)
Ollie's uncle Tom Dodge rode with her on horseback to the nearest farmhouse that had a phone so a doctor could be called, but she died there some time after midnight.
Such accidents led to the creosote having an anti-combustible agent introduced into it and a warning label added to the cans.
The Chandler marriage did not long survive this tragic loss. Her father Fred remarried in 1919 and her mother Ellen in 1920.
Sources:
1910 United States Federal Census.
California, Death Index, 1905-1939.
Newspapers.com: From the Times-Advocate (Escondido, CA) 24 Jan 1917 - Page 124. "Little Girl Dies of Burns"
And: From the Times-Advocate (Escondido, CA) 24 Jan 1917 - "Ollie Chandler dies, Tom Dodge and Fred Chandler burned".
URL:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34876658/ollie_chandler_dies_tom_dodge_and_fred/?xid=637
And obituary: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34876058/ollie_belle_chandler_obituary/?xid=637
Contributor: D. Goodboe (46840651)
Cause of death: Burns suffered earlier in the day in a creosote vapor explosion and fire. Her father Fred Chandler and uncle Tom Dodge were dipping fence posts in a bucket or trough of creosote wood preservative, then fairly new on the market. Introducing oxygen into the liquid caused a mist/vapor that either spontaneously combusted or was set off by one of the men's cigarettes. , Both men were severely injured.
Ollie's uncle Tom Dodge rode with her on horseback to the nearest farmhouse that had a phone so a doctor could be called, but she died there some time after midnight.
Such accidents led to the creosote having an anti-combustible agent introduced into it and a warning label added to the cans.
The Chandler marriage did not long survive this tragic loss. Her father Fred remarried in 1919 and her mother Ellen in 1920.
Sources:
1910 United States Federal Census.
California, Death Index, 1905-1939.
Newspapers.com: From the Times-Advocate (Escondido, CA) 24 Jan 1917 - Page 124. "Little Girl Dies of Burns"
And: From the Times-Advocate (Escondido, CA) 24 Jan 1917 - "Ollie Chandler dies, Tom Dodge and Fred Chandler burned".
URL:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34876658/ollie_chandler_dies_tom_dodge_and_fred/?xid=637
And obituary: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34876058/ollie_belle_chandler_obituary/?xid=637
Contributor: D. Goodboe (46840651)
Ollie's uncle Tom Dodge rode with her on horseback to the nearest farmhouse that had a phone so a doctor could be called, but she died there some time after midnight.
Such accidents led to the creosote having an anti-combustible agent introduced into it and a warning label added to the cans.
The Chandler marriage did not long survive this tragic loss. Her father Fred remarried in 1919 and her mother Ellen in 1920.
Sources:
1910 United States Federal Census.
California, Death Index, 1905-1939.
Newspapers.com: From the Times-Advocate (Escondido, CA) 24 Jan 1917 - Page 124. "Little Girl Dies of Burns"
And: From the Times-Advocate (Escondido, CA) 24 Jan 1917 - "Ollie Chandler dies, Tom Dodge and Fred Chandler burned".
URL:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34876658/ollie_chandler_dies_tom_dodge_and_fred/?xid=637
And obituary: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34876058/ollie_belle_chandler_obituary/?xid=637
Contributor: D. Goodboe (46840651)
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