Washoe County NV Archives Obituaries.....Lofthouse, Ralph August 19, 1883
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Reno Evening Gazette August 21, 1883
Another Victim
They Will Never Learn that it is Dangerous
Ralph Lofthouse, says the Enterprise, who was so badly burned last Saturday at
the time his house was destroyed by fire, died in great agony Sunday afternoon.
 His name was given as “Loftus” at the time of the fire and it was also stated
that it was his wife that poured the coal oil into the stove with such
disastrous results.  It was he himself who poured the oil upon the fire.  The
can exploded in his hands, deluging his body and limbs with flaming oil. 
Although the surface burns were very severe, the immediate cause of his death
was from his having inhaled the flame of the oil.  The deceased was a native of
Yorkshire, England, aged 47 years, and leaves a wife and two children.  He was a
member of the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias, under whose auspices the
funeral took place yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock.


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