NEWS: Elizabeth RHOADS, 1856, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA

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Harrisburg Telegraph December 8, 1856

On Saturday evening last, a young female named Elizabeth Rhoads, a grand-
daughter of Mr. Rhoads, whose sudden death is announced in another part of to-
day’s Telegraph residing in Chestnut street, next door to the female school 
house, met with a serious accident, caused by the upsetting of a fluid lamp. 
She had been setting in the front room beside a table upon which the lamp was 
stationed, conversing with another female and a couple of young gentlemen, 
when by a careless movement of one of her arms, she upset the lamp, the 
contents of which, in an ignited state, ran upon both of her sleeves, setting 
them on fire, and burning the flesh of her arms into a crisp. One of the young 
men who was present, hastily sized a quilt from a bed in the room and wrapped 
the flaming dress of the unfortunate young lady within it, which timely 
intervention prevented the flames connecting with other parts of her dress, 
and thus perhaps saved her life. Medical attention was promply rendered to the 
suffering girl, and, we believe she is now doing as well as the circumstances 
of the case will permit.  



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