OBIT: Mrs. Ambrose LINEBAUGH, 1907, Dover, York County, PA

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Fatally Burned

Mrs. Linebaugh*, wife of Ambrose Linebaugh, who lives about two miles west of 
Dover, York county, was fatally burned Wednesday.  She was boiling soap in an 
old iron kettle on an open hearth when the accident occurred.  While she was 
replenishing the fire, which had burned down, her clothes were blown over the 
flames and ignited by coming in contact with the fire.  She was terribly 
frightened and instead of attempting to smother the flames, she ran screaming 
wildly about the yard, the wind fanning the flames fiercely.  Her children, 
witnessing the frightful accident, attempted to put out the flames, which they 
did with some difficulty, and one of the children was badly burned in the 
endeavor.  Mrs. Lineboro* had all the clothes burned off her.  Her hair was 
burned and much of her flesh was burned so severely that the skin fell off in 
strips.  She was carried into the house by her husband and neighbors and Dr. J. 
M. Gross, of York, sent for, who did all in his power to relieve the suffering 
of the injured woman.  Mrs. Lineborough* died at 3 o'clock Thursday morning from 
the injuries received.  She was a woman of middle age and, besides her husband, 
is survived by six children.

New Oxford Item, New Oxford, PA, May 30, 1907

* Spelling variations of surname typed as they appeared in newspaper.