Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Atwater, William G May 28, 1921
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New Journal and Guide, June 4, 1921
W.G. ATWATER BURNED ALIVE

Comes to Untimely Death When Gasoline Stove, With Which He was Said To Have Been 
Operating A Still, Explodes

Mr. W.G. Atwater, a well known young man of this city, residing on Hamson 
avenue, Riverview, came to an untimely death last Saturday morning at 9:30 in an 
outhouse in his backyard, when the same was set aflame by the explosion of a 
gasoline stove, which is said by officers investigating the accident to have 
been in use in the operation of a still. Shen the explosion occurred Mrs. 
Atwater went to the rescue of her husband, but the heat was so intense she could 
do nothing to save him. The fire department responded to the alarm, and when the 
flames were finally extinguished, Mr. Atwater's body was found burned to a 
charcoal, even beyond recognition. The house in which the explosion occurred was 
completely destroyed by the flames. His funeral was conducted by Rev. F.W. 
Williams, Monday, from his home and his remains were deposited in the Calvary 
Cemetery. For several years Mr. Atwater was a prominent figure in business 
circles here.

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