Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Eustis, Sarah March 22, 1873
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Norfolk Virginian Monday March 24 1873
Distressing and Fatal Accident

On Saturday morning last a most distressing accident occurred in this city at 
the residence of Mr. W. T. Owens on Upper Church Street, by which Mrs. Sarah 
Eustis, an estimable old lady seventy six years of age, lost her life. This lady 
was in Mrs. Owen’s (her grand-daughter) room standing near a grate, when her 
clothing took fire, which instantly enveloped her in flames. She screamed loudly 
and ran through several apartments of the house, attracting attention of Mr. A. 
J. Wilkins (Mrs. Owens’ brother-in-law) who happened to be there at the time. 
Mr. Wilkins hastened to the relief of the old lady and found her prostrate upon 
the floor, perfectly helpless. He quickly took some blankets from the bed and 
wrapped them around her person to extinguish the flames, but found it necessary 
to tear off her clothing. After he had put out the fire he perceived that she 
had been shockingly burned from head to foot and immediately sent for Dr. Nash, 
who came promptly and did all in his power to save her life but alas! in vain. 
She suffered great agony till six o’clock p.m. when death relieved her. Her 
funeral will take place at the Methodist Protestant Church, Church Street, this 
afternoon at three o’clock. See notice elsewhere.

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Departed this life Saturday evening at 6 o’clock, Mrs. Sarah Eustis in the 76th 
year of her age, after a short but painful illness of a few hours, which she 
bore with Christian fortitude and without a murmur, trusting alone in that God, 
who doeth all things well. Truly may it be said of a good woman, she has gone to 
reap the reward of those who die in the Lord.
Her funeral will take place Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Methodist 
Protestant Church. Friends and acquaintances of the family are respectfully 
invited to attend.

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Elmwood

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