Kenosha County WI Archives Obituaries.....O'Hare, Abigail Gallegher October 29, 1925
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Kenosha Evening News, Thursday, 29 Oct 1925
     DEATH FOLLOWS IN FIRE'S WAKE 
Mrs. O'Hare Dies Today of Burns Received at Her Home Yesterday.
          AN OLD RESIDENT
     Death came as a gentle release at 8:00 this morning to Mrs. Abigail 
O'Hare of 763 Pomeroy street when she passed away at St. Catherine's hospital 
as the result of severe burns received yesterday at her home. Little hope was 
held of her recovery by the physician who attended her after the fire, for it 
was found that her lungs had been affected by the flames which had enveloped 
her body, but everything was done to relieve her pain.
     Born in This County. 
     Mrs. O'Hare was born at Silverlake, Kenosha county, the daughter of Mr. 
and Mrs. John Gallegher. She was educated in the Kenosha county schools and at 
Whitewater Normal school, after which she taught school for several yrs in 
Kenosha county. As an old resident of this count, she had many friends here 
and was a woman of unusual intellect and noble character. For several years 
she has held the position of financial secretary of St. James' Court of the 
Women's Catholic Order of Foresters.
     She is survived by four daughters, Mary, Agnes, Sister Raymondette of 
Omaha, and Frances. Announcement of the funeral arrangements will be made 
later.


Additional Comments:
Kenosha Evening News, Wed 28 Oct 1925, Kenosha, WI.

Elderly Woman is Terribly Burned at Her Home This Morning 
     WOMAN'S BURNS MAY BE FATAL
Mrs. Abigail O'Hare is Victim of Fire Today at Her Home.
     COOKING AT STOVE 
Clothes Catch Fire While Preparing the Mid-day Meal at a Gas-flame.

     Mrs. Abigail O'Hare, 70, of 763 Pomeroy st, secretary of the Women's 
auxiliary of the Catholic Order of Foresters, was badly burned this morn at a 
fire at her home. She is now at St. Catherine's hospital where every care is 
given the sufferer, but there is only a slight chance of her eventual recovery 
from the terrible burns received.
     Mrs. O'Hare was standing at the gas stove in the kitchen of her home this 
morning about ten-thirty o'clock making preparations for the mid-day meal. A 
gas flame was lighted and she reached across the stove to move one of the 
pans. There was a piece of paper lying on top of the stove, and in some way 
she moved this paper, it ignited and in turn set fire to the sleeve of her 
dress.
          Neighbor Comes to Rescue
     In a moment her entire dress was aflame. Her screams for help brought to 
her assistance a woman neighbor who occupies the flat upstairs at the same 
address. Horrified she rushed into the room, and tore the burning clothes from 
the suffering victim, scorching her own hands as she did so.
     She also summoned the fire department and engines 3 and 4 and truck 
number 2 responded lead by Assistant Fire Chief Mike Jacobs. The three trucks 
were followed as usual by the police ambulance, and Mrs. O'Hare, suffering 
badly, was taken in the ambulance to St. Catherine's hospital. In frightful 
pain though she was, she had the presence of mind and will-power to direct the 
carrying out of some valuable papers which she feared would be burned.
          Flesh Covered With Burns
     At the hospital, Dr. McCluskey attended the patient. He found that two-
thirds of her body had been burned by the flames. Her corset had been half 
burned off, her hair had been burned off, and the flesh was loose on one arm. 
The clothing which had been ripped from her body hung in tattered shreds 
showing the black course of the fire.
     Except for the severe burns of the victim, there was no serious damage 
within the room. A hole had been burned in the linoleum in front of the stove.
     Mrs. O'Hare's condition was such that little hope of her eventual 
recovery is held. Her two daughters, who are teachers in the public schools, 
were notified of the tragic happening, and hurried from their class rooms to 
the hospital to be a her bedside.


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