McGee--Suddenly, on Novemeber 15, 1900, Mrs. Sarah E. McGee, aged 39 years, beloved wife of James McGee and daughter of the late James and Eliza E. Mann.
Funeral will take place from her late residence, No 120 North Poppleton Street, this Tuesday, November 13, at 2 P.M. Interment in Loudon Park.
Mrs. Sarah McGee, wife of Mr. James McGee, hostler of No. 3 Chemical Engine Company, was so badly burned by an explosion of a bottle of gasoline. about 11:30, Saturday morning, in the kitchen of her home, 120 North Poppleton Street, that she died soon afterwards. Coroner Wiltshire of the Western District, decided her death was the result of an accident.
Mrs. McGee was at work in the kitchen with the gasoline, placing it on the edge of the cupboard, near the stove. A few minutes afterwards, she raised one of the covers off the top of the stove. The bottle cracked and as she turned, she discovered that her clothing was on fire.
George Barnhart, her son-in-law, tried to pull the burning clothing off her, but seeing that the flames were gaining headway, he threw her down to the floor in an attempt to extinguish the blazing garments with rugs and pieces of carpet. When the flames were extinguished, he escorted her upstairs while other family members hurried for a physician.
Meanwhile, furniture had ignited and Mr. Barnhart had difficulty putting out the fire. He was severely burned on his hands.
Mrs. Mcgee was 39 years old. She leaves a husband and her children, Minnie Barnhart (husband George), Clara Minor (husband Samuel), Blanche, James and Grace McGee.
Baltimore Sun, 11/12/1900
1900 US Census
Funeral will take place from her late residence, No 120 North Poppleton Street, this Tuesday, November 13, at 2 P.M. Interment in Loudon Park.
Mrs. Sarah McGee, wife of Mr. James McGee, hostler of No. 3 Chemical Engine Company, was so badly burned by an explosion of a bottle of gasoline. about 11:30, Saturday morning, in the kitchen of her home, 120 North Poppleton Street, that she died soon afterwards. Coroner Wiltshire of the Western District, decided her death was the result of an accident.
Mrs. McGee was at work in the kitchen with the gasoline, placing it on the edge of the cupboard, near the stove. A few minutes afterwards, she raised one of the covers off the top of the stove. The bottle cracked and as she turned, she discovered that her clothing was on fire.
George Barnhart, her son-in-law, tried to pull the burning clothing off her, but seeing that the flames were gaining headway, he threw her down to the floor in an attempt to extinguish the blazing garments with rugs and pieces of carpet. When the flames were extinguished, he escorted her upstairs while other family members hurried for a physician.
Meanwhile, furniture had ignited and Mr. Barnhart had difficulty putting out the fire. He was severely burned on his hands.
Mrs. Mcgee was 39 years old. She leaves a husband and her children, Minnie Barnhart (husband George), Clara Minor (husband Samuel), Blanche, James and Grace McGee.
Baltimore Sun, 11/12/1900
1900 US Census
McGee--Suddenly, on Novemeber 15, 1900, Mrs. Sarah E. McGee, aged 39 years, beloved wife of James McGee and daughter of the late James and Eliza E. Mann.
Funeral will take place from her late residence, No 120 North Poppleton Street, this Tuesday, November 13, at 2 P.M. Interment in Loudon Park.
Mrs. Sarah McGee, wife of Mr. James McGee, hostler of No. 3 Chemical Engine Company, was so badly burned by an explosion of a bottle of gasoline. about 11:30, Saturday morning, in the kitchen of her home, 120 North Poppleton Street, that she died soon afterwards. Coroner Wiltshire of the Western District, decided her death was the result of an accident.
Mrs. McGee was at work in the kitchen with the gasoline, placing it on the edge of the cupboard, near the stove. A few minutes afterwards, she raised one of the covers off the top of the stove. The bottle cracked and as she turned, she discovered that her clothing was on fire.
George Barnhart, her son-in-law, tried to pull the burning clothing off her, but seeing that the flames were gaining headway, he threw her down to the floor in an attempt to extinguish the blazing garments with rugs and pieces of carpet. When the flames were extinguished, he escorted her upstairs while other family members hurried for a physician.
Meanwhile, furniture had ignited and Mr. Barnhart had difficulty putting out the fire. He was severely burned on his hands.
Mrs. Mcgee was 39 years old. She leaves a husband and her children, Minnie Barnhart (husband George), Clara Minor (husband Samuel), Blanche, James and Grace McGee.
Baltimore Sun, 11/12/1900
1900 US Census
Funeral will take place from her late residence, No 120 North Poppleton Street, this Tuesday, November 13, at 2 P.M. Interment in Loudon Park.
Mrs. Sarah McGee, wife of Mr. James McGee, hostler of No. 3 Chemical Engine Company, was so badly burned by an explosion of a bottle of gasoline. about 11:30, Saturday morning, in the kitchen of her home, 120 North Poppleton Street, that she died soon afterwards. Coroner Wiltshire of the Western District, decided her death was the result of an accident.
Mrs. McGee was at work in the kitchen with the gasoline, placing it on the edge of the cupboard, near the stove. A few minutes afterwards, she raised one of the covers off the top of the stove. The bottle cracked and as she turned, she discovered that her clothing was on fire.
George Barnhart, her son-in-law, tried to pull the burning clothing off her, but seeing that the flames were gaining headway, he threw her down to the floor in an attempt to extinguish the blazing garments with rugs and pieces of carpet. When the flames were extinguished, he escorted her upstairs while other family members hurried for a physician.
Meanwhile, furniture had ignited and Mr. Barnhart had difficulty putting out the fire. He was severely burned on his hands.
Mrs. Mcgee was 39 years old. She leaves a husband and her children, Minnie Barnhart (husband George), Clara Minor (husband Samuel), Blanche, James and Grace McGee.
Baltimore Sun, 11/12/1900
1900 US Census
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