Mrs. Jane Surrena, aged 70, wife of late Finley Surrena, died Thursday afternoon
at her home in Nectarine, Irwin township, from effects of burns received night
before as result of explosion of a lamp. She and granddaughter, Miss Imelda
Witherup, were at home alone. Former sitting beside table reading by light of
an oil lamp. It began to sputter and the old lady, suspecting it was going to
explode, picked it up and started for door to throw it out. Just as she reached
outside, lamp exploded and her clothes took fire. Completely enveloped in
flames, she ran down over the embankment, threw herself on ground and rolled
over in an effort to extinguish flames. Instead, she set fire to dry leaves,
which blazed up. Grant Surrena, step-son and John Cook, who live across the
road, heard screams and rushed to her assistance. They and Miss Witherup
succeeded in smothering flames but she was horribly burned except a patch about
size of hand on back of the neck. Burned black from knees up. Retained
consciousness, told them how it happened. Formerly Miss Jane McBride, married
19 years ago to Finley Surrena who died three months ago. Step-children
survive: W. F., Howard, J. E. and Grant Surrena and Mrs. Emma Galloway, Irwin
township; Mrs. Phoebe Campbell, Butler county, and Mrs. Visa Hoffman, Clinton
township.
The above was from "Scrips and Scraps" abstracts from six old scrapbooks.
Furnished by Nancy Byers Romig, contributor.
Miss Jane McBride was married 29th of October, 1889 to
Findley Preston Surrena.
at her home in Nectarine, Irwin township, from effects of burns received night
before as result of explosion of a lamp. She and granddaughter, Miss Imelda
Witherup, were at home alone. Former sitting beside table reading by light of
an oil lamp. It began to sputter and the old lady, suspecting it was going to
explode, picked it up and started for door to throw it out. Just as she reached
outside, lamp exploded and her clothes took fire. Completely enveloped in
flames, she ran down over the embankment, threw herself on ground and rolled
over in an effort to extinguish flames. Instead, she set fire to dry leaves,
which blazed up. Grant Surrena, step-son and John Cook, who live across the
road, heard screams and rushed to her assistance. They and Miss Witherup
succeeded in smothering flames but she was horribly burned except a patch about
size of hand on back of the neck. Burned black from knees up. Retained
consciousness, told them how it happened. Formerly Miss Jane McBride, married
19 years ago to Finley Surrena who died three months ago. Step-children
survive: W. F., Howard, J. E. and Grant Surrena and Mrs. Emma Galloway, Irwin
township; Mrs. Phoebe Campbell, Butler county, and Mrs. Visa Hoffman, Clinton
township.
The above was from "Scrips and Scraps" abstracts from six old scrapbooks.
Furnished by Nancy Byers Romig, contributor.
Miss Jane McBride was married 29th of October, 1889 to
Findley Preston Surrena.
Mrs. Jane Surrena, aged 70, wife of late Finley Surrena, died Thursday afternoon
at her home in Nectarine, Irwin township, from effects of burns received night
before as result of explosion of a lamp. She and granddaughter, Miss Imelda
Witherup, were at home alone. Former sitting beside table reading by light of
an oil lamp. It began to sputter and the old lady, suspecting it was going to
explode, picked it up and started for door to throw it out. Just as she reached
outside, lamp exploded and her clothes took fire. Completely enveloped in
flames, she ran down over the embankment, threw herself on ground and rolled
over in an effort to extinguish flames. Instead, she set fire to dry leaves,
which blazed up. Grant Surrena, step-son and John Cook, who live across the
road, heard screams and rushed to her assistance. They and Miss Witherup
succeeded in smothering flames but she was horribly burned except a patch about
size of hand on back of the neck. Burned black from knees up. Retained
consciousness, told them how it happened. Formerly Miss Jane McBride, married
19 years ago to Finley Surrena who died three months ago. Step-children
survive: W. F., Howard, J. E. and Grant Surrena and Mrs. Emma Galloway, Irwin
township; Mrs. Phoebe Campbell, Butler county, and Mrs. Visa Hoffman, Clinton
township.
The above was from "Scrips and Scraps" abstracts from six old scrapbooks.
Furnished by Nancy Byers Romig, contributor.
Miss Jane McBride was married 29th of October, 1889 to
Findley Preston Surrena.
at her home in Nectarine, Irwin township, from effects of burns received night
before as result of explosion of a lamp. She and granddaughter, Miss Imelda
Witherup, were at home alone. Former sitting beside table reading by light of
an oil lamp. It began to sputter and the old lady, suspecting it was going to
explode, picked it up and started for door to throw it out. Just as she reached
outside, lamp exploded and her clothes took fire. Completely enveloped in
flames, she ran down over the embankment, threw herself on ground and rolled
over in an effort to extinguish flames. Instead, she set fire to dry leaves,
which blazed up. Grant Surrena, step-son and John Cook, who live across the
road, heard screams and rushed to her assistance. They and Miss Witherup
succeeded in smothering flames but she was horribly burned except a patch about
size of hand on back of the neck. Burned black from knees up. Retained
consciousness, told them how it happened. Formerly Miss Jane McBride, married
19 years ago to Finley Surrena who died three months ago. Step-children
survive: W. F., Howard, J. E. and Grant Surrena and Mrs. Emma Galloway, Irwin
township; Mrs. Phoebe Campbell, Butler county, and Mrs. Visa Hoffman, Clinton
township.
The above was from "Scrips and Scraps" abstracts from six old scrapbooks.
Furnished by Nancy Byers Romig, contributor.
Miss Jane McBride was married 29th of October, 1889 to
Findley Preston Surrena.
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