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December 29, 1873
The Daily Dispatch
Richmond, Virginia
What is this article about?
The Winona Daily Republican reports a case of spontaneous combustion at the Hur House in Winona, where linseed oil-soaked dusting cloths in a wooden box ignited, burning through the pasteboard cover.
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SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.-The Winona Daily Republican reports that an actual case of spontaneous combustion happened at the Hur House, in that city, a few mornings ago. Some of the hired girls, who had been dusting the furniture with linseed oil, put the cloths which they had used into a small wooden box, upon top of which, as a cover, was laid a pasteboard box. A few hours afterward fire was discovered in the box, and an examination disclosed the cloths burning and a hole already burnt through pasteboard box.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Spontaneous Combustion
Linseed Oil
Fire Hazard
Where did it happen?
Hur House, In That City
Story Details
Location
Hur House, In That City
Event Date
A Few Mornings Ago
Story Details
Hired girls dusted furniture with linseed oil and placed the used cloths into a wooden box covered by a pasteboard box, leading to spontaneous combustion that ignited the cloths and burned through the cover.