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February 10, 1882
Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota
What is this article about?
In Bismarck, the exploded remains of a stove were solemnly buried after it shattered from a loaded stick of wood, startling and flattening half a dozen raccoons without injury. Highlights the dangers of wood hawking.
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They Buried the Remains.
A somewhat remarkable funeral took place in Bismarck the other night. It was as silent and quiet as the celebrated burial of Sir John Moore. Upon this recent and local occurrence the shattered remains of a stove were laid away under the ground. The funeral took place from a house in the alley near Fourth street, and the circumstances which necessitated the ceremony are briefly rehearsed. The heater, in some mysterious manner got itself around a loaded stick of wood which had been placed on a neighboring fuel pile, and not being able to resist the force of the explosion, it went to pieces, to the utter amazement of half a dozen coons who had gathered about its warm surface. No one was killed, but the entire party was laid out on the floor flat as postage stamps. Wood-hawking is sometimes expensive and dangerous.
A somewhat remarkable funeral took place in Bismarck the other night. It was as silent and quiet as the celebrated burial of Sir John Moore. Upon this recent and local occurrence the shattered remains of a stove were laid away under the ground. The funeral took place from a house in the alley near Fourth street, and the circumstances which necessitated the ceremony are briefly rehearsed. The heater, in some mysterious manner got itself around a loaded stick of wood which had been placed on a neighboring fuel pile, and not being able to resist the force of the explosion, it went to pieces, to the utter amazement of half a dozen coons who had gathered about its warm surface. No one was killed, but the entire party was laid out on the floor flat as postage stamps. Wood-hawking is sometimes expensive and dangerous.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Stove Explosion
Raccoon Incident
Bismarck Funeral
Loaded Wood
Wood Hawking Danger
Where did it happen?
Bismarck, Near Fourth Street
Story Details
Location
Bismarck, Near Fourth Street
Event Date
The Other Night
Story Details
The shattered remains of a stove, destroyed by an explosion from a loaded stick of wood, were buried in a quiet funeral in Bismarck. The blast amazed and flattened half a dozen raccoons gathered around the stove, but no one was killed.