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Domestic News
January 13, 1868
The Charleston Daily News
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Colored servant girl Catherine accidentally burned to death at Mr. B. F. Moise's residence on Bull Street near Pitt on Saturday; her apron caught fire while nursing, Mr. DeLeon tried to extinguish it, but she inhaled flames and died despite medical aid.
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BURNT TO DEATH.—A colored girl named Catherine, a servant of Mr. B. F. Moise, was accidentally burned to death, on Saturday at his residence in Bull-street, near Pitt. She was employed as a child's nurse, and had just placed the infant on his bed and moved to the fire, when her apron caught and was soon in a blaze. Her screams soon brought Mr. DeLeon from a lower room, and he succeeded in throwing his coat and a blanket upon her and thus smothering the flames, but she had inhaled the fire, and notwithstanding every resource that medical assistance could supply was tried, death soon ensued.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
Death Or Funeral
What keywords are associated?
Burned To Death
Servant Girl
Fire Accident
Bull Street
Child Nurse
What entities or persons were involved?
Catherine
Mr. B. F. Moise
Mr. Deleon
Where did it happen?
Bull Street, Near Pitt
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Bull Street, Near Pitt
Event Date
On Saturday
Key Persons
Catherine
Mr. B. F. Moise
Mr. Deleon
Outcome
burned to death after inhaling fire; medical assistance tried but death ensued
Event Details
Catherine, a colored servant girl employed as a child's nurse for Mr. B. F. Moise, had her apron catch fire while near the fire after placing the infant on his bed; Mr. DeLeon threw his coat and a blanket on her to smother the flames