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Domestic News
January 5, 1790
Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
In Manchester, Vermont, two young women, Patty Savage (18) and Lois Goodrich (16), died after sleeping in a newly plastered bedroom warmed by a pot of charcoal due to damp walls, as reported in a letter dated December 20.
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ALBANY, Dec. 23.
A letter from a young gentleman of this city, now at Manchester, Vermont, dated the 20th instant, mentions the sudden death of two young women of that town, (Patty Savage, aged 18, and Lois Goodrich, 16) who having agreed, on Wednesday evening the 15th, to sleep in a newly plastered bed-room—on account of the dampness of the walls the servant was directed to place a pot of charcoal in it; and on the morning following! melancholy to relate! the latter was found dead, and the former possessed only some of the remaining symptoms of life—she however lived three or four hours.
A letter from a young gentleman of this city, now at Manchester, Vermont, dated the 20th instant, mentions the sudden death of two young women of that town, (Patty Savage, aged 18, and Lois Goodrich, 16) who having agreed, on Wednesday evening the 15th, to sleep in a newly plastered bed-room—on account of the dampness of the walls the servant was directed to place a pot of charcoal in it; and on the morning following! melancholy to relate! the latter was found dead, and the former possessed only some of the remaining symptoms of life—she however lived three or four hours.
What sub-type of article is it?
Death Or Funeral
Accident
What keywords are associated?
Manchester Vermont
Sudden Death
Charcoal Pot
Newly Plastered Room
Young Women
What entities or persons were involved?
Patty Savage
Lois Goodrich
Where did it happen?
Manchester, Vermont
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Manchester, Vermont
Event Date
Wednesday Evening The 15th
Key Persons
Patty Savage
Lois Goodrich
Outcome
lois goodrich found dead; patty savage lived three or four hours after being found with remaining symptoms of life
Event Details
Two young women agreed to sleep in a newly plastered bedroom; servant placed a pot of charcoal in it due to damp walls; on the following morning, one was found dead and the other near death