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September 13, 1907
Rogue River Courier
Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon
What is this article about?
Mrs. Joseph Lalonde of St. Lazare, Ontario, burned herself to death on a self-made funeral pyre, imagining a divine command to share Joan of Arc's fate, while relatives attended mass.
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Burned Herself on Funeral Pyre
Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 11.-Imagining that the Lord commanded her to share the fate of Jean d'Arc, Mrs. Joseph Lalonde of St. Lazare, small French Canadian village, burned herself to death on a funeral pyre of her own making.
While her relatives were at high mass she built the pyre from fence logs and tree branches, undressed herself entirely and climbed on the pyre, to which she set fire. The people coming out of church saw the smoke and the woman's clothes hanging on branches of near-by trees. Her body, partly consumed, had fallen from the pyre.
She left letters explaining why she committed the deed.
Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 11.-Imagining that the Lord commanded her to share the fate of Jean d'Arc, Mrs. Joseph Lalonde of St. Lazare, small French Canadian village, burned herself to death on a funeral pyre of her own making.
While her relatives were at high mass she built the pyre from fence logs and tree branches, undressed herself entirely and climbed on the pyre, to which she set fire. The people coming out of church saw the smoke and the woman's clothes hanging on branches of near-by trees. Her body, partly consumed, had fallen from the pyre.
She left letters explaining why she committed the deed.
What sub-type of article is it?
Extraordinary Event
Tragedy
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Madness
Misfortune
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Suicide By Fire
Funeral Pyre
Delusion
Joan Of Arc
Self Immolation
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Joseph Lalonde
Jean D'arc
Where did it happen?
St. Lazare, Small French Canadian Village
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Joseph Lalonde
Jean D'arc
Location
St. Lazare, Small French Canadian Village
Event Date
Sept. 11
Story Details
Mrs. Joseph Lalonde, believing the Lord commanded her to share Jean d'Arc's fate, built a pyre from fence logs and branches while relatives attended mass, undressed, set it alight, and burned to death, leaving explanatory letters.