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Domestic News
September 22, 1869
Smyrna Times
Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware
What is this article about?
In Talbot County, two colored farm hands died and a third was critically injured in a kerosene lamp explosion at Mrs. Tilghman's residence on Miles River Neck, due to inexperience or carelessness with coal oil.
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The Kerosene Accident in Talbot co.—Last week publication was made of a paragraph from the St. Michael's Comet, which stated that 'two ladies at the residence of a Mrs. Tilghman, on Miles River Neck, had lost their lives, and a third was lying in a precarious condition from the explosion of a kerosene lamp.' The persons injured, it is learned, were colored farm hands living on the estate; two of them are dead, and it was supposed the other could not survive. The accident was from inexperience or carelessness with coal oil.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
Death Or Funeral
What keywords are associated?
Kerosene Accident
Talbot County
Lamp Explosion
Colored Farm Hands
Deaths
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Tilghman
Where did it happen?
Talbot Co., Miles River Neck
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Talbot Co., Miles River Neck
Event Date
Last Week
Key Persons
Mrs. Tilghman
Outcome
two colored farm hands dead, third in precarious condition and supposed not to survive
Event Details
Explosion of a kerosene lamp at the residence of Mrs. Tilghman on Miles River Neck injured three colored farm hands; caused by inexperience or carelessness with coal oil.