Mrs. Hjort death 1873

HJORT

Posted By: S. Ferrall (email)
Date: 6/8/2004 at 07:40:52

At Columbus Bridge, Allamakee County, Iowa, the other night, Mrs. Hjort, while cleaning a dress with alcohol near a hot stove, was burned to death by accidentally spilling some of the fluid on the stove, which immediately enveloped her in flames.

-source: Edwardsville Intelligencer; Edwardsville, Illinois; July 24, 1873
-note: I believe the location should have read Columbus Ridge