Allen - Asa
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 19 October, 1900 p 9
Two deaths resulted in this county last week from the use of a coal oil can in lighting fires. On Sunday, Mrs. Douglas Stewart, who resided with her husband on the SC Graybill farm near Ladoga started to make a fire in the kitchen stove. It would not burn readily and she __ the coal oil can. An explosion followed and Mrs. Stewart was badly burned, dying that evening.
On Wednesday morning Asa Allen of Linden was lighting the fire with coal oil and the can exploded. He was covered with flame and ran out of doors, rolling in the wet grass to extinguish the flames. He succeeded in doing this, but was so severely burned that he died that night. - kbz
Source: Indianapolis News 13 Oct 1900 p6
Crawfordsville, Ind Oct 13 – Two fatal accidents in Montgomery County this week resulted from the use of the coal oil can in kindling fires. Mrs. Douglas Stewart, near Ladoga had a can explode in her hand while pouring oil on a slow fire, and was terribly burned, dying in eight hours. The following day, Asa Allen of Linden met death in exactly the same manner.
Source: New Richmond Record 18 Oct 1900 p 1
On last Wednesday morning Asa Allen of Linden was lighting the fire with coal oil and the can exploded. He was covered with flame and ran out of doors, rolling in the wet grass to extinguish the flames. He succeeded in doing this but was so severely burned that he died that night.