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Note: Eugene City Guard, Eugene, Lane Co., Ore., July 31, 1880: Burned to Death A sad case of an old lady who is over 80 years of age, and who lives in Spencer precinct, about 12 miles west of Eugene, being burned to death comes to our hearing. The victim, Mrs. Daniel Jay (sic) was roasting some coffee, last Saturday, when by some means or other her apron caught fire and communicated the flames to the rest of her clothing. We are informed that all her clothes below the waist were burned off of her before aid came. After two days of intense suffering, she was relieved by death. She was buried Monday. _________________________________________________ Oregon State Journal, Eugene, Lane Co., Ore., July 31, 1880: A HORRIBLE DEATH ROASTED ALIVE A heart-rending accident occured last Sunday morning on Spencer Creek fifteen miles from this place. Mrs. Daniel Gates, an old lady living with her grand-children, was the victim. She had the misfortune to be partially blind, and at the time of the sad event was engaged in roasting coffee. Neglecting it for a few minutes, the very hot fire caused it to inflame, and when she hurriedly opened the oven door the flames shot out full upon her, setting fire to her closes and feafully burning her body. Before the blaze could be extinguished the poor woman was actually cooked alive, but she survived until Monday evening at five o'clock, when mericful death ended her sufferings. She was buried near her home. Note: In both articles her name is incorrect. Her name was Mary Fay, and she was the mother-in-law of Daniel Gates, not his wife. _______________________ 1880 Lane Co., Ore. Census, Spencer Creek Prct., ED #66, taken 22 June 1880, p 24 [Ancestry.com, Coast Fork Prct., ED #66, Image #24]: Gates, Daniel - age 65 - Farmer - b. Bavaria - F born Bavaria - M born Bavaria - Dwelling #150 - Family #185 " , Jacob - age 18 - Son - Works on farm - b. Iowa - F born Bavaria - M born Baden " , Joseph - age 16 - Son - Attending school - b. Iowa - F born Bavaria - M born Baden " , Henry - age 27 - Son - Farmer - b. Iowa - F born Bavaria - M born Baden " , Jane - age 26 - daughter-in-law - Keeping house - b. Ore. - F born Mo. - M born Mo. " , Janet - age 1 - granddaughter - b. Ore. - F born Iowa - M born Ore. Faye, Mary - age 84 - grandmother - b. Baden - F born Wertenburgh - M born Baden _____________________________________ Gates Cem., Crow, Lane Co., Ore. - inscription: Mary Fay [recent marker]
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