Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1900 — Fatal Explosion of Gasoline. [ARTICLE]

Fatal Explosion of Gasoline.

Peoria, lib#., Oct. 10.— young son of Edward Palmer, superintendent of' carriers of the Peoria i postotficq. dead and the mother will probably ij.it survive as the result of a terfible a<A4dent. They were seated near a cockstove, wheg nn,t>kb4' so*i brought a can of gasoline froni tire grocery. The gasoline was running over and it ignited, setting firoj to the rICTUes of Mrsi Palmer. and lieforc the Tinmen could be extinguished both were fatally burned.