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From: "Betty J. Burdan" <>
Subject: [PAMONTGO-L] Hittle & Croll
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 09:33:09 -0400
In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.20010219063329.009679d0@mail.ptdprolog.net>


For all the Hittle and Croll researches who inquired in the past, I am not
researching these families at present.

Montgomery Ledger, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA
February 14, 1882

TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
A very serious accident occurred on Friday evening, the 10th inst., at the
Railroad Hotel at Pennsburg, Montgomery County, kept by Mr. Abraham CROLL,
Jr. The family were sitting at supper, soon after six o'clock, when Miss
HITTLE, the housekeeper for Mr. CROLL, noticed that the flame in the fluid
lamp which was on a table in the room back of the dining room was burning
down into the oil or fluid. She raised her apron to fan out the lower
flame - as she says she has often done before - but in doing so struck and
overturned the lamp, which fell, causing the fluid to ignite and flash up
in a blaze. Her clothing took fire instantly and burned so rapidly that
she could not extinguish it, but ran around the room screaming for
help. Abraham CROLL, Sr., and his son Abraham CROLL, Jr., landlord of the
hotel, came to Miss HITTLE's assistance at once, and succeeded in putting
out the fire by rolling her in the carpet, but in doing so both were
shockingly burned about the hands and arms. Miss HITTLE is terribly
scorched on the left arm, left side, and other parts of the body and her
recovery is considered doubtful. The elder Mr. CROLL is also badly burned,
and is in a critical condition the doctors fearing that mortification may
ensue. Abraham CROLL Jr., received painful injuries, but will be all right
in a short time, it is thought.

The young woman, Miss HITTLE, is a daughter of Jacob HITTLE, who lives near
Huber's Church. She has been living with the CROLL family for some
time. Abraham CROLL Sr., is a well known citizen and former hotel keeper
of Upper Hanover, and is advanced in years. The hotel at which this
accident occurred is owned we believe by Mr. BINDER of Pottstown.

At last accounts the two persons so badly injured were suffering very
much. They are attended by Drs. MENSCH and HILLEGASS.



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