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THOROLD: Suicide of Mrs. Bernard F. Ball
COAL GAS ACCIDENT
[Welland Tribune, 1 January 1908]
Elizabeth, widow of late Alex Philip, and mother of Mr. W.A. Philip of this place, died at her home on Claremont street last Wednesday, aged 80 years.
Mrs. Bernard Ball of Thorold, who has been in poor health for some time, was found hanging in her bedroom on Friday afternoon. Her husband died some time ago, and something over a year ago a brother of Mrs. Ball committed suicide.
Nearly smothered by Gas- A terrible fatality was narrowly averted here on Friday afternoon. Daniel Springer, employed at the Willson carbide factory, Merritton, put fresh coal on the fire and departed for work early in the morning, leaving the rest of the inmates asleep. In the house were Mrs. A.S. Ferguson, Springer’s sister; her grand-daughter, Norma Gadsby, and Mr. and Mrs. R.S. Ferguson of Buffalo, who are visiting at the house. None of the inmates woke till 11 o’clock, when the girl Norma was aroused, feeling very ill. She called her relatives, but got no response, and in a swooning condition she struggled to the street and attracted Chief Clark, who, with other citizens, went to the house and carried the unconscious inmates to a neighbor’s house, where they were with much difficulty restored to sensibility. An examination of the chimney showed that it was completely filled with soot, which had caused the escape of an immense quantity of coal gas in the house.
A brilliant wedding took place at Thorold on Wednesday afternoon, when Miss Augusta Campion Simson, youngest daughter of Mr. T.E. Simson, became the bride of Mr. George W. Northwood, architect, of Winnipeg. The ceremony was choral, and took place in St. John’s church in the presence of about fifty guests, Rev. F.C. Piper officiating. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Gertrude Simson, as maid of honor, and by Miss Violet Lemon and Miss Winnifred Calcott as bridesmaids. The maid of honor and the bridesmaids instead of the customary bouquet, carried very large pink tulle muffs, something quite new in wedding party finery. Miss Weeks, organist of the church, played the wedding march as the wedding party entered and left the church, and all during the ceremony she played softly. The groom was supported by his brother, Mr. James Northwood of Winnipeg. Mr. and Mrs. Northwood left on wedding trip to Jamaica and the West Indies, and will be in Winnipeg, their future home, in five or six weeks.
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