Statewide County CA Archives Obituaries.....Wenger, Sophia October 1880 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sheron Faynor nitwittwin@hotmail.com January 5, 2007, 3:05 pm Ashland Tidings October 18,1880 ACCIDENTAL DEATH-The San Fransisco Chronicle of last Saturay brought the sad news of the death of Miss Sophia Wenger,of Crescent City,who spent several weeks in Ashland recently as the guest of Mrs.J.Houck.She was on her way from Crescent City to San Frasisco by steamer,and stopped at Eureka,Cal. on Wednesday night.Upon retiring she extinguished the flame of a gas jet but left the gas turned on,and,the room being closed,she was found dead the next morning.The remains were sent to Crescent City by steamer on Friday.Miss Wenger was an estimable young lady,and made numerous friends while in Ashland,all of whom will learn with sorrow of her untimely death File at: http://files.usgwarchives.org/ca/statewide/obits/w/wenger2589gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb