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arthurhistory.com - Person Sheet
NameWallace Amos Arthur 
Birth1 Apr 1891, Knoxville, Tennessee
Death6 Nov 1924, Oreland, Springfield Township, Montgomery County, PA
Burial10 Nov 1924, Ardsley Burial Park, Ardsley, PA
Residence27 Oct 1917, 1678 E. 55th Street, Cleveland, OH
OccupationStationary Engineer, Philadelphia Suburban Gas and Electric Company (Oreland Gas Works)
FatherFrank Moyer Arthur (1858-1949)
MotherElizabeth “Lizzie” Darlington (1857-1935)
Spouses
Birth28 Apr 1893, Wheeling, WV
MemoNot sure about birth date and birth place
Death29 Jul 1974, Hatboro, PA
Burial31 Jul 1974, Ardsley, PA
Residence27 Oct 1917, 5715 Whittier Avenue, Cleveland, OH
Baptism1897
OccupationStenographer, as of 1930 census.
FatherJacob DaHinden (1858-1904)
MotherMinnie Dell Williams (1862-1932)
Marriage27 Oct 1917, Cleveland, Ohio
Marr Memo1678 E. 55TH STREET
Death Certificate notes for Wallace Amos Arthur
Cause of death:
“Asphyxiated by illuminating gas. Body found in (main) house, P.S.G. & E. Co., Oreland, Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Penna. about 6 am. Probably Accd.”
Illuminating gas
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Illuminating gas was a synthetic mixture of hydrogen and hydrocarbon gases produced by destructive distillation (pyrolysis) of bituminous coal or peat. It was used for gas lighting, as it produces a much brighter light than natural gas or water gas. Although also sometimes called coal gas, it should not be confused with water gas or syngas, which are made from anthracite coal or coke plus water, and chemically quite different. Illuminating gas was much less toxic than these other forms of coal gas, but less could be produced from a given quantity of coal.
Illuminating gas consists mainly of methane, ethylene and hydrogen. The experiments with distilling coal were described by John Clayton in 1684. George Dixon's pilot plant exploded in 1760, setting back the production of illuminating gas a few years. The first commercial application was in a Manchester cotton mill in 1806. In 1901, studies of the defoliant effect of leaking gas pipes lead to the discovery that ethylene is a plant hormone.
“Asphyxiated by illuminating gas. Body found in (main) house, P.S.G. & E. Co., Oreland, Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Penna. about 6 am. Probably Accd.”
Illuminating gas
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Illuminating gas was a synthetic mixture of hydrogen and hydrocarbon gases produced by destructive distillation (pyrolysis) of bituminous coal or peat. It was used for gas lighting, as it produces a much brighter light than natural gas or water gas. Although also sometimes called coal gas, it should not be confused with water gas or syngas, which are made from anthracite coal or coke plus water, and chemically quite different. Illuminating gas was much less toxic than these other forms of coal gas, but less could be produced from a given quantity of coal.
Illuminating gas consists mainly of methane, ethylene and hydrogen. The experiments with distilling coal were described by John Clayton in 1684. George Dixon's pilot plant exploded in 1760, setting back the production of illuminating gas a few years. The first commercial application was in a Manchester cotton mill in 1806. In 1901, studies of the defoliant effect of leaking gas pipes lead to the discovery that ethylene is a plant hormone.
Obituary notes for Wallace Amos Arthur
WALLACE ARTHUR
The funeral services of Wallace Arthur on Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock were very largely attended by his fellow workman at the Oreland Gas plant. To act as pall bearers and pay respectful tribute, all were released from work and the plant shut down for two hours.
The death occurred while on duty at the plant before 7 o'clock Thursday morning of last week. Arthur was found in a gas filled pit, whence he had gone to perform a duty. A post mortem held proved, it is said, that he was overcome by stagnant gas fumer from a waste product and was asphyxiated when he fell into the pit.
A wife and son, John, living in their home in Ardsley, where they just recently removed from Oreland, survive him.
Interment was made in the Ardsley cemetery.
The Ambler Gazette 13 NOV 1924
The funeral services of Wallace Arthur on Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock were very largely attended by his fellow workman at the Oreland Gas plant. To act as pall bearers and pay respectful tribute, all were released from work and the plant shut down for two hours.
The death occurred while on duty at the plant before 7 o'clock Thursday morning of last week. Arthur was found in a gas filled pit, whence he had gone to perform a duty. A post mortem held proved, it is said, that he was overcome by stagnant gas fumer from a waste product and was asphyxiated when he fell into the pit.
A wife and son, John, living in their home in Ardsley, where they just recently removed from Oreland, survive him.
Interment was made in the Ardsley cemetery.
The Ambler Gazette 13 NOV 1924