The Times 1831 - 1840 08 Dec 1836 Death from Carbon Monoxide

08 Dec 1836 Death from Carbon Monoxide

On Monday evening last it was discovered that two old people, Owen M'CANN and his wife, had lost their lives in their dwelling-house, situate on the Forge-green, English-street, Carlisle. On Sunday the house remained locked up without exciting any suspicion, the neighbours thinking the old couple might have gone into the country. On Monday night, however, the house still remained closed, a police-officer was sent for, and the door was broke open. On entering the inner apartment, the door of which was closed, the first object that presented itself was the body of the old man, in a kneeling position by the bed-side, quite dead, and his wife in bed, lying upon her back, also dead. The cause of death was quite apparent; the burning of the fire in the close unventilated room had generated carbonic acid gass in such abundance as to cause death, and that without the unfortunate victims being aware of their approaching end.

 

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