Missionary Asphyxiated by Charcoal Fumes

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 15, 1916

Missionary Asphyxiated by Charcoal Fumes

One of the native helpers in Shanghai, a young man of eighteen years, who had been connected with the institutions there about two years, was found dead in his room the morning of February 24. Averse to the cold air, he had tightly closed his window and also his bedroom door. To provide some heat during the evening study hour, he had a fire in an open charcoal stove, some coal cinders being mixed with the charcoal. He retired with the fire burning, and the gases in his closed room were sufficient to produce asphyxiation before morning. This may serve as a warning to some missionary in some other field.