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                   Newspaper Clipping from Maine.  Name of paper - Press Herald  Year 1937

       "Rev. John R. Bartlett, Stonington, Dies From Burns After Explosion
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16-Months-Old Son Severely Hurt But Expected To Recover - Kerosene On Stove
Explodes.
Special Dispatch to the Press Herald
Stonington, May 21 - The Rev. John R. Bartlett, 28, pastor of the Stonington
Methodist Church, who came here two weeks ago from Dixmont, died late today in
the Bluehill Hospital from burns suffered in an explosion of kerosene and a
resulting fire in the kitchen of the parsonage shortly before noon.
    His 16-months-old son, John R., Jr., who was severely burned, is also in the
hospital, but it is believed he will recover.
    Mr. Bartlett had kindled a fire in the kitchen stove, using kerosene, and
setting the can containing the oil on the back of the stove forgot about it for
a short time.
    The stove became hot, the can exploded and the rush of flames enveloped the
preacher's clothing from head to foot, while the clothing of the baby, who was
in a high chair, also caught.
    Mr. Bartlett's wife, Mrs. Frances Morrison Bartlett, was in an adjoining room
and when the blast occurred, she tried to enter the kitchen but was prevented
by the flames.
    She ran out of doors and summoned neighbors, who rushed into the kitchen and
brought out Mr. Bartlett and the child, and then extinguished the fire.
    The preacher and child were taken to the hospital by George Howard Noyes.
    Mr. Bartlett, who is said to have several brothers and sisters was a native
of Quincy, Mass., and was a graduate of the University of Maine and had
attended Bangor Theological Seminary, Andover-Newton Theological Seminary and
the seminary at University of Chicago.  He was working for his M.A. degree at
the University of Maine."

Another article from an unknown newspaper also reported the incident.
                   "Burns Fatal To Young Minister
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    Rev. John R. Bartlett, 28, of Stonington, Victim of Kerosene Explosion
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His 16-Months-Old Son Severely Burned: Dead Man U. of M. and Seminary Graduate;
In Dixmont Until Two Weeks Ago
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    Rev. John R. Bartlett, 28, of Stonington, a graduate of the University of
Maine and Bangor Theological Seminary, and until two weeks ago pastor of a
Dixmont church, died yesterday at the Bluehill hospital from burns received in
the explosion of a kerosene can placed on a kitchen stove.
    His 16-months-old son, John, Jr., was severely burned but hospital officials
said he would probably recover.
    Rev. Mr. Bartlett, pastor of the Stonington Methodist church, had kindled a
fire with kerosene, and placed the can on the stove, whereupon he set about
attending to other duties.  As the fire became more intense in the stove the
heat exploded the can, which sent burning oil over the clothing of himself and
the baby, sitting in a highchair nearby.
    Mrs. Bartlett was in another room at the time and for a time was prevented
from entering the blazing kitchen by the flames.  Summoning neighbors the
pastor and the infant were pulled from the blazing room.  They were rushed to
the Bluehill hospital where Rev. Mr. Bartlett died shortly afterward.
    He was a native of Quincy, Mass., and went to Stonington Methodist church two
weeks ago, after having been for some time in Dixmont.
    A recent graduate of Bangor Theological Seminary after attending the
University of Maine, the dead clergyman is well known in Bangor and vicinity."

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23 Jan 1993 - Stonington, Maine, is located at the Southern tip of Deer Isle
which is about 25 miles south of the present day town of Blue Hill which, in
turn, is 35-40 miles south of Bangor on Highway 15 at its junction with Highway
172 and 176.