THREE LIVES LOST.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1969, 28 January 1914, Page 7

THREE LIVES LOST.

— ■■■■ .»- ■.-,.. ■ SALVATION ABMY HOME If FLAMES. MARRIED WOMAN'S CONFESSION OF ARSON. By Scleersiili'-I'ress Asßoeiatioii-Cowrißht Brisbane, January 'IT. The Girls' Salvation Army Home at Taringa, a suburb of'BrisWuo, was de= Bl.ro.ycil by firo this morning. The inmates junipnil from the sceoml story. Two were incinerated, and one died" of injuries. Six others were i«' jured. INMATES' EXIT CUT OFF. SEVERAL JUMP PROM BALCONY (Ebc. January 27, 9.20 p.m.) Brisbane, January 27, : After the fire at the Salvation Jinny Industrial Homo iw Women, at T&fiiigQ, a married woman, mimed Martingale, 1 an janwte of the home, surrenderodi • to the police and confessed that slio started tlio lire. On throe previous : occasions she had, attempted to burn the home down.. . .■ In Iho homo were 32 inmates. The (ire bad a strong hold when discovered. Excepting the Army staft., ,who were ceel and . rpiukrcd assistance) tlio women took panic, and a number in the upper story bad tlicir exifj cut. off by. the flames. They junipei from the balconies., six receiving injuries. Three lives were lost. 'A girl, named Denver, was burned, to death, iv'liilo . Mrs. Hfllburn, who was shockingly. i burilcd, and Jlrs. 51an?.01, who was iwjured through jumping from a balcony, : succumbed to their injuries. ; A WOODEOUILBING. (Ree. Jamiwy 2% 0.50 a.m.) Brisbane, January 27, ■ Tlio building was'a wooden structure, ■ and Imd been in the oceujiatiQU of tlto Army for many years.. VJfhe fire' was i fast' iiet iced ,hy. the.raatifen, who tvas ■ sleeping, ou a wcramjah. . , , ■ Tlie outbreak started iii the lavatory, ■ and a had a stronghold when. nbscrved. It bHNsijd flreccly. Tito imijrttci comr prised *35 girls aiul woineiij ami fiv/ Army oflicersi