Fatal Fire at Auckland.
A GIRL BURNED TO DEATH. (PBB FBBB* ASSOCIATION ) Auckland, This Day. Burton's Royal Hotel, at Hamilton, was completely destroyed by fire at 1 a m. The servant Bella Coghlan, who slept over the kitchen in which tht fire started was burned to death, only a few bones being found among tbe ruins. The stableman narrowly escaped a similar fate, but was rescued pluckily by tbe Insurance Agent, Mr Black, who dragged him out of his room and carried him down stairs. The girl was heard screaming for help, but it was impossible to reach her though Black tried hard. Insurances on the building £700 in (he National ; stock and furniture £'600 in the New Zealand.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 3, 4 July 1894, Page 2
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119Fatal Fire at Auckland. Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 3, 4 July 1894, Page 2
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