Burnt to Death.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 65, 9 February 1883, Page 2

Burnt to Death.

THE AUCKLAND FIRE. FURTHER PARTICULARS. (by telegraph.) (united press association. Auckland, Feb. 8. The fire broke out so suddenly, and appeared to have so great a hold of White's Restaurant before discovered, that no opportunity was afforded of ascertaining whether any of the occupants were inside. Several persons knocked at the front door and also at the back door, but getting. no answer, came to the conclusion that White had got out and was knocking about m the crowd. The police, however, soon discovered that no one had seen White alter the outbreak and as soon as practicable search was made m the charred^ruins of the Restaurant, The work of searching upstairs was difficult and dangerous, as the flooring was burnt through'in several places, but the fireman soon came upon the body of a woman lying. ; underneath the front window on heir back m her chemise, and adjacent that of a man on his hands and knees. The' bodies presented a dreadful spectacle, being, blackened .and charred externally, and one of the thighs of the woman ; had been half burned .through. The body of the female has been mdentified as that of Mary O'jNeii, aged 40, who got 24 hours' imprisonment the other day for larceny, of flannel. The body of the man war that: of Greqrge White, agejl 45,keeperof the Restaurant, and formerly cook at the police barracks. White had 1. ■'en seen about 6 o'clock last night somewhat under the influence of liquor, and it is feared the woman was m the same condition.