FIRE IN NELSON.
[By Teleghaph.j
A WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.
Nelson, Nov. 27.
A fatal fire occurred yesterday afternoon in an old house on the hill above Washington Valley. The building caught fire in a manner as yet unknown. It was occupied by a man named Thomas Martin, alias Rock Cod Tommy. His wife is belter known as Margaret Fitzsiratnon, whose former husband was in the 14tb Regiment at Auckland. A young man named Spotstrod and another named James Monurty were also living in the house. They were all in and the men w r ere quite sober when the fire broke out, but the woman was drunk. An alarm being given and assistance available, Martin told a constable he did not know where his wife was, but she might be upstairs. It transpired afterward*, however, that the woman was in the room below. Monarty says he tried to drag her out but she was helplessly drunk. Ho says he stayed till his hair caught fire. The house was completely destroyed and the womans charred remains were found.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 3016, 27 November 1882, Page 2
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178FIRE IN NELSON. South Canterbury Times, Issue 3016, 27 November 1882, Page 2
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