BURNED TO DEATH

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 134, 5 July 1909, Page 2

BURNED TO DEATH

— — . .1 MOTHER AND TWO CHILDREN. A TERRIBLE w pAIR, By Telegraph,—Press 'Association. Blenho ini, Saturday. A lire, attended by fjbtitl results, occurred 11 few hours after] midnight. The scene of the outbijcak was a flveroomed house hi U'iiitneh' street, owned by -Mrs. Joseph Taylor, bi'iir., ami occuJ ]iied by Joseph Taylor. I ■ A servant girl named Berry first dis- .' covered the lire, being awakened by piclures falling down in b,lr ibedroom a.id > fiiidin;, her bedclothes in flames. She got flit two children, \lho were sleeping with her, and then attempted to return for .Mis. Taylor ami the other two, hut was driven back toy Ithc Humes. A passer-.iv rushed in hud rescued the youngest child, but it so badly turned that it died in the hospital this morning. .Mr. Taylor arrived home to find the lire bursting o]ut everywhere. He smashed a window and endeavored _ to drag his wife through; but her clothJ ing gave way and the flames drove him back. Mr-, Taylor's body am! that of her sou Joseph, aged about 10, were found in the debris after the Haines' had subsided. The fire brigade was prevented by lack of water from rendering any assistance. Taylor was badly cut and burned, and i i« nor in the hosnital. It is feared he . I will lose his reason.