BURNED TO DEATH.
YOUNG MAN'S SAD FATE
(By Telegraph.—Press Association..
DUNEDIN, this day,
George Coates, aged 22, met with a tragic death this morning. He went out to a dance in South Dunedin last night, arriving home at 3.30 a.m., and went into the hut where he' lived. About 5.30 a.m. William Dunford, on whose property tbe hut stands, discovered that the place was on fire. It w^s burnt almost to the ground. The remains of. Coates, burnt nearly to a cinder, were found in the debris, with the boot| still on the feet. ' It is conjectured that the deceased must have fallen asleep before undressing and knocked over the candle. He is said.to have been quite sober when he came home.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 242, 11 October 1902, Page 5
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