THE FUNERAL PYRE OF ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE.—One hundred inmates of the Lucerne home for the aged deaf and dumb of Switzerland perished in the fire which practically razed the home to the ground. The victims were unable to cry out or give any warning of their distress, and no help was forthcoming until too late.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 223, 20 September 1938, Page 5
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55THE FUNERAL PYRE OF ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE.—One hundred inmates of the Lucerne home for the aged deaf and dumb of Switzerland perished in the fire which practically razed the home to the ground. The victims were unable to cry out or give any warning of their distress, and no help was forthcoming until too late. Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 223, 20 September 1938, Page 5
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