13-YEAR-OLD BOY JUMPS TO DEATH.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 223, 20 September 1938, Page 10

13-YEAR-OLD BOY JUMPS TO DEATH.

TRAPPED IN FIRE.

dramatic Scenes at Large Sydney Hotel.

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-roans ~tid found Mrs. Myers Vying bndly I'urneil mid semiconscious in* the passage.

A night porter rescued Mr. J. T) Smith, of Wellington, from his bedroom. Mr. Smith was in bed on the third floor suffering from influenza. The porter run tho gauntlet of the flames iind. smashing down the locked door, dragged Mr. Smith out.

Altogether nine people were treated for burn*, shock and abrasions. Two in hospital, include Mrs. Euphemia Comfort, aged »13, of .Vow Zealand, who suffered injuries to her cheet. Her condition is satisfr.ctorv.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Webb, of Christrhtireh, escaped unscathed. Mr. Wpbb 'ftid that he was in bed when he heard the crackling of flumes and the room »eerhed to suddenly grow hot.

"I cnlled my wife," he added, "and we both raced towards* the door and !hpn the flumes spread over our carpet.

' grabbed the first clothing I could put iiy hands on and we rushed out. All our possessions are missing."

In response to Mm. Redmond's pleari , - MTS Mr. H. S. Macey, of New Zealand, went up in the lift to the fifth floor to 'rv to find William Redmond. "Immedi•ti'ly f rrpened the lifi door' I was met v a wall of flame. It was nn inferno. The wires of th* lift were beginning to i urn so I was forced down," said Mr. Mucpy.

A Now Zealander, Mr. H. Hoik, a crack pigeon shot, who was staying at thfi hotel, returned shortly after the niithrenk, Hβ was concerned with recovering his puns, but the police would not allow him upstairs.

ITp made several attempts to climb Mm fl.-o emnpc, hut each time he was prevented from doing bo. However, when a constable was called from his poet near the escape, Mr. Belk clambered up nnd secured his guns.

Great danyige wan done to the hotel. Three floors were burnt, out. The fire Ftnrted on the fourth floor.

Went worth Hotel is where the Prime Minister, Mr. J. A. Lyons, itaye when he is in Sydney. The All Black footballers also stayed theTe.