THE WELLINGTON FIRE TRAGEDY.
(FBXS3 ASSOCIATION TELIGRAM.) WELLINGTON, May 6. At the inquest on the bodies of ilall and his wife, who were tound dead in a room of the house in Lorno street, which was partially Durned on Saturday night, evidence showed that a quantity of liquor was taken into tho house during Saturday evening, ana that the three boarders (who escaped), and both deceased, were under the influence of liquor. The boarders went to bed about 9.30, leaving the old couple sitting in the kitchen. About 11. w two of tho boarders, Lloyd and O'Sullivan, wore awakened by fire. They called Stevenson, the third man, and all got out. Lloyd, before leaving, called to Mrs Hall, but receiving no reply, and having left the Halls sitting in tho kitchen, he thought they had both got out.
The Coroner" (Mr Riddell) returned a verdict that deceased were accidentally suffocated. Ho remarked that if the boarders had not been apparently under the influence of drink, they might have raaae more careful investigation to see if the old people were safely out of the house.
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14659, 7 May 1913, Page 6
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