FATAL FIRE.
1 DETAILS OF THE TRAGEDY. C.BT TELEGKAPH — PBESS ASSOCIATION. J GREYMOUTH, This Day. Later details of the fatal fire at Brunner show that the Watchmans returned home at 12 o'clock from a social. The fire was discovered at 1.30 a.m., but the cause is unknown. The victims are Jane Watchman, aged 17 years, and Elizabeth, aged fiveyears. Both made an effort to get out, but were apparently overcome by smoke. All the other inmates escaped by jumping from second-story windows. All sustained minor injuries, the most seriously injured being Thomas WatchI man, who had an arm broken. i All the members of the family are t utterly prostrated. j The premises were insured, but the L amounts are not available. I An inqnest is proceeding.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 107, 7 May 1909, Page 8
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127FATAL FIRE. Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 107, 7 May 1909, Page 8
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