FIRE IN A MANSION.
ART TREASURES DESTROYED,
LONDON, Jan. 24. When tho lvomo of Madame. Sarah Grand, tho famous novelist, Crowe Hall, Bath, was destroyed by fire at midnight, along with many art treasures, Madame Grand and others of tho household escaped in their night attire. Tho servants crawled along tho parapet, and were rescued, excepting the cook. Madamo Grand’s cook, Florence Allan, aged 62, discovered tho fire and aroused tho household, including nine guests, soveral of whom were rescued from blazing windows. Molten lead from tho roof scalded tho firemen. — Reuter.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 48, 26 January 1926, Page 7
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