CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.
[BY TELEGRAPH.—-KRESS ASSOCIATION.] .■ : ,:"-"- Carterton;, Friday. :. A fatal fire occurred at Grey town last night, by which a little boy, about two and a-half years of age, lost his life. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. James, who reside in Humphrey-street, were at a concert, having left the house, with three children, in charge of % daughter, aged nine. Through some unknown cause, the house caught fire. The other children, all girls, endeavoured to save the baby brother, but were overcome with smoke, and had To leave him * to. his fate and • save themselves. The "fire .brigade were soon on the scene, but the house, being old and very dry, burnt in a few minutes. The charred remains ; of ; the child were recovered from the ruins. , -
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14299, 19 February 1910, Page 7
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