A FATAL FIRE.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11724, 27 November 1905, Page 6

A FATAL FIRE.

Private Hospital Destroyed at

Auokiand

A Lady Patient Burned to Death

(Per United Presa Association.)

AUCKLAND, November 27.

Nurse Green's private hospital building of sixteen rooms in Cranmer Road, Ponsonby, was destroyed, by fire last night at II o'clock. Eight patients were in the H-sopilal, and of those seven were safely rescued. It was subsequently discovered that iVLrs Higgins, wife of Mr Arthur Higgins, hotelkeeper, of Maropui, Northern Wairoa, had been b\frhed' to death. Her charred remains WeYe found on the bod she had occupied in the upper storey. The deceased was 29 years of ago, and leaves two children.