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Description: Death by Fire
Date: February 22 1902Newspaper published in: Baltimore, Md.
Page/Column: 2/5
Death by Fire
Children Burned to Death - Johnstown, PA: The house of William C. WEBB, a few miles from here, was destroyed by fire and two of his children, Frank and Dora, aged 4 and 5 years respectively, were burned to death. WEBB, who is a miner, was at work. A neighbor, who discovered the fire, rescued Mrs. WEBB, her infant, and another child, but it was impossible to save the other two children.
A Woman Burned to Death - New York: Mrs. Virginia SURET, aged 50, was burned to death in the apartments in which she and her husband Victor lived. Her apron caught fire at the kitchen stove. Mr. SURET and Police Officer BLESSING, the latter a boarder with the family, were severely burned in trying to extinguish the flames which enveloped Mrs. SURET. This is some doubt of Mr. SURET's recovery.
Terrible Fate of a Telephone Girl - Charlotte, N.C: With her clothing ablaze from head to foot, Miss Mamie McKANE, night operator of the Charlotte Telephone Exchange, ran frantically about the rooms of the exchange on the third floor of the building in this city at 3:45 o'clock A.M., then dashed out the door and fled down the three flights of stairs to the street. Passersby, attracted by her screams, rolled her in the snow and extinguished the fire. She died a few hours later. Her dress had become ignited from the stove in the office.