Salt Lake Herald | 1901-11-26 | Page 1 | Four Persons Are Burned to Death in a Fire at Pittsburg

FOUR PERSONS ARE BURNED BUR ED TO DEATH IN A FIRE AT PITTSBURG Pittsburgh Pa Nov 26 Four per persons persons persons sons were burned to death and two seriously injured in a fire alt 4 t 43 this tb morning d the residence of J 3 G Miller on Charles street Knoxville a suburb ef of e this city i The Dead I Rose Hose Miller aged agoo 28 9 Z terribly burned and died on the way to the hospital Amelia Miller aged 19 years suf suffocated suffocated located by b the smoke Amanda AmaAda Miller aged 16 years suf auf suffocated suffocated located Sylvia Miller aged 9 years suffocated suffocated The Injured J G Miller the tAe father jumped from froma a story window leg l g broken and bruised brul d Will recover Mrs 1118 Miller badly burned and on verge of nervous Jl prostration Two other daughters aged ged U 11 and 18 Ii 1 I years escaped without Injury The TIle fire tire was caused by the eldest daughter Rose pouring kerosene kero ne in the stove to start the fire re for break breakfast breakfast fast f st The oil oU in the can ignited and the explosion which was terrific scat seat scattered scattered terud the burning oil over the room The flames spread so quickly that Mr Miller was forced to jump from the window after rescuing his wife and two of Ms younger daugh daughters daughters Rose was burned almost almo t to a crisp and died before reaching the hospital The three others were overcome by smoke Their Then bodies were found fou d in inthe inthe the ruins after the fire had been ex extinguished extinguished extinguished Mrs Miller was Just re recovering recovering covering severing from a severe illness and is almost distracted over ovel the terrible af at affair fair Fears are entertained that she will not survive the shock I Mother and Child Perish Little Rock Reck Ark No Now Mrs William M 11 Swift and nd infant were ere burned to death at their home near Grannis Polk county It Itis is supposed she fell fen asleep while holding the baby in a 1 chair near the fireplace and her clothing caught fire I