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ONLY THE TUE HUSBAND SAVED With One Exception Burned to Death Deat Akona Pa Dec 2 Jive persons pen ss a mother and her four children were burned bunted to death dea at Owyn station on the three miles files north of this city early earlS today The bus hus husband band escaped with severe injuries The dead Mrs Mr Els Mary C Burke 4 13 3 eat e eara old oW Adam G Burke 16 Mary ary E Burke 13 t Joanna Joaun Burke 11 II Joseph eph Jo Victor Burke S years Carl Cail Ca 11 W Burks Burka the husband is seri earl seriously burned about the back Mrs n Burke and ad the children save eave Adam retired at the usual hour last night Mr fr Burl Burke who was in Altoona did diJ not get home until late The lamp lampL L was burning In the kitchen for him Before he went upstairs he turned it low A 4 A lunch lanch was wu left Iett on the kitchen table for Adam Adm who w is ill stage hand had at atthe atthe atthe the Altoona opera house hoese he It is L not known what time he ha Clime came home Mrs ra Burke was awakened by a dense smoke in her room She e awoke her husband who fo nd nel the kitchen ablaze Burkes clothing was ignited but be he rolled roiled in iR inthe Inthe the snow new io te o extinguish the names Menee lames He then the assistance ef of neigh neighbors bore bon but bt when arrived there was no hope boie of saving the house houe or rescuing jug ing in the inmates Intes |