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Show AGED WOMAN PERISHES IN HER BURNING HOME 1'ITTSBUnC. March 29. Mrs. Marian Bergen of Sharpsburg. a suburb, was burned to death, her daughter. MVs. Li-na Young, anil her son-lu-law, Kn-derick Hemeke. were seriously burned In a fire which destroyed their hoiiif early today. The fire started In some unknown inan-ne- In Mrs. Bergen's room, where she was sleeping. When It was discovered. Ilomokc and Mrs. Young rushed in to rescue the older woman, but while vhc.y tried the flanios threatened their lives. They could not find her in tho burning room. With blistered faces and ol. Hiring aflve. they gave up the search. Mrs. Bergen's body was found later In a hallway, where she had fled for safety. When firemen reached tho scene the stairway of the house was In flames and escape was entirely en-tirely cut off for those asleep on the upper up-per floor, who were rescued with ladders. Mrs. Ile.meke and two children were taken from the roof of a porch, where they had climbed through a window to escape the flames. |