Show BUILT A FUNERAL PYRE AND LAY DOWN UPON IT II I t HELENA Ark Jui July 17 News News has hasI reached here heie of ot a n. horrible tragedy enacted enacted enacted en en- I acted near Barton this count county Sirs Mrs Ella Boyd Bord built a funeral pyre pre upon which she sacrificed her her life The woman occupied a a. small cabin with w her two-months-old two child and a year old daughter She arose early carlyon on Tuesday to make a lie fire on the thc hearth The Thc slaughter daughter was awakened Il b by the thc mother moving about the room loom and started to get out of oC bed to help her with the preparations preparations for fOI breakfast t but was told to go goback goback goback back as her assistance was not needed The girl la lay down on the bed and watched the wom woman n as af she he piled w wood od on the fire never ne thinking that a tragedy was about to be committed Suddenly she was startled t to o sec see ec Uie the woman quietly lie clown n u ur un the fire that was by this time ro roaring and crackling on the hearth Her face was directly in the blaze and although the girl attempted to dl drag g her mother awa away In time to save sa her life she he e failed utterly as both her eyes cef had be been n burned out her face roasted completely roast d dand and the flames had scorched down her throat Dazed and terrified the child called loudly for a assistance and with her own o hand hands put out the blazing hair hall and anti the garments worn orn b by h her r unfortunate mother A physician was sent for hurriedly but the woman was aas as dead before be fore tore he arrived and all he could do downs was vas to some gome r i the girl whose hands were severely Injured ed |