Show SIX BURNED TO DEATH home caught fire in the night and all but one of tarn ly cremated st louis mrs alice hartman and her five children were burned to death n a fire that destroyed their home at port royal a village in franklin county tuesday the news of it was first received at clayton through a messenger the husband william hartman escaped from the burning house but was unable to save any members of his family the family was aroused aiom sleep by dense smoke mrs hartman carrying her baby rushed upstairs to arouse the children and beffie hartman could follow the building suddenly burst into flames throughout and he was forced to leave his entire family to perish the charred bodies of the six victims were found in the ruins the oldest child was twelve years old |