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Show Smoker Caused Tragedy. Eric, Pa. Captain Patrick MncMa-hon MncMa-hon of tho yncht Mystic, was burned to death nnd eighteen persons woro almost al-most suffocated In n flro In tho Chnros Hock black. Tho monetary loss was not heavy, When tho firemen arrived ar-rived thoy found eighteen occupants asleep, nnd almost dead from suffocation. suffo-cation. With difficulty thoy wero finally fin-ally gotton out of dnngor. Tho flro started In MncMahon's room and probably prob-ably was caused by his having thrown a lighted clgnr on tho floor. |