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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1925
Page
25
Fire Chief Charles H. Lynn recalls a 35 child fatal Christmas fire in a southwest schoolhouse. He urges fireproofing trees and using electric lights to prevent repeats, noting resinous pine and candles as key risks and calling for safer decorations.
Captain William G. Hannon and 22 crewmen of the wooden steamship Algiers faced a sinking voyage after a hurricane wind drove them far at sea. They built a bonfire on the forecastle which attracted the Rassay’s captain and led to their rescue and return aboard the liner Doric in Liverpool.
Wells Cahier 56, street commissioner and former burgess, found dead in a hallway. Dr A A Wall cites possible fractured skull, fall ruled unlikely. Detectives probe motive and circumstances as authorities seek a clear explanation. ERIE Pa December 11 reports a local high school bootleg chemistry experiment ends with a tadpole surviving longer than other creatures after being fed moonshine mixed water.
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