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ished * ted theriest toThey id WUKd Cap-: tj robot tbe ito tbt at ttda; tation. be' biffFATAL FIRE NEAR GRAIurn m m* mFrUijf i0iRAFFERTY HOUSE90 blt-u're a k use death e bere; across ive ioe into xlby” ye to nu tea. a? bm, man.” team Mora-taunt f theLamp Exploded in Children’s Room : '' While They Were Asleep, and / Parents Suffer Terrible Injuries id Trying to Rescue the Tots Hesse .Completely Destroyed.gab-androbe.milessergeFive persona—father, mother sadthree little children—were seriously/, one fatally, burned in a fire that destroyed the home of Frank Rafferty, at Walltown, two miles from Gram- • plan, Friday night.The Rafferty family consisted of the fath'.r, mother and four children at home and one daughter to: ; this town. The three young girls;, aged respectively 4 and 2 yeara and ft months, and' a boy. aged 12 years, were in bed In an upstairs room. Mr. ■ and -Mrs. Rafferty were preparing t» retire at about 11:30 o’clock when a :. coal oil lamp exploded Ln the chil dren's room in which they were, scat- -taring the burning oil all. over the 'er,” irned ut of-Qedies.Case.Tried to Quench Flames;The father and mother attempted .fe; to extinguish the .flames, hut after /; severely burning themselves and flnd-’'^ log the task beyond accomplishmentthey started to save the little chifr-/i’: dren. By this time the Hre had i-4gained such headway that it wasY.-j at the risk of their'lives that thepa-» -rents entered the room where the children slept. The.-twelve year old boy was awakened by the. noise and- • managed to escape from the burning, -building unscathed.The three younger’children were .■' ! finally taken from the house, but not until they were terribly burned.Five Victims of Flames Mr. Rafferty was burned from the waist to the top of his head, his scalp being burned to a crisp. His bands and arms were also badly -burned, his fingers being scorched tono-Mrs. Rafferty was also seriously burned, her hands being literally: ■; burned to tho bone, while her body and feet were severely scorched*The three little children- were frightfully burned, the flames attacking their bodies, haad3 and. feet.The 'baby died of its DJuries at about 10 o’clock th}3 morning and the ,• fachor is uot expected to live through .the day.Dr. Miller Called.Neighbors rushed to the scene and took care of the sufferers until Dr. ; ind . J. A. Miller arrived. The doctor worked with, the victims of the flames ■*.: for more than an hour and Cht-y were made as comfortable as possible. : Dr. Miller says that fiis patieota are in a serious condition. He had them brought to the Clearffeld hospital on the 1 o-‘clock train, and ' they are now being given every possible atte-tiop.Lott All Pouciafana.The Rafferty house was completely destroyed, together with alt of R contents. The family lost every piece of. their clothing except tho clothing they wore at the time.Mr Jtafferty is a miner and. tho. terrible condition of he and hlo 'By appeals to the sympathy it tho entire community.!Mbs Iva Rafferty, aged about W, the oldeet daughter, has been em- *' ployed la the family of W. Clark Miller, Esq., in Clearfield, for mao time, and was called home this mo tag because af the catastrophe to her parents and little sisters.ikeMrs. Frank Rafferty, who wao aa seriously burned in the (be that, dm atroyed the Rafferty home la Waft town, near Grampian, Friday aJJht, died at the hospital Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. \ :Little Christine, aged 2. died day afternoon at 4 o’clock.The condition of the father and tea other child is such as to leave mm hope of their recovery.Frank Rafferty and the r«___child who were burned so frigbtfaflp at Wall town laa^Jhlday night, restedsomewhat easier a* the hospital Mto' dhy night, but both are otlll la a aerfoua condition.Married This Morning.Archibald Johnaton and Miss Aaaa Beechy were married by Rev. Pate S. Berry at the bride's home te •Glen Richey this morning. Ttoff will reside In Glen Richey.Still Resting Fairly Weil. Frank Rafferty and hl^ -Vmfhtei. the remaining fire victim*, were to Parted aa resting fairly well at tea Clearfield hospital today.
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Clearfield Weekly Progress
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Nov 07, 1913
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