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IN THE RUINS4i DETAILS OF THE HEATH OF MISSPKISOLLA BASTIAN.She l*st Her Life in \n Attempt toSaxe Some Property in HerKonm.Demise Occurred ut Needles, Oil., in allotel l ire A hunt TlireeWeeks Ago.iFurther information has been received in Dubuque concerning the tragic death of Mlw Priscilla Bastianwhose life was blotted out iti a hole* fire at Needle*, California, about thre w eeks ago. 'Mr. and .Mrs. Steve Bastian, 90 West Locust, parent# of the young lady, have been informed that their daughter was buried at Needles, Sent. 7 a’.4 p. m. from ific M. E. churc h. Duriru the afternoon jof the funeral all business house* off the city were cloned end the t hup h services I ere attended by hundreds of people. The body was laid to rest in the Needles cemeterv and the burial f*-iiowing thlt;* fire *:-lt;w tragic death, caused a thousand people to congregate at the place of burial.Tried to Recover Clothing.Miss Basiled, according to the Information received, lost her life in an attempt to recover some clothing from her room.She was one of the first to be awak- j» ned by the fijre and, in company with jher room mate. Mis* Anna Adolphs on, went down the stairs leading to the street. Just before reaching the street she suddenly thought of something shewanted from her room and went bac kfor it. Whejn she returned to thestairs the hal| way was in a blaze a I1 n an instant the flo* r gave way and she \\as carried into the cellar to herdeath. The body was burned into anttnre* ognizablp maw. It was recovered the nekj day. The hotel was a frame buildlnjg and vai consumed tnthirtv minufb to be on fire.« after it was discovered*idConductor Ix*t His Life.A railroad ;conductor, who wa«b-inrder at the hotel, was the firstatoioflearn of theend assistedwomen, butbuilding wa• rrnack. ma: sger of theh M Bastian met hero-ry j h- Ito j u-;n-t jhe I dvfire. He gave the aiartn in rescuing a number of before* getting out of t ie carried down in the wreck and died in the i-Ilar after he had sent several plt; • *ple safely to the Street.Bruce Melt;i hotel in xvhdeath, has and told of 1 adv’s deathtlan of Losdee?, sed.Needle* i« a small fi'allfor; la town and the dealth of M.w Bi-sHan in thehotel fire «,fus*d great sbrrow andmany sympathising letters have beeni received in pDubuque by the Bastian*P! C critf*n her parent* h*p*the fire and the younga* has aho Frank B- n-Angeh- a cousin of theIf?t!Ifamily fromn* j daughter.byfriends of their decease*!; -... - _ [The young lady was of abright cheerful disposit ion and her] friends here sinceri ty regret h*r t razi *, death. She visited In Dubuque threemonths aeoj. Surviving her, beside* her parents; Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bas-titn, are the following brothers andsisters: Mr*. David D* Calon. LaCrosse. Wls.; Mrs Mamie Bntsford, Dubuque; Mrs. Charle* kh*. kcvoet tu-J^jbuque: Stevie Bastian Spokane, Wash..1 • 1 Willie pr d Sj via !/ of Du-11' buuue*toto-nd fit-
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Dubuque Daily Globe Journal
Dubuque, Iowa, US
Wed, Sep 19, 1906
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