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Walpole GirlPerishes InCottage FireCousin Burned InRescue-AttemptHAMPTON BEACH, N. H.—A 12-year-old Walpole girl lost her life In a fire that gutted a cottage an I street extension early yesterday, and her 3-year-old cousin was severely burned In an effort to rescue hear.Firemen found the body of Eugenia lrobach In the bedroom of the one story building after Miss Julia ML Alukonis had been driven back by flames as she tried to re-enter the house, having fallen through the bedroom window, which was her means of escape from smoke and flames.According to the story told by Miss Alukonis to Police Chief John J.Malek, the former was awakened by the crackling of flames and saw a glare from the kiktchen. She tried to open the bedroom window, but failed in the attempt, and was forced to break out many small lights of glass. In forcing her hip against the window, she lost her balance and fell through the opehlng, striking her head on the bumpef of he* auto,rked beside the house, before land-on the grdfive feet. Shei. (frop at about unsuccessfully to winget back through the window.Running to the front or the bum-le fromtng cottage, she gained the porch andQQlt;broke but a front window, gaining access to the house, but was driven back by flames when she opened the kitchen door.Miss Alukonis was severely burned about the face and hands, and was taken to the Exeter hospital, whereVictiForiWALPversityowner Satovengetoday.In a diPariWilkinson,$55.60 in th Parkeistagedmanwhich brouJudgemittedserration.Treasury BjWASHINOTO balance 4,838.43i
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Newburyport Daily News and Newburyport Herald
Newburyport, Massachusetts, US
Mon, Nov 21, 1949
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