A fire occurred this morning about 10 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Burgener, Empire Canyon, and as a result two precious little innocent lives were sacrificed.
At the time of the fire, the father was at work at one of the mines and the mother,leaving her two children in the home alone, was visiting at the home of her mother-in-law across the street.
No one knows how the fire originated, the supposition being it started from the kitchen stove, where it said was a big fire, and when the fire was discovered the interior of the house was a seething mass of flames.
When the mother left the home,the children Vilate, aged three years and two months, Charles Clyde, aged one year and seven months, were playing in their night-gowns in the kitchen and when the volunteer fire fighters learned from the frantic mother that her babes were in the burning building, efforts were concentrated to reduce the flames th int kitchen part in the hope of rescuing the unfortunate children but without avail.
When fire fighters could get in the burning building, the babes were found in the rear bedroom the little boy face downward near the bed, and horribly b urned, and the little girl partly under the bed on her back with her over her facas if attempting to keep off the demon fire. She was frightfully burned. Her little fingers on the hand covering her face being burned off.
From appearances the little ones were attempting to hide under the bed thinking perhaps they would find safety there.
It is an appaling misfortune, and another sad example of leaving little children alone in a home no matter for how brief a period.
Sincere sympathy goes out to the stricken parents in their awful bereavement and great loss.
While the hose trouble was being remedied, volunteer firemen were working like mad in an endeavor to check the fire with snow. Men could do no more than they were doing in an effort to save. When connections were made and water played on the flames it was soon under control but alas to late to save precious lives and valuable property.
The remains of the little ones will be taken to Midway Sunday, where burial will take place.
The house and contents were completely destroyed.
Much adverse and apparently just criticism was made because of the practically useless condition of the fire fighting apparatus in the vicinity of the fire. Many valuable minutes were lost before effective water connections were made. When the hose was taken from the hose house, it was found insufficient to play on the fire then the end of this piece of hose was so badly jimmed that the nozzle could not be attached thereto. Hose had to b e secured from another hose house all taking valuable time that means so much when a fierce fire is raging.
Park Record, January 14, 1921
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Last Sunday morning the LDS church was filled to capacity, the occasion being the funeral services over the remains of the little girl and boy of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Burgener, victims of the fire last Friday morning.
Bishop W.J.Lewis officiated at the services, councilor James Grey preaching the funeral service. Appropriate music was furnished by the LDS choir.
At the close of the services the little burned bodies were taken to Midway for burial.
Saturday last Mayor Paxion and Mr. S.B. Desrochers made a personal canvass of the cit and collected about $300 for the unfortunate parents of the little fire victims.
Mrs. and Mrs Burgener desire to publicly express their thanks and gratitude for the prompt help and many kindnesses tendered them because of their double affliction.
The house and greater part of of the furniture belonged to Grover, the Chinaman. His loss being about $300.
Park Record, January 24, 1921
At the time of the fire, the father was at work at one of the mines and the mother,leaving her two children in the home alone, was visiting at the home of her mother-in-law across the street.
No one knows how the fire originated, the supposition being it started from the kitchen stove, where it said was a big fire, and when the fire was discovered the interior of the house was a seething mass of flames.
When the mother left the home,the children Vilate, aged three years and two months, Charles Clyde, aged one year and seven months, were playing in their night-gowns in the kitchen and when the volunteer fire fighters learned from the frantic mother that her babes were in the burning building, efforts were concentrated to reduce the flames th int kitchen part in the hope of rescuing the unfortunate children but without avail.
When fire fighters could get in the burning building, the babes were found in the rear bedroom the little boy face downward near the bed, and horribly b urned, and the little girl partly under the bed on her back with her over her facas if attempting to keep off the demon fire. She was frightfully burned. Her little fingers on the hand covering her face being burned off.
From appearances the little ones were attempting to hide under the bed thinking perhaps they would find safety there.
It is an appaling misfortune, and another sad example of leaving little children alone in a home no matter for how brief a period.
Sincere sympathy goes out to the stricken parents in their awful bereavement and great loss.
While the hose trouble was being remedied, volunteer firemen were working like mad in an endeavor to check the fire with snow. Men could do no more than they were doing in an effort to save. When connections were made and water played on the flames it was soon under control but alas to late to save precious lives and valuable property.
The remains of the little ones will be taken to Midway Sunday, where burial will take place.
The house and contents were completely destroyed.
Much adverse and apparently just criticism was made because of the practically useless condition of the fire fighting apparatus in the vicinity of the fire. Many valuable minutes were lost before effective water connections were made. When the hose was taken from the hose house, it was found insufficient to play on the fire then the end of this piece of hose was so badly jimmed that the nozzle could not be attached thereto. Hose had to b e secured from another hose house all taking valuable time that means so much when a fierce fire is raging.
Park Record, January 14, 1921
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Last Sunday morning the LDS church was filled to capacity, the occasion being the funeral services over the remains of the little girl and boy of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Burgener, victims of the fire last Friday morning.
Bishop W.J.Lewis officiated at the services, councilor James Grey preaching the funeral service. Appropriate music was furnished by the LDS choir.
At the close of the services the little burned bodies were taken to Midway for burial.
Saturday last Mayor Paxion and Mr. S.B. Desrochers made a personal canvass of the cit and collected about $300 for the unfortunate parents of the little fire victims.
Mrs. and Mrs Burgener desire to publicly express their thanks and gratitude for the prompt help and many kindnesses tendered them because of their double affliction.
The house and greater part of of the furniture belonged to Grover, the Chinaman. His loss being about $300.
Park Record, January 24, 1921
A fire occurred this morning about 10 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Burgener, Empire Canyon, and as a result two precious little innocent lives were sacrificed.
At the time of the fire, the father was at work at one of the mines and the mother,leaving her two children in the home alone, was visiting at the home of her mother-in-law across the street.
No one knows how the fire originated, the supposition being it started from the kitchen stove, where it said was a big fire, and when the fire was discovered the interior of the house was a seething mass of flames.
When the mother left the home,the children Vilate, aged three years and two months, Charles Clyde, aged one year and seven months, were playing in their night-gowns in the kitchen and when the volunteer fire fighters learned from the frantic mother that her babes were in the burning building, efforts were concentrated to reduce the flames th int kitchen part in the hope of rescuing the unfortunate children but without avail.
When fire fighters could get in the burning building, the babes were found in the rear bedroom the little boy face downward near the bed, and horribly b urned, and the little girl partly under the bed on her back with her over her facas if attempting to keep off the demon fire. She was frightfully burned. Her little fingers on the hand covering her face being burned off.
From appearances the little ones were attempting to hide under the bed thinking perhaps they would find safety there.
It is an appaling misfortune, and another sad example of leaving little children alone in a home no matter for how brief a period.
Sincere sympathy goes out to the stricken parents in their awful bereavement and great loss.
While the hose trouble was being remedied, volunteer firemen were working like mad in an endeavor to check the fire with snow. Men could do no more than they were doing in an effort to save. When connections were made and water played on the flames it was soon under control but alas to late to save precious lives and valuable property.
The remains of the little ones will be taken to Midway Sunday, where burial will take place.
The house and contents were completely destroyed.
Much adverse and apparently just criticism was made because of the practically useless condition of the fire fighting apparatus in the vicinity of the fire. Many valuable minutes were lost before effective water connections were made. When the hose was taken from the hose house, it was found insufficient to play on the fire then the end of this piece of hose was so badly jimmed that the nozzle could not be attached thereto. Hose had to b e secured from another hose house all taking valuable time that means so much when a fierce fire is raging.
Park Record, January 14, 1921
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Last Sunday morning the LDS church was filled to capacity, the occasion being the funeral services over the remains of the little girl and boy of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Burgener, victims of the fire last Friday morning.
Bishop W.J.Lewis officiated at the services, councilor James Grey preaching the funeral service. Appropriate music was furnished by the LDS choir.
At the close of the services the little burned bodies were taken to Midway for burial.
Saturday last Mayor Paxion and Mr. S.B. Desrochers made a personal canvass of the cit and collected about $300 for the unfortunate parents of the little fire victims.
Mrs. and Mrs Burgener desire to publicly express their thanks and gratitude for the prompt help and many kindnesses tendered them because of their double affliction.
The house and greater part of of the furniture belonged to Grover, the Chinaman. His loss being about $300.
Park Record, January 24, 1921
At the time of the fire, the father was at work at one of the mines and the mother,leaving her two children in the home alone, was visiting at the home of her mother-in-law across the street.
No one knows how the fire originated, the supposition being it started from the kitchen stove, where it said was a big fire, and when the fire was discovered the interior of the house was a seething mass of flames.
When the mother left the home,the children Vilate, aged three years and two months, Charles Clyde, aged one year and seven months, were playing in their night-gowns in the kitchen and when the volunteer fire fighters learned from the frantic mother that her babes were in the burning building, efforts were concentrated to reduce the flames th int kitchen part in the hope of rescuing the unfortunate children but without avail.
When fire fighters could get in the burning building, the babes were found in the rear bedroom the little boy face downward near the bed, and horribly b urned, and the little girl partly under the bed on her back with her over her facas if attempting to keep off the demon fire. She was frightfully burned. Her little fingers on the hand covering her face being burned off.
From appearances the little ones were attempting to hide under the bed thinking perhaps they would find safety there.
It is an appaling misfortune, and another sad example of leaving little children alone in a home no matter for how brief a period.
Sincere sympathy goes out to the stricken parents in their awful bereavement and great loss.
While the hose trouble was being remedied, volunteer firemen were working like mad in an endeavor to check the fire with snow. Men could do no more than they were doing in an effort to save. When connections were made and water played on the flames it was soon under control but alas to late to save precious lives and valuable property.
The remains of the little ones will be taken to Midway Sunday, where burial will take place.
The house and contents were completely destroyed.
Much adverse and apparently just criticism was made because of the practically useless condition of the fire fighting apparatus in the vicinity of the fire. Many valuable minutes were lost before effective water connections were made. When the hose was taken from the hose house, it was found insufficient to play on the fire then the end of this piece of hose was so badly jimmed that the nozzle could not be attached thereto. Hose had to b e secured from another hose house all taking valuable time that means so much when a fierce fire is raging.
Park Record, January 14, 1921
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Last Sunday morning the LDS church was filled to capacity, the occasion being the funeral services over the remains of the little girl and boy of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Burgener, victims of the fire last Friday morning.
Bishop W.J.Lewis officiated at the services, councilor James Grey preaching the funeral service. Appropriate music was furnished by the LDS choir.
At the close of the services the little burned bodies were taken to Midway for burial.
Saturday last Mayor Paxion and Mr. S.B. Desrochers made a personal canvass of the cit and collected about $300 for the unfortunate parents of the little fire victims.
Mrs. and Mrs Burgener desire to publicly express their thanks and gratitude for the prompt help and many kindnesses tendered them because of their double affliction.
The house and greater part of of the furniture belonged to Grover, the Chinaman. His loss being about $300.
Park Record, January 24, 1921
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