The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-07-31 00:00:00

FATAL FIRE AT BRIDGWATER.

TERME LIVES LO3T—ISdRIBLI PAZ=
On Bunny morning a berrible one was esoonci in Iter
pnoclpal aunt of BralAterater. It appears teat bet Ween
11 and 12 o clock ou own, night Kr. Danford, in.
manager of the Bridgwater Mercury, retired to rest with
ns loony, leovuog, of us thou( 3. owl thine saf • Than
were in the house at the tone tuned, Ws. Danford,
four ntldren—nsmed respectivety, Billet, aged three
yore; Flory, aped about six yore; nod about
nine years ; and Maud, aged about 11 yearread a servient.
A son and daughter. bob totally blond, tted oar the
prtlehate wen returned to schooL About halt•pest
two o'clock at the mown Mt. Donalord vs. wowed
by • strong mai of smoke, and he at Oen*
atternpted to denend to to. lower pert of toe
house and to tnn ono to nor thin the cans.
The turns were eu dens arid the tint eres 1.1 Intense
that he was driven net, sad be then rewind that the
lower pot of the hone nen taken Sr., and that the Bones
MOS{ have obteined a strong nod of the prestos Ii
Soot impulse %veers to have been to rescue nm catuiren,
food with that object es snored talia room, which es
found tull of blinding amok., lie roused mos from tow
slumbers, and ran eith than to toe upper part of tea
house, hot he fell month/moon on to. wey, overpowered
by canoes, end malt nave tot toe tittle one teen Al
ell events, tures, gthel, MottO, end rival, were a, to Wan
fousd suffocated and trrequir warned. Mr. Donato*
Kra. Danford, awl Lae child livery made their way to
toe upper room. eud spinosa at the windows of the
third door, some 403. iron Use ground, an shouted to
Lb. large crowd that had now nombied in in street to
fetch tee fire omen. Mere were many waling manors
to pert Grin un service, but it appeals taat the MU escape
wee locked up sod the man woo tept the key nod oot
be found. Kr. Danford then tares out a bed in use hope
Lost he and toe wife and thud wood I. tibia to jump opos
it, and so nage uninjured. Toe could wee, however,
sand by • netaltboor, woo coign it as it we, handed out
of the window. Kr. Duns* old erae dndocrd to men
the terrible leap, but inteed of falling upon to. bed she
tell tinvily to the pevemeut, and we. taken up Wile wood
streaming from a dreadful wound in the heed. Sae no
at ones conveyed to the Bride weber lattrmarl, whets it
was found that her right arm and leg were broken, and
several of her ribs fractured. Sae was in • entirel stack
and Sunday enema her We was despaired of. Ilteae wink
Yr. Danford was driven from the room in wain be
stood by the rapidly utcreaelng dons to the window•skl,
and for some minutes he halo there, while a ladder was
fetched. Fortunately this arrived In time and he wee
rescued, but not before his hands and face had bees
terribly scorched. The Novara girl by some mean made
her way to the roof of the house, where she wee rescued
by the Sr. moose, snick arrived tardily epos the
sons When the ire brigade reached the place toe do
wee soon got under, but not before tad Prima.* bad ben
completely gutted. The furniture wee entirely deoroyad,
and the spread of the demo we. so rapid that Mr. Done'
ford dad not time todree., and his clot au hove suffered
the some fate at his household gooda tool prereiser
belonged to Yr. Dare, and were insured. Mr. Donsford's
furniture was too, we believe, insure 1, but zany vale.
aides which cannot to replaced have been lost. M. Dune-
ford woe esc7etszy of the /Libor i Ig.. Loire of le‘eausamoor,
and it is feared that vottetue d,cumenta in C,11,,,C1nu0
: with the Order have been sacrificed. Toe sod Oar hss
Viet a SIOOIn Over the town of Bridge/stir. where Mr. and
Mrs Danford are very much respected, aad the despot
j sympathy is felt with them in the great calamity which
' has overtaken them.

Alt chequer end Port-oflior enters are= I°
idrL MART KILLS*, 8, Web West-street.
Printed and. Published by ltrierian Dirwitort, et the
0488•14_ 8, Witstreet, Dorshamer, in the
nail sat Us y Trinity. for the Proprietor.
TaNday. July Asti INA.