The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-25 00:00:00

LOSS OP LIPS BY PULE.

Last evening Mr. John Humphreys, the Mid-
dlesex coroner, held au investigation at the Green Man
Tavern, Horton Old-town, into the circumstances attend-
ing a fire at No. 28, Pitield-etreet, Horton, by which
Sarah Anne Dennis, a domestic servant, aged 24, lost her
life. Police-constable Dowling, 251 N, said that on last
Saturday night he was on duty in Horton. He saw the
fro at window of No. 28, Fitfield-street, thrown up,
and smoke issue from it- He sprang his rattle,
and assistance came. Mr. Jones Puzzle, a draper,
No. 28, Fitfield-street, maid that on last Saturday night
his premises were closed at 12 o'clock. The gas
was then put out. The witness kept a light burning
Pll nigbt in the room at the back of the shop, because
the house had been thrice entered by thieves. All in the
house then went to bed, and in a short time the witness
was called by his brother, who told him that the house was
on fire. The witness then knocked at the doors of all the
sleeping inmates in the house, and when he knocked at
the deceased's room door he heard her say, " Oh! it is
fire, it is fire." The witness then told all to follow him
to the trap-door in the roof. All did so, and the
witness went out on the roof, and told the
other parties in the house to follow him. He helped
them out. A young man named William Bally, an oasis-
tent in the witness's employment, was getting out when the
deceased caught hold of his foot, but the fir* becoming
very severe she was compelled by the heat to let go. The
witness put his hands down to help them up, but the heat
was so' scalding" that he could only get up the young
man Bally. The deoeseed had stopped to dress, when
she was warned that the house was on fire. The man
Bally was so severely injured that he bad to be re-
moved to the hospital. The stock was insured in 1865 for
1,6001., but in 1606 the policy was increased to 2,0001. Mr.
Frederick Puzzle, brother of the last witness, said that on
the night of the fatal occurrence he awoke coughing.
He then discovered that the house was on fire.
Nathaniel Thomas Pussy, No. 42 fire-escape conductor, said
that be found the deceased l dead in the third-floor
baekroom. She was partly dressed. The fire was so great
that witness could not enter the house until it was put
out. The roof, staircase, and several of the house par-
titions were burnt. Mr. Barton, engineer of the Metro-
politan Fire Brigade, said he had examined the burnt
house, and be was of opinion that the fire originated in
the basement. The Coroner said that he could not make
out the reason why the fire was not discovered until the
whole house was in flames. Where were the police and
the inmates? It would be better to adjourn the inquiry,
and further evidence could then be procured. In reply to
a juror, the fire-escape man said that Mr. Puzzle when he
first saw him was dressed in his coat, trousers, and boots.
Mr. F. guzzle said the business bad increased of late. He
was not Trines in it. He was only partly dressed whoa
he
The court wits then adjourned.

RAILWAY AOCIDINT NAAR bicuron.—MALTo3l,
TVZSDAY -Tb 'waling, the train from Walton
to Whitby ran into six oows which were crossing the line
near Norton, baling two, sad throwing the middle arrive
off the line. The train wan cropped in three hundred
yard*. The peeraosers were shakes, bat none wen be-
f wed, mad all went ea.