The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-07 00:00:00

DEATH OF THE HON. ANN LUCY

FORTESCUE FROM FIRE.

We regret to have to record the melancholy death of
this lady, which took place at Brighton on Friday morn-
ing last, in consequence of injuries received from .fire.
'. The circumstances under which it took place are detailed
in the following evidence, which was given at an inquest
held at the City of Hereford Inn, Brighton, on Saturday,
before J. F. Gill, Esq., Coroner, and a respectable Jury.
Sarah Cooper deposed—l was maid to the deceased,
who resided in. Charlotte-street, Brighton. She was
a single woman, and was in her 78th year. On
Thursday morning, the 23d of November, between
nine and ten o'clock, I had dressed her in all but her
upper garments, and had then left her and retired
into an adjoining room, as was my custom, until she
washed. About half an hour afterwards I heard a noise
as of the stamping of feet. I opened the door immedi-
ately, and found the deceased in the middle of the room
enveloped in flames. I went up to her and got a carpet
and put it over her, and then rang the bell. I screamed
loudly. The two emale servants and the nurse came up
immediately. The servants threw water upon her and
extinguished the flames, and we then put her to bed. I
then discovered that her left arm and thigh and round
her throat were much burned. She was not able to
speak much. She asked me how it happened but I was
unable to tell her. There was a fire in the room., but
there was no (mud on it. The flames appeared to me to
have caught the lower part of her clothes. Medical as-
sistance was immediately obtained, but she died about
half-past two o'clock on the night of Thursday. I bad
been accustomed to leave her in her room with a fire in
it: I had placed her gown before the fire to warm it.
Mr. R. P. Phillpots, surgeon, Devonshire-place,
Brighton, deposed :—I was called upon to attend the de-
ceased on the morning of Tuesday, the 23d ult., in con-
sequence of her having been burned. Being out, my as-
sistant went before me. On my arrival I found him
dressing wounds of considerable magnitude on the left
arm of the deceased. Her chin, throat, and left thigh
were also very much burned. I continued to attend her
up to her death. She died of fever, the consequence of
injuries to the skin from the burning. She was unable
to give any account as to how it happened.
The Jury immediately returned a verdict of " Acci-
dental Death."

The deceased was sister to the late and aunt to the
present Earl Fortescue.

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