The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-09-19
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Saw fonK, September u The tragic
death u Nfs Helen k lioyi ai 900 west
fhiftlolh street Was reported 70 Cutonef
Lovy yesterday Mfa lloJl was lhe wife
u ~ w. u. lloyt Thry bad been mar
lied bat short time lhe house IN
which lhoy lived is a handsome nit on
lhe nlst noof, and l. furnished with taste
ana elegance Ab1ntt 80 Tuesday even.
Ing Mfs lloyt in The absence Of hot
husband, undonook 10 str tho
furnace with pokot - she dll
40 spark few out aud fell on her lace
dress In an Instant the young ladyI
clothing was IN flames llcr screams re
echoed Though the house aa she ran ~
to the rooms IN the second sicrg, oceu
pied by her friend, Mrs. Frances Rugcr
When The lady opened the door Mrs
iloyt, clalcd with fright aud pain, threw
herself upon her Mrs Rugcr fell back
and Mrs, lloyt ran into the room. with
much difficulty Mrs Buger threw heavy
table cover over her, hoping thus
TO smother tho flames Mrs
Rugcr herself was clad In very
light drcei aud had TO act with great eau
tlon to avoid catching nrc herself Her
embarrassment wa' increased by Mrs.
lloyps constant cndcavor to embrace
her. Mrs IIoyt cried, "lleIp, am dy.
ingl" Mrs, Ruger caught up heavy
rug that lay before the fireplace, but DO.
fore sho could place It over the table
cover Mrs lloyt had thrown the latter
aside aud ran lrnntcally from one room
TO another, the current Of air crcatedsby
her flight tanning the flames Mrs.
Rugcr called her servant and the two
women tried yalnly Ia control their un.
fortunate nolghbor. They repeatedly
attempted 10 throw blankets aud quilts
over hcr, but always with the same lack
OF success. As Mrs llOyt ran through
Mrs Rugors apartments she set Are TO
the carpet In places, aud also lgnllod the
cover Of n bureau In bedroom. These
little fires were cxtlurulshcd without
much trouble. Having reached Mrs
Rugcr's rcarmost room, Mrs. lIoyt
turned and ran back, screaming "mur.
dcr!" She dashed Into the hall through
the door by which she had entered. Mrs.
Rugor followed her 10 call for help.
Again Mrs Hoyt tried TO grasp Mrs
Rugcr. This time her movement was 80
sudden that Mrs, Rugcr had no chance TO
protect herself She struggled In the
fierce grasp OF her friend, whose glow,
Ing garments almost touched her
own. In the contest both women
Mrs. Ruger trying To escape and Mira.
lIoyt holding her back with unnatural
strength, aud both shrlcklng. Suddenly
Mrs. Ruger's foot caught in her skirts
aud she fell down the stairs, dragging
Mrs. lloyt after her. In tho lower hall
Mrs. lIoyps 1ngers relaxed their dcspcr.
ate hold, and when both ladies scrambled
TO their feet, Mis- Rnger freed herself.
A she staggered back, faint and breath.
less, against the wall, Mrs. lIoYt dashed
into the street Her clothing by that
time was almost burned from her person.
She turned toward Ninth avenue, expect.
Ing, II Is supposed, to flnd Dr. lIoyt IN a
drug store on the corner, where he goes
occasionally. In front Of Dr LIyIngs.
tons Office, few doors from her own
residence, Mrs lloyt trIppod anj fell. A
teamster, who was passing, jumped
down from his seat aud enyolopc1
her In q horSe.baDkct. All this had
happened In far less time than II re-.
qulred 10 tell H. DIR. Hoyt came
along as the blanket was thrown
over her. She was carried 10 drug
store, and several physicians who live
In the nclghborbood offered their ser.
vices. They found that Mrs IIoyrs
legs, breast aud nh Iomcn were horribly
burned. After the usual applications
she was carried back 10 her home,
where she died at Gii5 yesterday morn.
Ing The deceased was twcnty.tbrce
years old, attractive In person, and had
a large circle Of frlends DIR. lloyt Il
prostfated with grief. AIRS. Rugof sui.
iercd little by her fall, but was 10 a nefy-
Gus, exhausted state yesterday.