The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-14
FmRIGHTFULLY BURNED
The Sad Sight Witnessed at John Sui
liVan'S Yesterday.
Mother, Daughter and Son are Suf-
fering Awful Agonies From Their
Burns--TheIr Home and All
Their Furniture is Gone.

BUTTE, July l3.-ln the columns of this
mornings STANDARD appeared n brief
and partial Of last nights fire. In
the excitement Of the time il was inipos-
sible Ia interview the principal actors In the
event and obtain a full account of the
accident. Accordingly a representative
of the STANDARD went to Centervillc this
evening and found his way to the scene
of the fire. There he was Invited To enter
the house of Michael Kelly, where the
sufferers are lying. The sight
within the house was very
pitiful one. In "A bedroom Ia the
right lay the mother, Mrs. Sullivan, and
her daughter, Maggie. While Maggie is
the more severely injured, yet they are
both horribly burned. Maegic's face and
hands are scorched and blistered beyond
description and the mother is hut little
better of. At the bedside stood the
%neighbors applying oil Ia the raw and
singing burns. The house was filled
with the groans Of the sufferers,
just outside the bedroom lay Michael
Sullivan, the young man who was also in
jured. Though not So badly burned as
the other two sufferers, he To
the reporter "a right hand covered with
great blister welts as large as n mans
thumb. His face and ears are also
scorched in a most ugly u painful man
ner. He was suffering intensely, but was
still able To talk.
He stated tina he had just returned from
the city a little while before the fire broke
out. They had been cracking and eating
nuts in the dining-room for some time,
when Maggie went out To get him some
tea. Discovering that the oil IN the
kitchen lamp was low, and thinking 10
leave a light for her father who was still
out, she determined To I'LL the lamp. This
she attempted 10 10 without distinguishing
the light.
Then occurred a repetition of the dis
aster Of IA few weeks ago. The lamp cN-
ploded, covering the girl with the ignlted
oil. Almost simultaneously, the iiames
spread over the floor, ran up the sides
and burst through the ceiling. Into this
cauldron Of fire rushed the mother and
sol in pursuit Of the daughter
and in their heroic attempt To save her
they sustained their own injuries.
"lf il hadn't been for "A bucket Of water
hat stood there" said the young man,
"she would certainly have been burned
to death. ] took the bucket and threw il
on Maggie. Then the door flew open and
mother and Maggie rushed out. | fol-
lowed her, but just as ] got Ia her the fire
all went out On her."
Michael will he removed Ia the hospital
tomorrow morning. The two other suit
fercrs nay be ultimately taken there, but
they are not now in condition Ia bc
moved. IL was further learned that the
house was occupied by the family alone
and was not used as "A boarding house, as
was rumorcd last mis- ht. The house was
owned by the father, John sullivan. II
was valued at 500. He had bought !,
soine time ago on the installment plan
and had il all paid for with the exception
Of SO. There was not "A dollar Of iusur.
ance upon the house. Besides the loss Of
the house everything inside. including the
clothes and furniture Of a married daugli-
ter, were lost.