The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1894-01-06
PERISHED IN THE FLAMES.

Through the courtesy of James B.
Orr of Eberhardt we are enabled to
Law before our readers the following
particulars concerning the burning of
Joe Sabron's house at CQrrant Greek,
and the horrible death of a young man
named Hans Christensen. He was
nephew of Hans Christensen, for
many years foreman for the Eberhardt
Company. The remains were brought
to Eberhardt and buried there. The
young mans sister and uncle are at
Seattle, Washington
CURRANT CREEK, Dec. 81, 1893.
We, the citizens of Currant Greek,
Nevada, assembled to inquire into the
death of Hans Christensen by burning
in the house of Joseph Saborn, on the
morning of December 80, 1893, heard
the following testimony
j. B. Sabron sworn: The fire &C.
Cured about o'clock on the morning
of Dec. 30, 1898. Dave Mclean
jumped out of bed and followed fire.
By that time l was up and looked in
the door of the front room and it was
all in flames. | then went to the
window and pushed it open. Then
Dave Jumped out and [ made grab
for a mattress and threw it out of the
window; and then it was getting very
hot and [ jumped out of the window
head first. Then | asked Martin,
"Where is Hans?" Martin said, 81
don't know" asked some one where
the ak was and got it and knocked in
the side of his bed room and found he
was not there; the room was filled
with smoke and | did not see him any
more until the fire subsidized. l then
saw him laying in the dining room;
he was always in the habit of going
out that way. There were six men
sleeping in the house at the time.
Signed, j. B. SAFFRON.
Dave Mclean sworn Mr.. Sabron
and [ were sleeping together IN the
east bed room, and [ heard some one
call fire. ] think it was my brother
Martin; after l got out Of bed I tried
to shove the window open; couldnot
open the window and jumped through
it; Mr. Sabron was the next out.
Hans was about % years old and a
native of Denmark Signed,
DAVID MCLEAN,
Martin Mclean sworn: / was the
first one to wake up in the house and
gave the alarm; | saw the fire and
started for the kitchen; when I open
ed the door; the kitchen was a mass
of flame; Mr.. Sabron came for the
door and l told him he could not go
out there and we both turned; that
was the last [ saw of Sabron until |
saw him outside; went to the front
door and broke it open to get out Eu-
gene Marty, who was sleeping with
me, and as l came out of the door /
could not 90 back after coming out; l
heard them call for Hans; [ went to
his window and opened it to see if he
was there; the smoke came out so
thick l could not see anything; | call
gu dllu you IO Oils Cl NIL hoeop1 Oi
took the ak and broke in the side of
the room; the whole room was in
flames; that was the last we could do;
the first [ saw of Hans after that was
lying on his back by the fire place.
Signed, MARTIN MCLEAN.
Eugene Marty sworn: The first l
knew I found myself out by the stable
in front of the house; I don't know how
[ got there; the first remember was
Martin calling for Hans; he could not
be found until the flames had sub
sided, and then | saw him in the dim
ing room laying on his back.
EUGENE MARTY.
Fred Beck sworn: The night of the
fire [ slept with the deceased in the
back part of the bed; towards morning
[ heard Martin Mclean hollow fire; [
got over Hans and opened the door
and the flames came in at the top and
set the ceiling on fire; l turned and
went back into the room and got my
clothes and went outside. Mr.. Sa-
! bron asked me where Hans was; I
l. /