The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-03

@. Hay Of woodfords, who removed them
TOT his undertaking rooms and is 70 pre-
pare them for burial.
Lson Crosman and Raymond Thomp-
aon, the children who were rescued from
the burning buiiding were taken into
the home OF Messrs. Charles Hamilton
and MIR Arthur l. Smith, and DR.. Top
iii summoned. The doctor found that
both children were quite badly burned
about the hands and that there were
burns about the face and neck. The doc
tor bandaged the affected parts and says
that the burns while painful are not Sc
rfous and the children Will soon recover.
While the fire was In progress Miss Cor
nelia Crosman, young lady OF IL years
OF age, and a daughter OF the unfortunate
woman, arrived on the scene, as she was
out for a walk on another strset nearby.
1t was quits little while before she
was acquainted with the death of her
mother and little sister. Mr.. Crosman
was at work In the greenhouse OF MIR.
Niles Nelson at South Portland when he
received the news that his house was on
fire. but It was not until he had reached
home that.he knew about the catastrophe.
Mr. Crosman was frenzied with grief
but later recovered his oomposure and
bore up we'll under his affl iction.
When the fire broke out, Captain
Gould and Hay ford, who were on the
roof, made their way to the ground.
Captain Gould was overcome by the ca
lamity. HIS said that the first warning he
hai OF trouble was when he heard the cry
OF fire Captain Gould remained until
the fire was extinguished and lent what
assistance he could.
The house Is valued at about -. 500 and
Captain Gould could not remember Sat.
uIday night as to whether he had any In
surance on this particular building, rs
he Is the owner OF considerable property
In this city. The damage to the house
ty fire viii be about $1,000. The fire
did not make much havoc on the Thomp-
SON side of the house, but Mr.. Thompson
was without insurance The damage to
MIR Thompson's furniture will amount to
several hundred dollars, mostly by water
and smoke. The damage to Mr.. Or os-
mans furniture with the exception OF
that In the Kitchen, was by smoke and
water and Will amount to about $500 ,on
which there was $500 insurance In tbs
agency of Austin g. sherman of Desring
Center.
Mrs. Crosman, the unfortunate woman.
was 50 years of age and was born In
Yarmouth. She was the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Noah Douglass, but her parents
died when she was young girl and she
was adopted by Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Lit
tlefield who reside in Durham.
The all out alarm sounded at u little
past six O'Clock.
Captain Gould, when questioned by
PRESS representative Saturday night as
to the nlture OF the material which
caused the explosion, said he did not
know what 1t was. 1t was tarsprepara-
tion he had bought to use on roofs, but he
did not know OF what 1t was composed.
IL was put on warm and applied with a
large brush. He had used the same thing
before on another house, and warmed 1t
on a stove in the cellar. without acci-
dent.
DR.. Palmer, tina family physician of Mr..
Thompson, went out to Deering Saturday
night to make an examination OF the
condition or the Thompson child. DIR.
Palmer found that young Thompson was
badly burned about the back. The ply
sician thought the chances were little
less than even for recovery. The circula-
ton was poor and it was necessary to ad-
minister strychnine to stimulate the 40
ton OF the heart
The Crosman child was not any worse
Saturday night.