The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15

the flames had gone too far for her brave
effort to succeed.
The body presented a terrible sight. The
woman's hair had been burned entirely off;
her face was so blackened and scorched
that it was impossible TO recognize human
features. From her neck to her feet the
skin and flesh had peeled off in strips.
REMOVED TO ANOTHER HOUSE.
Mrs. Beck's body was tenderly carried
into the house of Guy Blaisdell, at 2lS Miley
10 await the arrival of the undertaken.
The fremen then turned their attention to
the burning house When they went in and
they removed the body of Mrs. Beck
the flames were growing and the heat was
becoming fercer. although the blaze was
confined entirely TO the half of the house
in which Mrs. Beck and her mother lived.
The Bertel side of the house was practically
undamaged. After the men had got TO
work on the blaze it was quickly extin-
guished.
Mrs. Emmett, who lay in Mrs. Hussys
residence while the body of her daughter
was taken out screamed AMI groaned con-
stantly and called for her daughter. 1t was
a heartrending sight and sound and many
of the neighbors who attempted to be of
some assistance in alleviating the aged
woman's misery were moved 10 tears. She
was unable TO tell coherently what hap
pened and tossed on her bed in terrible
agony
From what could be gathered by her
frenzied cries to Mrs. Hussy when she first
ran out of the house, it seems that in at
tempting TO save her daughter she had in
hailed the flames as well as suffering fright
full burns on her legs, arms and hands
and both feet. She was very lightly clad.
and the thin clothes she wore were no pro-
lection against the flames.
A DOCTOR CALLED.
DR.. j. f. Curtis, who was called at once
and arrived a few minutes after Mrs. EN-
met had been taken into the Hussy house.
made a careful examination of Mrs En-
NETS injuries and declared that her
chances of recovery are very slight The
fact that she is seventy-two years of age
will initiate seriously against her chances
of recovery. The terrible injuries she re-
ceived would probably have meant death TO
younger person, and 1t is not at all prob
able that she can survive.
While she lay in Mrs. Hussy's house the
neighbor women who rushed to her assist
ance put flour and soap and home rene
dies on her burned body 10 relieve the pain
until the doctor arrived. DR.. Curtis applied
cooling lotion and administered NOR
prime. The City Dispensary ambulance
which arrived in few minutes. took Mrs.
Emmet TO the City Hospital where her in
juries were further treated.
Frederick ID. Beck, who is the husband of
the woman who met such terrible fate is
said 10 be a travelling man for an oil COM
pany located In Indianapolis. He left his
home last Monday morning and is due 10
arrive at home tomorrow night. Efforts
are being made to find Mr.. Beck and TO ac-
quaint him as delicatey as possible with
the horrible disaster which has overtaken
his home.
The two women We're alone in their part
of the house at the time Mrs Beck had
no children. II is not known whether there
are any relatives living in the city Ii is
said that the family had not lived very
long in the neighborhood and were not
well known TO the neighbors.