Arizona republican., 1906-07-23
A HOME DESTROYED
 GIRL FATALLY BURNED
Result Of a Sunday Afternoon Fire
 on South Second St.

INltt bOIQueS, d 1S- ySdI-Oid Me&lCall girl, was fatally burned in a fire about three o'clock yesterday after noon, that destroyed two houses be- longing to C. J. Beauvais, on the west side of South Second street between Jackson and Buchanan streets.
 The fire, like many another sad and similar case, was caused. by the care lessness of it's chief victim, the little girl. She resided in the house front ing on Second street, together with her sisters, the girls being orphans. Rita started to build a fire and very un- wisely brought the coal oil can into requisition. Just how the accident or unexpected blaze started was not learned nor Is it essential to know the minor details. No one but Rita could tell and she has not been in cOndi- tiOn to do so very accurately All that seems to be generally known is that in an instant she ran screaming into the street her clothing enshrouded in flames. Three Mexicans who ~chanced to be in the vicinity ran to her relief and smOthered the fire as quickly as possible, taking her into little house across the street. By that time nu-I merous officers, hremen and some hun dreds of people had gathered. Con stable Troops kept the crowd away from the house as much as he could and nasty messages were sent to vari- ous physicians. Dr. H. A. Hughes was finally located and responded as quick " as he could in his automobile. talk ing charge of the case thereafter
 Tn the meantime a fire alarm had been turned in from box 45 and the fire was making great headway in the house, as the attention of the bystand- CTS had been devoted mainly to help ing the unfortunate girl. The fire company responded promptly but was unfortunate from the first. For the first time in it's history the sparker under the boiler refused to ignite. so a fire could not be kindled until after the engine reached the plug. Then it took eight minutes to get up steam The hose men quickly attached their lines to the hydrants but there was not sufficient pressure to get a stream on the building until the engine started
 The fire had practically consumed the first building and was spreading to a second frame structure in the rear before the water was available. In the meantime a brick building to the south was threatened but was saved by the timely use of the chemical. The Light ner property to the north was smoking al a lively rate but a small garden hose saved it from destruction by the wet ting of the shingIe roof, the walls being of brick
 The property destroyed was worth perhaps a couple of thousand dollars and belonged to C. J. Beauvais. as does much of the property in that immedi- ate vicinity The larger house was constructed many years ago by J. L. Cant.
 Rita Borques. the burned girl. died last night at S:45. With the exception of a part of her back the skin was burned almost entirely off between the knees and the forehead. It is %pre- stunned also that she inhaled more or less of the smoke and fire She was conscious during the afternoon and early evening but suffered terribly. The dead girl has two or three sisters. Their mother died two or three years ago. A stepfather. Ramon Gallardo, is employed at Glendale and was not at home when the fire occurred. The family is said to be very poor and all the personal effects of the girls were destroyed in the flames.
 Only for the thoughtfulness of one man who arrived. on the ground inn mediately after the fire started there would have been two fatalities instead of one He rushed into the burning building and found seven months old baby which he carried to safety and which in a moment more would have been surrounded by the flames. 1 The identity of the man who carried the little one out has not been ieaUned, but whoever it was he saved life.