The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-12
Mrs. Andrew ]. Mills Was
Fatally Burned Today
in MONTPELIER HOUSE.
Mrs. Mills Used OIL on Fire ana Hus-
band Jumped Through Glass Of
Seeond.Story Window to
Give the Alarm.

Mrs. Andrew J. Mills was burnei 20
death and her husband sustained brok-
en- lex and sevcrad artery when h0
jumped through a second story window
20 the street IN order 10 ring iire alarm
AZ their home, l3l Berlin street, IN Mont
pelier this morning. The later suffered
severely from his injuries and from ex-
posure to the cold; but at tho Heaton
hospital, where he a being cared for, II
Is anticipated that he will recover. The
building aud its contents were damaged
somewhat by the flames.
The fatality was undoubtedly due 10
the carelessness Of Mrs. AfillisGln start
ing a Gre 70 get breakfast. She arose al
five o'clock and went down TO the kitch-
en-. The effort TO make the fire burn not
succeeding, she poured on a quantity Of
oil. An explosion az once cnsued and
the woman was enveloped in flames,
while the furnishings Of the room also
became ignited. The woman's frantic
screams aroused Mr.. Mills, who ran TO
the stairway, only 10 find the way block.
ed BY flames and smoke.
Without hesitation, he ran TO the win
dow and making his way through the
glass and a screen, lcaped 70 the ground.
In going through the window the artery
in one leg was cut of and in striking
the ground the same leg was broken.
Although thus crippled and bleeding pro-
fusely, the man hobbIed several rods
across the street to the nearest fire alarm
box. Then having succeeded In ringing
the alarm, he collapsed in the street, and
was found there unconscious by George
Blair.
Found Heap Of charred Flesh.
The fremen found little blaze TO fight,
but IL was concentrated about the cellar
door. With the use OF several extin-
guishers they quenched the flames. and
then began searching for Mrs. Mills.
Going into the cellar they found hud-
died mass Of charred flesh with ono arm
and shoulder immersed in the water and
mud Of a spring, whittier the unfortu-
nate woman had fed TO escape the tor
ture Of the flames. There was still a
breath of life in the body. Every shred
of clothing was burned of. nothing re-
naming by the steels OF the corsets. and
there was not part OF the flesh which
had not been seorched and burned BY the
relentless element.
Tenderly the eharred body was carried
to the open air, and an Ambulance being
she was taken to Heaton hos
pital. She lived no longer than to reach
The hospital.
Mr.. Mills Injuries.
Meanwhile Mr. Mills had been founa
and carried into shelter. Clad merely in
4 single article of underclothing he suf-
fered from the chill of the early morning
IS he lay in the street following his
heroic effort to summon aid. The sew
sred artery in his leg was rudely bound
up for the timebeing, and he was then
AIKEN to Heaton hospital, where it was
iound that the leg had been broken also.
lie is this afternoon retsing fairly well,
,ut is very weak from loss OF blood,
While furthermore in bad condition from
he shock.
After putting out the fire, the fremen
to determine the cause of the
Unfortunate affair In one corner of the
.oom. they found the bottom piece of
he oil can. They think that Mrs; Mills
nay have picked up gasolene can In
tead Of kerosene, as she supposed, and
hat spark caused an explosion. There
vas little damage by fire to the build
ng, which is owned by the Rev. NJ. N.
Shaw of Worcester, and the furnishings
scaned destruction except in one room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mills were little known
d Montpelier as they came to that city
rom Groton only six weeks ago. The
usband was employed as conductor
n the Barre and Montpelier electric rail-
oad, and he remarked to a fellow work
1an the other day that the only people
4 knew hereabouts were the boys at
lie ear barns His parents reside IN
roton. He was regarded 80 faithful
mploye.
"See How Nellie Ts.@
George ri. Mills, brother Of the In
ired man, and his wife arrived in
lontpelier this noon and went to the
ospital at once to see the sufferer Al
lough weak the latter was able to con-
erse with them He has not been told
/ his wife's death. and his thoughts are
instantly on her When his brother
1T this afternoon the injured man said,
10 and see how Nellie is and let me
now"
The victim of the accident was 30
ears old and her maiden name was
ellie Roberts. She was born in Sharon
IA moved from there to Lowell, Mass,
here she married Mr.. Mills twelve
ears ago. Her motner, Mrs. G. w.
oodwin, and a sister, Mrs. W. w.
tewart, reside in Lowell. and will be