Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-09-27
DWELLING BURNED.
Home Of Arthur HymaS. Near Paris.
Destroyed by Fire Mrs. H.
Has Narrow Escape.

On Wednesday the people " Paris
was thrown into fever OF excitement
ON heanng Of the burning OF the rwsi
denoe If MIR. Arthur HymaA who lives
ON his farm about half way between
Paris and ovid, 81 the point whore the
road leading 10 lanArk aud Liberty
branches from the main road.
Last Monday Mrs tiymas gAve birth
to . son. Every thinR was moving
along as smoothly as pC'saible under like
circumstances On Wednesday the
proud father bad kissed his wife fond
farewell. had taken another look at the
infant that had come To bleas his home
and repaired 70 the field o. @erk. His
thoughts were OF his wife aud children
His work was easy As he felt all ths time
that whatever he accomplished. Il
would be for them 10 enjoy the Il nIts OF
his labors. No thought crossed his
mind that when he returned nome that
his dwelling would be an ashen heap.
and his wife In critical condition In 8
near neighhors house. The fArta are
about as follows: A Miss Derricott 81
Liberty. who was working at the Hymas
home, was washing In = shanty back Of
the main building. As she aas busily
engaged with her work she heard .
roaring aud cracking sound as IL DIRE
was consuming something very dry on
looking overhead sne Jaw that the roof
OF the shanty was on Ere aud that the
flames were reaching out for the main
building. Miss Dsrricott being young
girl and not having the presence OF mInd
that older ones are supposed 20 possess.
her frst thought was TO run for aid.
She ran TO the nearest neighb0rs. Rob
valentines house. but there was no
man there. Mira wallantine Who n
sister OF Mrs. HymaR, saw the sltna
ton ut q glance. saw her sister 10 peril
Of being burned alive and fairly aea
over the quarter of . mile intervening
between her home and the burning
dwelling When she arrived 81 her SIS
ter's home she rushed into the RON
and there beheid Airs. Hymaa. clad In
her night clothes with two days Old
babe clasped gently 20 her bosom. while
> clinging 10 the olher hand was . within
pering child Of only two sum mers. 'T'ho
woman stood crest. her face as pale -
: the snow covered fields in mid win
ter but Ia her eyes was the deter.
, mination of : mother 10 save her own.
With unsteady step she was moving
toward the toOf Shs was claaped IL
: the arms Of loving sister aud . YnaA
was made for the door. which was
reached just In time No sooner hal
they gained the open AIR ihAn the entire
I roof and ceiling fell Ia and thus vas
8 avertAd one Of the mnst horrible deaths
: that could b imagined. In ihs mean.
Q time farmers from their distant fields
had noticed the flames and came rnah.
Ing 70 the rescue. but they we're too
= late Everything 10 the ahape Of house.
= hold goods and clothing was consumed.
. Mrs Hymas was carried with gentls
! hands % the home Of her sister. Mrs
WsllAntins. where che IL siow Iy recover.
ing from the shock. IL IL reported hi.
= Thursday morning that Mrn wallAn
y tine. who II In delicate health. = pros
= trAted with the severe shock and over
exeFfion Vt yesterday.
" Arthur Lewis 10 back home iron
) Mackay where be has been all summs-
e working At the Enlnes lie reports ska
the minea havs besn closed ana Al
, hands discharged.