Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-27
FAMILY ALL GONE
Met Death in Fire al Watertown. a Suburb of Boston Early
 This Morning.

were burned to death in fire which destroyed the house of John Clark at Watertown, a suburb, early to-day. Every member of the Clark family met death in the flames. .l
 The dead are: John Clark, his wife, and their three children, John, aged II; Philip, aged g, and Doris, aged Z.
 The cause of the fire will never be known, as the flames had made great headway when first discovered by a neighbor shortly after 1 o'clock. The house was about two miles from the center of the town and by the time the firemen reached the scene, the house had been burned almost to the ground. The firemen were able to locate the bodies of the father and two boys, but the mother and little girl were not found until the ruins of the house had cooled sufficiently to permit more thorough search.
 MT Clark was salesman in a seed store on Fanueil hall square, Boston.
  900.
 It was nearly daylight before the ruins of the building were sufficient ly cooled off for the tiremen and pO- lice to continue the search for the remaining bodies. That of Mrs Clark was found near the chimney. badly disfgured, while the body of the baby, Doris, also charred was dis covered few feet away. The bodies wrapped in blankets were carried to local undertakers.
 The police, assisted by several members of the fire marshals office of the state police, at once began an iG- vestigation of the probable cause of the fire.
 The officers had very little to work upon as the house was a mass of smouldering ashes and charred tim bers, many of which had been thrown about during the search for the bodies.
 Persons living in the vicinity could give but very little in formation regarding the origin Of the blaze, as the cracking of the flames about one o'clock was the first intima- tion of the fire. Those who saw the fire first said that the entire struc ture was pnveloped in smoke and flames when they looked out of their windows. and that no cries or shouts were heard.
 The fire was discovered by several persons who happened to be awake at the time. Two men living nearby rushed over to the Clark house and smashed in the front door They were able tO reach the landing on the second floor. where they discovered the bodies of Mir Clark and his two sons. Ii was evident that Mir Clark had hecn aroused ny the spoke and that hc had succceded in awakening his boys. hut th2t all three had suf- focated before they reached the stairs. The bodies were removed and then the two men attempted to re-cnter the building. but were prevented by the smoke and the flames.
 The bodies of Mrs Clark and Doris. burned almost beyond recognition. were found in the ruins several hours later.
 Mir Clark came to Boston from Washington twelve years ago. having been employed in q seed store in tho latter city. His father. John F. Clark. is connected with the department of agriculture at Washington. Mrs Clark was southern woman. but her fam iIy's lOratiOn was not known hero. John r. Clark. the father of the dead man. was notified of the tragedy to- day and it was learned that he would leave Washington at once to take charge of the bodies.