The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-19
TRBGIG DEATH
lFAGEDIWOMAN
KNOWN HERE
MRS sADELIA JACKSON FORMERLY
RESIDENT OF THIS CITY OVER.
COME BY SMOKE WHEN HER
HOME WAS DESTROYED BY
FIRE IN WHEELING AT AN EAR.
N HOUR THIS MORNING.
Others OF FAMILY" SAVED
REMAINS WILL BE BROUGHT TO
THIS CITY FOR lNTERMENT BY
THE SIDE OF HER HUSBAND
WHO DIED. HERE SEVERAL
WEARS AG Go-WoMAN WAS 70
YEARS oG AGE.

liEtGN OibEaOFH TEN flO0pNNO
WHO DIED. HERE SEVERAL
YEARS AGo-WoMAN WAS 70
YEARS oG AGE.
Asmessage was received in this city
this morning by C. o. Jackson an.
nouncing the tragic death Of Mrs.
James Jackson, formerly OF this city,
and now q resident Of Wheeling, which
occurred at Wheeling at an early hour
this morning,
Mrs. jackson, who was aged seven.
ty three years, was suffocated by the
flames which destroyed the. dwelling
house in which she resided with her
son, Mr.. Harry jackson.
The family resided In the second
story Of the dwelling, the lower story
of which is occupied as n grocery
store. Fire was discovered in the
second story of the building by a
lpasserby who Immediately gave The
alarm and the fire company was soon
on the scene. The flremen soon dis.
covered that the family were unaware
of their peril and were awakened by
cries from the street Mrs. Jackson,
togetherwith her son, Harry, his wife
and two children and a boarder, Miss
Moates, occupied the dwelling. When
awakened by the firemen the people
We're almost overcome by the dense
smoke, Mounting a ladder Patrol.
man Coulter entering the front room
\ found Mrs. Harry Jackson and car.
sried her to safety. Mr.. Jackson and
daughter and Miss Moates were also
rescued by the flremen while Ray,
the son, escaped down n ladder.
4 Thinking the inmates were all out,
the fremen turned their attention to
extinguishing the flames, when they
were Mortified to learn from the son
that his aged mother was still in the
burning building. The son made n
frantic dash through the flames to
rescue his mother but was forced
back by cooler heads. As soon as
possible a ladder was placed against
the wall; near the room OF Mrs. Jack.
son and was quickly mounted by fire.
men headed by Lieutenant Bucey, who
by heroic effort forced their way into
the burning room, only to be greeted
by the lifelcss form of the aged won.
IN who had made desperate fight
\ TO escape the flames. She was not
burned to any extent though her body
was blackened from the smoke. Had
she awakened a moment sooner, It
is probable she could have been res
cued.
The relatives of the aged woman
are frantic with grief over the tragic
death Of Mrs. jackson. Had 1t not
been for the heroic efforts of Lieu.
tenant Bucey and Patrolman Coulter,
aided by the 'flremen, 1vo lives instead
of one would have been the toll Of
the fire demon. The origin of the fire
is. a mystery but it is thought 1t
started in the kitchen OF the residnece.
-i The news of the death OF Mrs.
y jackson will be received with regret
lin this city, where she Is well known.
When quite a girl, Mrs. Jackson, who
Was,S before her marriage, Cordelia
Hagans, moved to this city from I'm
iontown, with her father who together
with the late, Mr.. Jonathan Raymond
cq4ducted q mercantile establishment
i1Jthls city. She was married to Mr..
james jackson, a brother OF the late
55,sMr. Oliver jackson and OF Mrs. Ru.
hama Boydstoni of this city and re.
4 sided for a5numher OF years on Wash.
ington street: Shots well known to
the older residents of the city, tc
8 whom news Of her tragic death will
bring sorrow. She is the mother oi
Mrs. Will Nesbitt, also former resi-
dent Of this city.
The following Is clipped from the
Wheeling 1ntelligencer:
Fighting CALAMITY against smoke
Sand flames which Quilted her home al
( the corner of Eleventh and Market
streets at an early hour this morning
Mrs. Adelia Jackson, aged 70 years
was overcome by the smoke which
f filled her room Just as she reached the
door TO leap into the hall and safety
With a-heayy volume OF smoke pour
\ ing from the burning rooms below the
room was soon filled and the uncon
scious woman died while Chief Alt
desperately against the flames tc
reach the room In which she lay
Leading the firemen up ladder Lou
tenant Bucey, staggered in the room
to: stumble over the dead form Of the
woman they had tried SO desperatel!
TO reach. The fire gutted the interior
of the building, causing a loss of 81,
0Q0.n
The remains will be brought t.
this city on train Il tomorrow ant
lisinterment will be be Immediately fol
lowing the arrival of the train n
SWoodlawn cemetery beside the grav,
kof her husband who preceded he
to the grave a number OF years age
The arrangements are in charge o
Undertaken Ell Musgrave & Son.