The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-11-22
death BY FIRE.
Anderson Hayes and John
Prince the Victims.
Unusual Accident on Dry Ridge. This
County, Costing Two Lives and
A Residence.

A shocking accident, involving the
loss OF life and property. occurred
on the night of Saturday. Nov. 16,
at the home OF william Prince, who
lived on the Sand Branch OF Blaine
creek. about IL miles from this city.
by a angular mishap a fire was
started which burned Anderson Hay
70 death. seriously. II not fatally
burned John Prince, n boy Of about
10 years, painfully burned William
Prince and entirely destroyed the
residence and its contents. Ander-
SON Hays. who was about IL years
old. had been recently engaged iu
work OF some kind in Ohio. On the
day he met an untimely and hor-
rible death he was in this city on
his way 70 his home, which Is not
far from the place where he was
burned The Prince home was on tn,
land belonging to Sheriff John Car
ter and was not far from Mr.. Car
ter's residence. On Saturday even
Ing tho Prince family had gone 10
Mr.. Carter'e to make a neighborly
call. They had not been there very
long when hello Yas heard near
the house. Mr.. Prince recognized
the voice as that OF Anderson Hays
who had gone that far a-foot on
his way from Louisa to his home.
Mr.. Prince and his wife and tw1
children and his nephew, John
.lhen went home. accompanied BY
Hays. who was under the Influence
OF liquor. He told Mr.. Prince that
he was tired. and asked him II he
might go In and rest awhile. hIe
was told TO come in, which he did
He took seat by the fire but had
not been seated long before he com
planned OF feeling sick and started
to go TO the door. He staggered
however. and fell bnck TO his seat
In his fall he broke bottle OF gas
ollno which was in his pocket. In
moment or two he again rose
from the chair. when the inflam'
mabie fluid streamed on the hearth
and In twinkling the flames were
roaring and reaching out to wrnT
everything in their hot embrace
Prince had the presence of minc
TO yell to his wife TO grab the chill.
dren and run out through the dir
ing room into the yard. She did this
and she and her little ones escaped
unharmed. The fire had reached the
nephew and he Is so badly burned
that his life is despaired OF. He Ii
at his home on Dry Ridge. where
he was carried on cot Sunday af,
ternoon. Prince tried TO rescue Hays
but his effort was futile. TIL,
soothing flames drove him out of tn
burning building. with hands, fact
and arms burned deep. Hays. from
his waist down. was burned to .
crisp before he could be taken ou'
OF the house, and he died in shori
time. Prince is at Sheriff Carter'i
home. In helpless condition OF
account OF his injuries. Mr.. Garter
was attracted by the light OF tbs
burning house and the agonizet
cries for help and at once hurried
to the spot. He and Others sue
ceeded in saving some meat, molas'
ses and other supplies from the
kitchen, but the furniture was al
destroyed. The house was one
story frame building and was burn.
ed to the ground In very shori
time. The fire occurred about
O'Clock. On Monday Esquire John
Hughes held an inquest on the re-
mains OF the unfortunate victim Of
the flames and rendered a verdict
In aecordance with the facts. The
burial OF Hays occurred on Monday
near his home. which was on the
land Of Elizabeth Woods.
All day long Sunday the scene Of
the dreadful catastrophe was throng
cd by people anxious to hear the
particulars OF the grim disaster and
to gaze on the smouldering heap Of
what had been a happy home.
Later. Young Prince. the lad
who was burned as related in the
foregoing died "Wednesday night and
was buried Thursday.