Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21
Relatives of Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Col
ver-Known to Many Webster
City People.
THE HOUSE BURNS QUICKLY.
Young Woman Rushes Into Flames
Only to Perish With
Sister.
THE HOUSE BURNS QUICKLY.

Rev. and Mrs. A. F. Colver Fri
day received the sad news of the
death of their sister-in-law, Mrs.
Mills Alldredge, and her sister, Miss
Vera Hutson, who were burned to
death at their home in Des Moines
Friday morning. The fire which
consumed their home was of un-
known origin and Mrs. Alldredge
lost her life trying. to save that of
her sister, who was just recovering
from an operation for appendicitis.
Mrs. Alldredge visited her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Colver, in this city last
July and many local people will re-
member her. She was also sister,
in law of Mrs. Hugh Moore who Wis
tied in this city at the same time.
The Alldredge reunion was held here
some time in July, when Rev. Hugh
Moore and wife and family, together
with the other members Of the ALL
dredge family who reside in Des
Moines were here.
The following dispatch gives the
particulars of the distressing affair:
Des Moines, Oct. 1S.-Mrs. Hazel
Alldredge, 27 years old, wife OF Mills
B. Alldredge, bookkeeper in the
employ of the American Life Insur-
ance company, and Miss Vera Hut
son, IS years old, both daughters OF
George M. Hutson, an engineer on
the Milwaukee railroad, were burned
to death in fire of unknown origin
which destroyed the Alldredge home
at Fiftieth street and Urbandale av-
enue about 7:45 o'clock yesterday
morning.
Mrs. Alldredge sacrificed her life
in an effort to save her sister, to
whom she was closely attached, and
who lay in bed recovering from the
effects of recent operation for ap'
pendicitis, having been discharged
from Mercy hospital about two weeks
ago.
Mr.. Hutson sustained severe burn:
about the head trying to rescue hi:
daughters when they were trapped
in an upper front bed room where
Mrs. Aldredge had gone for her sis
ter.
Failing in this, he and his grie
stricken wife were forced to stant
by and see their children perish il
the flames which soon made thei
bodies unrecognizable.
Mr. Alldredge left for town abou
1880 o'clock yesterday morning. /
few minutes later Mrs. Alldredg
went over to visit her mother, VIII
lives the first house north, and lef
her sister asleep in an upstairs be-
room.
whats that noise?" she sudden
ly asked her mother about five min
utes later.
The two looked out a window t
see that the Alldredge home wa
afire. Without a word Mrs. Alldredg
ran out a side door of the house an
went into her own residence, tn
lower floor OF which was envelope
in flames.
Mrs. Hutson called her HUSBAND
who found ladder and placed
against the side Of the house so g
to touch the window of the bed rool
where Miss Hutson was sleeping, an
where, he was sure, Mrs. Alldrede
was trying to rescue her sister.
Meanwhile E. r. Sanders and "
Fl. Walker. who live nearby, came
Mr.. Illusions assistance, and the la
ter mounted the ladder. He reacht
the top and was ready to climb
the window when the flames bur
forth with such force as to thro
him from the ladder. He, howeve
escaped serious injury aside from
few burns about the head
The whole house was by this tin
a mass Of flames and with only
hand pump to work with Mr.. Hu
son, aided by a number of neighbo
headed by Mr.. Sanders and Mr.. w;
ker, was unable to do much, VIII
the FIRE department, which had be