News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-26
FRIGHTFUL
HOLOCAUST
Mother, Baby and Girl Lose
Their Lives
Fire Destroys Farm Build
ingS i'm Hyde Park

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before occurred in this vicinity was tha
which took place at an early hour las
Sunday morning when a confagratiCr
destroyed not only the flrm buildings or
what is known as the Gates farm in Hyde
Park, but took with it three lives-rh:
wife and infant child of Hugh Hurley, (the
occupant of the farm, and his niece, Mar.
ion Greene.
The farm buildings and the house were
all connected and it is supposed that the
fire broke out in the shed between the
house and barn. Mrs. Hurley was
awakened shortly after midnight by the
smoke and found that the house was all
ablaze. She gathered her thiee-months
old baby in her arms and aroused her
husband, who with the other two-year-
child was sleeping nearby. She also
reused the niece in an adjoining room and
started for the door, when she fell near
the entrance, probably being overcome by
the smoke. She called to the girl to take
the child, which she did and it is supposed
she tried to find another way of escape
and was caught in the flames, and she
and the infant perished.
Mr.. Hurley was severely burned about
the face and hands. but escaped with
the other child and aided his wife in get
ting out. Geo. Dick and his wife, living
near, saw the flames and at once went to
the rescue and with Mr.. Hurley aided
Mrs. Hurley in going to Harvey Tur-
ner's who lives nearby, from which place
physicians we're summoned, Drs. Goddard
and Johnstone responding. They found
Mrs. Hurley in such condition that M.
B. White was called with his ambulance
and the woman was rushed to the hospital
where she died at ten o'clock |
that MORNING. Mr.. Turner also saw
the. flames and rushed from his place across |
lots and finding nobody there supposed
that the entire family was lost.
The entire property was destroyed. |
The contents of the barn included a pair
Of horses, II cows, and several hogs. All |
of the farming tools were also destroyed.
The farm was owned by David Hamilton
If Morrisvil'e. There was $500 in in
urance on the farm buildings and small
on the household effects.
Marion was aged II years and was
laughter Of Albert Greene of Morrisvills.
She went up to her uncle's> last Friday
light to spend Sunday there.
Besides her husband and her twc-year-
i'd daughter Mrs. Hurley is survived by
Ter parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Bak-
r, sister, Mrs. Albert Greene, and two
,rothers, Carl and Harry Baker, all of
1orrisville.
The grewsoine scene was visited by
arge numbers Sunday and from all were
EXPRESSIONS of horror, intermingled with
he deepest sympathy for the terrible cal
nifty that had befallen the bereaved
mes.
1t is believed that the infant which per-
she'd had been suffocated before it was
aiken from its bed by the mother.
The farm is one OF the old landmarks
f this town. The house wss built by
mon Whittier and formerly stool upon
he hill, near the J. Q. Perry place. In
rider to get better water supply it was
loved down to the present place by the
lte Eli Rand. Later Ben Gates lived
here several years and then Leo Gates,
Tho was born on the farm, carried on the
ome ten years after returning from the
Vest. 1t then passed two or three hands
nd little over year ago was bought
y David Hamilton, who lived there
short time and then put Hurley on the
lace, where he had lived exactly eleven
lonths to the day of the fire.