Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-05-28
Mrs. Hans Hanson Met
Death in Tragic Manner
TRAPPED BY FLAMES WHEN FIRE
DESTROYED FARM HOME
EARLY SUNDAY

| me many IrlenuS ana acQualntan-
| ces of Hans Hanson and family of
| the town Of Conover, were shocked
and Mortified Sunday morning to
learn that a few hours earlier the
Hanson farm home near Pioneer lake
had been destroyed by fire Mrs Han
son being victim of the flames
while Mr.. Hanson and their son Gust
| and wife had narrow escape from
death, all being severity burned in
their attempts to leave the house and
in their efforts to rescue the wife and
mother.
| AS near as the survivors suffering
intensely from pain and grief could
relate the occurrence by the time as
sistance arrived, the story of the fire
was as follows:
Shortly after 800 a. m. Sunday
morning Mr. Hanson Sr. was awaken
was burning All of the sleeping
rooms were on the second floor and
as fast as they could partially dress,
| they started down stairs to see il the
fire could be put out AS they reach
ed one of the landings, Mrs. Hanson
said she would go back and awaken
their son and wife while her husband
made an investigation. Az soon as he
reached the ground floor he saw that
the house and contents we're doomed
and rushed for ladder to place at
the upper windows SO the others could
get out AS he reached that side of
| the house he saw that his son and
wife had both jumped from a window
and young Mrs. Hanson was lying
stunned from her fall her husband
was unhurt and be and his father
called to Mrs. Hanson, receiving 40
response and were unable to locate
where she might be. They broke in
other windows hurriedly which caus-
ed the flames to break out faster and
prohibited any entrance to the build
ing. Apparently Mrs. Hanson was sui.
located by smoke and flame before
she reached the upper floor as her
son did not remember hearing her
call him.
Both men were severely burned in
the short time that their efforts to
save the mothers life we're useful
and then hurried to neighbors for
help by tie time help arrived the
hes y .sss aStot@si loss and had Gre
mated the body of Mrs Hanson. DR..
Meyer was called from Eagle River
to dress the burns and injuries Of the
! survivors and they are all doing as
well as possible under The sad cir
cumstancesl Later in the day, all
that remained of Mrs. Hanson was
removed by undertaken Gaffney to be
| prepared for burial
| Mrs. Hanson was 81 years of age,
her maiden name being Fredricka
| Swanlund and she became the wife of
Hans Hanson at Ashland on December
26, 1898. In May 1907 they purchased
piece of wild land in Conover and
the wilderness. They had been el.i-
nently successful in that respect and
for number of years, the farm has
been under the management of their
son Gustav who has always lived at
home and Mr. Hanson during the
summer has been one of the Villas
county foreman of road construction
for the past ten years Two daughters
survive, one, Bertha, being the wife
of Geo. Swanlund of the town of
Washington, and Caroline, is married
to Robt. Anderson of Conover, One
son Carl died in infancy.
Mrs. Hanson had just returned
home Saturday evening from spending
several days at the home of her
daughter Mrs. Anderson, who had
been i'll, and during the evening had
been busy preparing TO attend the
Confirmation services at the Swedish
Lutheran church at Pioneer lake, of
which herself and all the family had
been actively connected fer many
years. With many of their neighbors
and countrymen they we're instrument
tai a few years ago in the building of
the large church now used by the
congregation and she had been a
leader in all Of the religious and so
cial affairs of the church for years.
Not only in their home community
and town are the Hansons well
known and highly respected but, in
all Of the surrounding towns as well
and especially in Eagle River where
Mrs. Hanson had many sincere
friends, and all of them sincerely
mourn the tragic death of friendly
and true Christian lady and extend
their heartfelt sympathy to her sore
stricken husband and children.
Funeral services will be held from
the Pioneer church in Conover, on
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 D. m.