Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27
In DEATH IN FLAMES
u. Hans Hanson, Town of
&C. Conover, Cremated When
Farm Home Burns.


.v Mrs. Hans Hanson perlsheu
"., # the upper rooms OF the
5amp while trying to escape
y" r5c burning building, Her
r.,as not found until after the
n. "o was entirely demolished,
discovered in the basement
'o- had fallen from the upper
r. n was so badly burned
I'm little remained OF the
t. .. NE Hanson home is located
e.. IN Pioneer lake in the town OF
Conovor
Ts. fine was discovered by Mrs.
ao about $3.50 in the morning
sunday Her screams awoke
husband and her son and wife
MS room adjoining on the sec
Jaoor Flames and dense smoke
fn.l tba rooms on the second floor
G.ra rho two couples were sleep
En- Nix. Hanson assisted his wife
,at N Inc room, and started down
mrs He was caught in a blast
IN rame and fell, rolling down the
Stairway to the lower floor. lmag-
ionp Mrs. Hanson following he
rn.5cd outside, but Immediately
fo,rd her missing. Placing a lad
,.r 70 the second story Mr.. H. at
teontod to enter the hall and save
.bis Wife In this he was unsuc-
cc.sruI the flames in the meantime
having mounted to the second floor
ami an entry was utterly impos-
s.bIo.
Gustav the son, and the wife
ocrpicd a room adjoining the
father and mother on the second
aoor When his mother awoke
tbcm both were almost overcome
by the smoke which filled the
room. Mrs Gustav Hanson was
unconscious from the smoke and
her husband carried her to a win
dow and dropped her to the
ground Luckily she fell upon a
pile Of potato screens which broke
her raIl and escaped bodily injury
except a cut from broken glass on
tbe back Of her head.
Both the father and son received
bad burns in attempting to- save
Mis-. Hanson. Mr.. Hanson is very
badly burned on the shoulders and
arms and his face and head is a
mass of bIsters and contusions.
None Of the three are in serious
condition.
tt was not until number of
hours later that the body of the
unfortunate woman was found.
Very little was left, except the
stomach which had not been des-
uoycd An outline OF the body
could be seen in the ashes in the
basement where the body had
landed from the upper foo when
the building collapsed.
Mrs. Hanson had lust returned
home Saturday evening from the
home Of her daughter and there
had been no fire in the house since
the supper hour. The fire seemed
TO have started somewhere on the
ground floor, the blaze and smoke
hldog the upper rooms where the
family were sleeping.
In the tragic death Of Mrs.
Hanson the entire county offers it's
sympathy TO the stricken husband
mo other members Of the family.
Ms. Hams Hanson, nee Freder-
lyAa SwanIund, was born in Wasa,
Finland sizty-four years ago. In
N95 she was married to Hans Han
son and their home until they
moved to Conover eighteen years
ago was mp at Ashland and Iron
wood Eighteen years ago they set
yea upon their present farm in
inc Pioneer district of the town of
loA'Ner and have spent those years
= comfort and happiness with
'aef family and neighboring rela-
ives amt friends. The family con
SSyea Of Mr. and Mrs. Hanson,
ana their daughters, Bertha (Mrs.
george SwanlunO Caroline (Mrs.
"ooefJ Anderson) and son Gustav,
""o operated the farm with his
."'oeE Mrs. AXel Carlson of the
T :, district southwest of
'as'e EVer is a sister, while sew
-, brothers reside in Minnesota.
WIS Hanson was lovable
woman and her home ties were her
..aIA object in life. She was prom
g'eoJ m church circles and her
.''eoqS We're only numbered by the
rrooooanes Of her acquaintance.
l IN her tragic death she will
a ,,'5e a monument to the family
pa, neighbors remaining of the
IT,. ' q heLpmate and mother bore
49,. Inc funeral will be held tomor-