The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-24
10 PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH
As FIRE DESTROYS TWO HOMES
Redwood Falls, Minnesota, and
Queens, New York City, Are
Scenes Of Tragedies
FOUR ESCAPE FATAL BLAzES
Farmers Wife Saves Lives Of
Two Children, Then Perishes
Trying to Rescue Third

Ten persons, nine Of them members
Of two families, were burned to death
and three others suffered severe burns
and bruises In two home fires at Red
wood Fails, Mimi, and New York City
early today.
A mother and two sons were burned
to death while the father and . third
son are In serious condition Is the re-
suit Of fire ct their farm home seven
miles northwest Of Redwood Falls.
Recovery Of the father is doubtful.
Seven persons, six Of them members
Of one family died while another e.
capped with severe burns and bruises
when fire enveloped their home In
Bayside, Queens.
BOY I, Il Saved
The Minnesota dead are Mrs. =. N.
stronach, about 20 years old: George,
"a. and Gordon, 10. 6tronach, about
Is. Is burned severely about the body.
A &ix-year-old son whom 9tronach
carried from the burning farm home
Is In the same hospital In less serious
condition.
Mira. stronach wa successful In
saving two small children. both under
six years Of age. b(epEs she died in q
vain ATTEMPT to save George and Cor
don. She had brought the two small
sans, who arg at the home. Of neigh
o0rtps4a14rUu1ef tn6 yetsat3ed "a
rs1eue tho others but failed to come
out.
As the father brought tho stx-year-
old boy to safety. he collapsed and
lay there until neighbors, attracted by
the flames after the house had been
burned to the ground. found him.
George and Gordon apparently died
while they slept In their beds, for
their bodies were found on mattresses
after their beds had dropped from the
second floor to the basement In the
collapse Of the second and first floors.
The fire. discovered about $50 q.
apparently was well under way be-
fore any member Of the Stronach
family awoke. Mrs. 8tronach grabbed
up the two children, one under each
arm, and brought them to the outside.
She Is believed to have persisted be-
fore she reached the bedside Of George
Or Gordon.
stronach picked up the six-year-old
boy and made his way through flames.
He r believed to have wrapped the
boy In Q blanket Is the lad was not
burned Is seriously Is his father.
Because Of his condition, Stronach
WAS unable to relate many details Of
the fire. He said It started In the
kitchen" but was unable to tell the
cause.
Third Fire On Farm
The Stronachs have resided In the
vicinity about 10 years. This Is the
third fire on their farm within the
last two years, but the others occurred
In barns.
The New York dead are Mr.. and
Mrs. John E1iss: four Of their children,
three girls and . boy ranging In age
from four to II years, and Charles
Joeson. =. . boarder.
second floor Of the wooden two-story
one family house, WAS trapped by the
fire which, breaking out In the base
ment. spread 20 rapidly throughout
the building that It was burned before
fire apparatus arrived.
The fire was caused by m overheat-
"a furnace. A passing motoFist, see
Ing the flames, drove to the home Of
the nelghbor and fire apparatus was
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