Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Story
February 11, 1891
The Fairfield News And Herald
Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
A fire in Sigourney, Ohio, started in Mrs. Maloney's millinery store, killing her husband, three-year-old daughter, and visiting brother-in-law M. Slattery by smoke and burns. Mrs. Maloney and another child escaped with $50,000 in losses to the business district.
Clipping
OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
Full Text
Fatal Fire.
Findlay, O., Jan. 30.—A disastrous fire nearly swept out of existence the business portion of the town of Sigourney, thirteen miles north of here, at an early hour this morning. The fire started in the millinery store of Mrs. Maloney, above which slept Mr. Maloney and his three-year-old daughter and his brother-in-law, M. Slattery, of Pennsylvania, who was visiting there. These three were suffocated by the smoke and burned to a crisp. Mrs. Maloney and another child escaped in their night clothes and about $50,000.
Findlay, O., Jan. 30.—A disastrous fire nearly swept out of existence the business portion of the town of Sigourney, thirteen miles north of here, at an early hour this morning. The fire started in the millinery store of Mrs. Maloney, above which slept Mr. Maloney and his three-year-old daughter and his brother-in-law, M. Slattery, of Pennsylvania, who was visiting there. These three were suffocated by the smoke and burned to a crisp. Mrs. Maloney and another child escaped in their night clothes and about $50,000.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Fatal Fire
Suffocation
Millinery Store
Business District Destruction
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Maloney
Mr. Maloney
Three Year Old Daughter
M. Slattery
Where did it happen?
Sigourney, Thirteen Miles North Of Findlay, O.
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Maloney
Mr. Maloney
Three Year Old Daughter
M. Slattery
Location
Sigourney, Thirteen Miles North Of Findlay, O.
Event Date
Jan. 30.
Story Details
Fire originated in Mrs. Maloney's millinery store, suffocating and burning Mr. Maloney, his daughter, and M. Slattery; Mrs. Maloney and another child escaped; nearly destroyed business portion of town with $50,000 loss.