Albert Lawrence Coleman |
| Posted 2015-07-30 by Pat R |
| News-Herald (Wickenburg AZ) Saturday, September 27, 1902, p 1 Fire at Fool's Gulch Tuesday destroyed the residence of W. A. Clark, superintendent of the Planet Saturn Mining Company. Five year old Albert Coleman, a nephew of Mr. Clark's was burned to death. The fire started from children burning marches. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arizona Daily Journal Miner (Prescott AZ) Wednesday, September 24, 1902, p 1:3 Albert Coleman, aged Five Years, is Burned To Death at Fools Gulch Narrow Escape of Three Other Children, and Heavy Loss in Property W. A. Clark, superintendent of the Planet-Saturn Mining company at Fools Gulch, near the Congress arrived in Prescott today, bringing the remains of little Albert Coleman, aged five years, who perished yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock in a fire at that place. Mr. Clark gives the following particulars of the disaster. From what he believes, the fire originated from little Albert handling matches and throwing some of them on the floor while lighted. At the time of the fire Albert was in the bath room of the house, and having the door to the same closed, was virtually burned to a crisp before rescue. Three other children were asleep in adjoining rooms, each one occupying a separate compartment. Mr. Clark states that his attention was called to the fire by a general alarm of workmen and when he rushed to the scene smoke was coming out of every window in the building. The ladies in the house were rushing out with the three children and were severely burned in their heroic efforts to save the little ones. Had it not been for them they, too, would have been sacrificed to the flames. Mrs. Coleman, the mother of the dead child, is in Los Angeles and is said to be in a precarious condition undergoing medical treatment. Mr. Clark further states that it would have been impossible under the circumstances to save Albert, the victim, and he expressed himself nobly in favor of the noble women who did save the other three children. Mrs. Clark, a sister of Mrs. Coleman, the unfortunate woman, is in Prescott today, and sad as it may seem, she, too, is under medical care at the Sisters' hospital. Afflictions never come singly, they said. In this instance it is verified and we sincerely sympathize with these excellent people in the loss they sustain. Little Albert was laid away today in Prescott in his final resting place. The property loss by this fire will aggregate over $5,000 and much inconvenience to the company. See Also: Find A Grave |
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