Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1891 — Lord Romity's Mishap. [ARTICLE]

Lord Romity's Mishap.

Lord Romiliy uset a paraffine lamp in the drawing-room of his London residence at midnight He was alone at the time, and attempted to extinguish the.lire unassisted. Shortly aft r the butler smelled the smoke, and on making a hurried investigation found Lord Romiliy lying senseless in the burning drawing-room, the nobleman having been overcome by smoke and the fumes arising from* the burning contents of the lamp. Lord Romiliy was subsequently removed to St. George's Hos-

pttal, where all attempts to revive him failed. Several tire engines, in response to alarms sent out, hastened to Lord Romiliy’s house, about which »n excited crowd gathered. The firemen, on* entering, found Blanche Griffin, a housemaid, and Emma Lovell, the cook, in the same state of insensibility iu which their employer was discovered. They werfe also removed to the hospital, where it was found that both were already dead. Another fema’e servant and the butler had succeeded in escaping from tne house. George Byrne, a fireman, received serious injuries while engaged in rescuing the unconscious inmates of the' house. The Are, which wasnot extensive, was soon extinguished.