Fatal Fire in Sydney.
Early on Christmas morning the Wentworth House family hotel, in Church-hill. Sydney, and all its contents, were destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £4OOO. The saddest feature of the fire is that two young men. named Armstrong and Caulfield, were killed by falling from the -oof while endeavour ng to escape from the fl ones. Constable McDonald, who was on duty in the vicinity, endeavoured to save the men from their terrible position on the roof, which was speedily becoming He got on to the roof, but owing to its steep, smooth nature, was unable to go along, and had to return to the next but ding. He then endeavoured to fi-.d some means of communication with them; but while he was so engaged the unfortunate men, blinded by smoke and exhausted by heat, lost their hold, and slipping from the roof, fell to the earth at the rear of the building, nearly 50ft below. They were fearfully injured. Armstrong waa picked up d-ad. and Caulfield, who was insensible, died shortly afterwards. Both the deceased were single men. Armstrong was about 24 years of age, and was employed in the New South Wales Railway Office, Pi'tStreet. He has been in the colony about five years, and during the past ten weeks resided at the hotel where he met his death. His parents are said to reside in Dub in. Caulfield is about 23 yean of age, and is well-connected in Dublin. He has been staying at the hotel for about four weeks, and came to Australia to gain colonial exj>eri»n«e. Both wet* flue, well-made men.
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 243, 5 January 1889, Page 2
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271Fatal Fire in Sydney. Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 243, 5 January 1889, Page 2
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