Examination of the little four-roomed dwelling shows remarkably small fire damage, the flames being, confined to surface fixtures and Furniture. The banister of the small staircase was burned away but the stairs were intact and could have been negotiated had it not been for the overpowering fumes and smoke.
It appears that the fire started owing to the unusual heat generated by a Yule log fire, of which a half, burned piece was still alight when the Fire Brigades arrived. The family had been celebrating the New Year in this old-fashioned way.
'M. Gsell was born French citizen. He was fold and a partner in the Juvet & Cie, importers and ex-Porters. Tt had been the intention of M. and Mme. Guell to go home Switzerland on holiday next autumn in order to put their son, their] only child, in college. The bos, JJean Frederic, "Freddy," was 13 old and a student at the Marist Brothers' College, Tientsin. He was a capable young lad, a good student and athlete and popular with the fellows. He evidently was of the stuff of which heroes are] made.
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