Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Burned Cabin

Reported Sunday, August 15, 1943.

Daniel Perkins missing and presumed dead.

Phillip Perkins, Daniel Perkins' nephew, gave the following statement:

On Saturday evening, August 14, he came to spend the night with his uncle, as he frequently did. In the middle of the night, he was wakened by the smell of smoke and ran outside to find the house on fire and the fire engines arriving. He said he had been very confused and could not remember any other details.

Joseph McCarthy, driver of Fire Engine #6, gave the following statement:

The call to the fire was received at 1:30 a.m., Sunday, August 15. Upon arrival of the fire engine, the fire was quickly extinguished before the building was completely destroyed. He notice Phillip Perkins, fully clothed, wandering around near the house.

The model represents the premises after the fire was extinguished and before the investigation was started.

(To see a full-sized picture, click on the picture.)

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