Allegany County MD Archives News.....James O'BRIEN, House Fire, 1909 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Shawn McGreevy [shawnmcgreevy@geatz.com] "Cumberland Evening Times" Cumberland, Maryland, 17 Dec 1909: " Harrison, W. Va.: As a result of the destruction of a frame dwelling house of James O'Brien, Harrison, W. Va., by fire Christmas Eve, the bodies of three men, believed to be Michael Malone, Michael McGraw and Fred Lahue, were found in the ruins. O'Brien, it is said, was intoxicated and it is though upset the stove. Malone was an aged man and retired early..." This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/md/allegany/newspapers/obrienfire.txt