Hopkins Co TX , Harriet Bridges (Black) obituary From: June E. Tuck 1224be@neto.com> ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitted, and contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGENWEB Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Harriet Bridges, high respected negress, widow of Jim Bridges and about 65 years old, was burned to death Monday morning when the four-room cottage in which she was living, together with her household goods, were destroyed by fire of unknown origin. The cottage belonged to Uncle Buck Thomas and was just back of his residence on Connally Street. She was at home alone, her son and daughter, who live with her, being away from Sulphur Springs visiting in Paris and Wichita Falls. The first that was known of the fire was when she was heard screaming for help as she ran out of the house. She awakened some of the colored folks living near her and she was seen out in the yard before she ran back into the building. The fire alarm was turned in and when the fire boys arrived they were told that the old negress was in the house in the back room. Marvin Myers, Jr. and Ben Dickerson made an effort to get her out of the house by breaking out the back window. Myers went in and dropped to the floor with hope of finding the woman who had already been overcome with smoke. After the fire was under control, Myers and Jennings went in and found the body had been burned beyond recognition, with one of the lower limbs burned off, all the hair on the head gone and all body badly burned. The body was carried to the next door and left until the undertaker came to take charge of same. (Daily News- Telegram, Mon. Dec. 7, 1925)