Step-Son of Richard Howard and Olivia(Zenzen) Howard
March 6, 1953 - Salmon Arm Observer.
Fathers name was Emil Dalman.
FOUR BOY'S PERISH WHEN FIRE RAZES FAMILY'S HOME AT CARLIN; PARENTS ESCAPE BUT RESCUE ATTEMPTS FAIL.
Accidental death from asphyxiation was the finding of coroner D. M. Robertson after an enquire into the tragedy which took the lives of the four sons of Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Howard when fire levelled their home at Carlin on Thursday night.
The four boys who perished were William R. Dalman, aged 15; George P. Dalman, 14; and Lorne Dalman, 11, sons of Mrs. Howard by a previous marriage, and Douglas Howard, 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard were painfully burned about the face and hands as the flames engulfed their home, and both were brought to Salmon Arm General hospital for treatment. A fifth child, Rory Patrick Howard aged two, escaped unhurt, although his hair was singed as his mother carried him to safety.
Coroner Robertson held the enquiry on Friday while Salmon Arm RCMP, and neighbours were searching the ashes and debris for remains of the victims.
The fire started about 10:30 P.M. on Thursday night after the family had retired. the parents and the youngest child slept in a room on the main floor adjoining the kitchen, and the bedrooms of bedrooms of the four other boys were on the second floor of the log dwelling. Burton L. Miller, who resides on the opposite side of the Valley, saw the flames from his house. the fire reared up very rapidly, he said, because he had been outside only a few minutes before he noticed the glare and there was no sign of it at that time. He immediately rushed to the scene.
Mr. and Mrs. G. James who reside on the same road as Mr. and Mrs. Howard, about a mile away also saw the reflection. They thought it was the Carlin School and rushed to investigate. When they reached the residence, the house was aflame from the ground to the roof. Both Mr. and Mrs. Howard were clad only in scanty night attire and were in their bare feet. They had placed the baby in their truck, and Mrs. Howard, hysterical was desperately searching for some sigh of the boys missing in the inferno. Mr. Howard, dased by the sudden tragedy was battling to prevent the fire from spreading to adjoining buildings. Mr. Miller arrived a short time after Mr. and Mrs. James.
Salmon Arm detachment RCMP, was notified by telephone and Constables BLES R. A. M. Crawford and J. E. MacKenzie rushed to Carlin.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard were brought to hospital by the police, and the baby was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. James.
Other Neighbours arrived and with the aid of a garden hose and water from a spring the fire was prevented from spreading to adjoining buildings.
From their beds in Salmon Arm hospital, the grief-stricken parents told their tragic story. Mr. Howard said he heard the boys "holler" as he stood on a ladder placed against a bedroom window trying to rescue them.
I had gone to bed shortly before 10 o'clock. The boys, who slept on the second floor had also gone to their beds," Mr. Howard told 'The Observer.
A short time later Mrs. Howard checked the brick-lined heater in the living room and closed the drafts before she retired. The baby's bed (Rory Peter) was also in our room.
We had bee asleep for a short time when I was awakened by what seemed to be an explosion. I jumped up to see what had happened and went into the kitchen, but fire and smoke prevented me from going in to the living room or reaching the stairs leading to the second floor. I rushed into the bedroom. My wife grabbed the baby and dashed outside. Her hair and face were burned and the baby's hair was singed as she went through the kitchen.
I ran outside and got a ladder to try and save the boys. I climbed to a window and broke the glass, but could not get into the room because of smoke and fire.
"Then I heard them shouting," Mr. Howard said he came down the ladder and made another desperate attempt to enter the house but the fire chased him back.
In night attire and bare-footed and carrying the baby, Mrs. Howard rushed around the flaming house on the frozen ground almost continuously until a neighbour's arrival, trying to catch a glimpse of her sons.
Embers wee falling around me and I must have stepped on some of them because my foot is burned. I had to keep walking, but I never saw them" she said.
William Dalman, the oldest boy, was a student in grade 10 in Salmon Arm junior-senior high school and the three other boys attended Carlin School.
The Howard home was a pioneer dwelling in the Carlin district, It was a log house reported to have been built about 50 years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard have been residents of Carlin for five years. Previously they lived in Anglemont.
LARGE CROWD AT FUNERAL OF FIRE VICTIMS:
In a spontaneous demonstration os sympathy for the bereaved parents, a solemn-faced concourse which filled Carlin community hall to overflowing, attended the funeral service for William R. Dalman, George Dalman, Lorne dalman and Douglas Howard, on Monday afternoon.
The four schoolboys, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Howard, burned to death when the family's home was destroyed by fire on thursday night. One casket containing the remains of the four lads bore mute testimony of the sudden tragedy which stunned neighbours and other residents of the district.
the funeral service was conducted by Jehovah"s Witnesses, with V. R. Duncombe, Vernon, in charge.
Following the service, burial took place in the little cemetery at Tappen.
Bowers Funeral Service had charge of the arrangements.
March 6, 1953 - Salmon Arm Observer.
Fathers name was Emil Dalman.
FOUR BOY'S PERISH WHEN FIRE RAZES FAMILY'S HOME AT CARLIN; PARENTS ESCAPE BUT RESCUE ATTEMPTS FAIL.
Accidental death from asphyxiation was the finding of coroner D. M. Robertson after an enquire into the tragedy which took the lives of the four sons of Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Howard when fire levelled their home at Carlin on Thursday night.
The four boys who perished were William R. Dalman, aged 15; George P. Dalman, 14; and Lorne Dalman, 11, sons of Mrs. Howard by a previous marriage, and Douglas Howard, 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard were painfully burned about the face and hands as the flames engulfed their home, and both were brought to Salmon Arm General hospital for treatment. A fifth child, Rory Patrick Howard aged two, escaped unhurt, although his hair was singed as his mother carried him to safety.
Coroner Robertson held the enquiry on Friday while Salmon Arm RCMP, and neighbours were searching the ashes and debris for remains of the victims.
The fire started about 10:30 P.M. on Thursday night after the family had retired. the parents and the youngest child slept in a room on the main floor adjoining the kitchen, and the bedrooms of bedrooms of the four other boys were on the second floor of the log dwelling. Burton L. Miller, who resides on the opposite side of the Valley, saw the flames from his house. the fire reared up very rapidly, he said, because he had been outside only a few minutes before he noticed the glare and there was no sign of it at that time. He immediately rushed to the scene.
Mr. and Mrs. G. James who reside on the same road as Mr. and Mrs. Howard, about a mile away also saw the reflection. They thought it was the Carlin School and rushed to investigate. When they reached the residence, the house was aflame from the ground to the roof. Both Mr. and Mrs. Howard were clad only in scanty night attire and were in their bare feet. They had placed the baby in their truck, and Mrs. Howard, hysterical was desperately searching for some sigh of the boys missing in the inferno. Mr. Howard, dased by the sudden tragedy was battling to prevent the fire from spreading to adjoining buildings. Mr. Miller arrived a short time after Mr. and Mrs. James.
Salmon Arm detachment RCMP, was notified by telephone and Constables BLES R. A. M. Crawford and J. E. MacKenzie rushed to Carlin.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard were brought to hospital by the police, and the baby was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. James.
Other Neighbours arrived and with the aid of a garden hose and water from a spring the fire was prevented from spreading to adjoining buildings.
From their beds in Salmon Arm hospital, the grief-stricken parents told their tragic story. Mr. Howard said he heard the boys "holler" as he stood on a ladder placed against a bedroom window trying to rescue them.
I had gone to bed shortly before 10 o'clock. The boys, who slept on the second floor had also gone to their beds," Mr. Howard told 'The Observer.
A short time later Mrs. Howard checked the brick-lined heater in the living room and closed the drafts before she retired. The baby's bed (Rory Peter) was also in our room.
We had bee asleep for a short time when I was awakened by what seemed to be an explosion. I jumped up to see what had happened and went into the kitchen, but fire and smoke prevented me from going in to the living room or reaching the stairs leading to the second floor. I rushed into the bedroom. My wife grabbed the baby and dashed outside. Her hair and face were burned and the baby's hair was singed as she went through the kitchen.
I ran outside and got a ladder to try and save the boys. I climbed to a window and broke the glass, but could not get into the room because of smoke and fire.
"Then I heard them shouting," Mr. Howard said he came down the ladder and made another desperate attempt to enter the house but the fire chased him back.
In night attire and bare-footed and carrying the baby, Mrs. Howard rushed around the flaming house on the frozen ground almost continuously until a neighbour's arrival, trying to catch a glimpse of her sons.
Embers wee falling around me and I must have stepped on some of them because my foot is burned. I had to keep walking, but I never saw them" she said.
William Dalman, the oldest boy, was a student in grade 10 in Salmon Arm junior-senior high school and the three other boys attended Carlin School.
The Howard home was a pioneer dwelling in the Carlin district, It was a log house reported to have been built about 50 years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard have been residents of Carlin for five years. Previously they lived in Anglemont.
LARGE CROWD AT FUNERAL OF FIRE VICTIMS:
In a spontaneous demonstration os sympathy for the bereaved parents, a solemn-faced concourse which filled Carlin community hall to overflowing, attended the funeral service for William R. Dalman, George Dalman, Lorne dalman and Douglas Howard, on Monday afternoon.
The four schoolboys, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Howard, burned to death when the family's home was destroyed by fire on thursday night. One casket containing the remains of the four lads bore mute testimony of the sudden tragedy which stunned neighbours and other residents of the district.
the funeral service was conducted by Jehovah"s Witnesses, with V. R. Duncombe, Vernon, in charge.
Following the service, burial took place in the little cemetery at Tappen.
Bowers Funeral Service had charge of the arrangements.
Step-Son of Richard Howard and Olivia(Zenzen) Howard
March 6, 1953 - Salmon Arm Observer.
Fathers name was Emil Dalman.
FOUR BOY'S PERISH WHEN FIRE RAZES FAMILY'S HOME AT CARLIN; PARENTS ESCAPE BUT RESCUE ATTEMPTS FAIL.
Accidental death from asphyxiation was the finding of coroner D. M. Robertson after an enquire into the tragedy which took the lives of the four sons of Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Howard when fire levelled their home at Carlin on Thursday night.
The four boys who perished were William R. Dalman, aged 15; George P. Dalman, 14; and Lorne Dalman, 11, sons of Mrs. Howard by a previous marriage, and Douglas Howard, 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard were painfully burned about the face and hands as the flames engulfed their home, and both were brought to Salmon Arm General hospital for treatment. A fifth child, Rory Patrick Howard aged two, escaped unhurt, although his hair was singed as his mother carried him to safety.
Coroner Robertson held the enquiry on Friday while Salmon Arm RCMP, and neighbours were searching the ashes and debris for remains of the victims.
The fire started about 10:30 P.M. on Thursday night after the family had retired. the parents and the youngest child slept in a room on the main floor adjoining the kitchen, and the bedrooms of bedrooms of the four other boys were on the second floor of the log dwelling. Burton L. Miller, who resides on the opposite side of the Valley, saw the flames from his house. the fire reared up very rapidly, he said, because he had been outside only a few minutes before he noticed the glare and there was no sign of it at that time. He immediately rushed to the scene.
Mr. and Mrs. G. James who reside on the same road as Mr. and Mrs. Howard, about a mile away also saw the reflection. They thought it was the Carlin School and rushed to investigate. When they reached the residence, the house was aflame from the ground to the roof. Both Mr. and Mrs. Howard were clad only in scanty night attire and were in their bare feet. They had placed the baby in their truck, and Mrs. Howard, hysterical was desperately searching for some sigh of the boys missing in the inferno. Mr. Howard, dased by the sudden tragedy was battling to prevent the fire from spreading to adjoining buildings. Mr. Miller arrived a short time after Mr. and Mrs. James.
Salmon Arm detachment RCMP, was notified by telephone and Constables BLES R. A. M. Crawford and J. E. MacKenzie rushed to Carlin.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard were brought to hospital by the police, and the baby was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. James.
Other Neighbours arrived and with the aid of a garden hose and water from a spring the fire was prevented from spreading to adjoining buildings.
From their beds in Salmon Arm hospital, the grief-stricken parents told their tragic story. Mr. Howard said he heard the boys "holler" as he stood on a ladder placed against a bedroom window trying to rescue them.
I had gone to bed shortly before 10 o'clock. The boys, who slept on the second floor had also gone to their beds," Mr. Howard told 'The Observer.
A short time later Mrs. Howard checked the brick-lined heater in the living room and closed the drafts before she retired. The baby's bed (Rory Peter) was also in our room.
We had bee asleep for a short time when I was awakened by what seemed to be an explosion. I jumped up to see what had happened and went into the kitchen, but fire and smoke prevented me from going in to the living room or reaching the stairs leading to the second floor. I rushed into the bedroom. My wife grabbed the baby and dashed outside. Her hair and face were burned and the baby's hair was singed as she went through the kitchen.
I ran outside and got a ladder to try and save the boys. I climbed to a window and broke the glass, but could not get into the room because of smoke and fire.
"Then I heard them shouting," Mr. Howard said he came down the ladder and made another desperate attempt to enter the house but the fire chased him back.
In night attire and bare-footed and carrying the baby, Mrs. Howard rushed around the flaming house on the frozen ground almost continuously until a neighbour's arrival, trying to catch a glimpse of her sons.
Embers wee falling around me and I must have stepped on some of them because my foot is burned. I had to keep walking, but I never saw them" she said.
William Dalman, the oldest boy, was a student in grade 10 in Salmon Arm junior-senior high school and the three other boys attended Carlin School.
The Howard home was a pioneer dwelling in the Carlin district, It was a log house reported to have been built about 50 years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard have been residents of Carlin for five years. Previously they lived in Anglemont.
LARGE CROWD AT FUNERAL OF FIRE VICTIMS:
In a spontaneous demonstration os sympathy for the bereaved parents, a solemn-faced concourse which filled Carlin community hall to overflowing, attended the funeral service for William R. Dalman, George Dalman, Lorne dalman and Douglas Howard, on Monday afternoon.
The four schoolboys, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Howard, burned to death when the family's home was destroyed by fire on thursday night. One casket containing the remains of the four lads bore mute testimony of the sudden tragedy which stunned neighbours and other residents of the district.
the funeral service was conducted by Jehovah"s Witnesses, with V. R. Duncombe, Vernon, in charge.
Following the service, burial took place in the little cemetery at Tappen.
Bowers Funeral Service had charge of the arrangements.
March 6, 1953 - Salmon Arm Observer.
Fathers name was Emil Dalman.
FOUR BOY'S PERISH WHEN FIRE RAZES FAMILY'S HOME AT CARLIN; PARENTS ESCAPE BUT RESCUE ATTEMPTS FAIL.
Accidental death from asphyxiation was the finding of coroner D. M. Robertson after an enquire into the tragedy which took the lives of the four sons of Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Howard when fire levelled their home at Carlin on Thursday night.
The four boys who perished were William R. Dalman, aged 15; George P. Dalman, 14; and Lorne Dalman, 11, sons of Mrs. Howard by a previous marriage, and Douglas Howard, 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard were painfully burned about the face and hands as the flames engulfed their home, and both were brought to Salmon Arm General hospital for treatment. A fifth child, Rory Patrick Howard aged two, escaped unhurt, although his hair was singed as his mother carried him to safety.
Coroner Robertson held the enquiry on Friday while Salmon Arm RCMP, and neighbours were searching the ashes and debris for remains of the victims.
The fire started about 10:30 P.M. on Thursday night after the family had retired. the parents and the youngest child slept in a room on the main floor adjoining the kitchen, and the bedrooms of bedrooms of the four other boys were on the second floor of the log dwelling. Burton L. Miller, who resides on the opposite side of the Valley, saw the flames from his house. the fire reared up very rapidly, he said, because he had been outside only a few minutes before he noticed the glare and there was no sign of it at that time. He immediately rushed to the scene.
Mr. and Mrs. G. James who reside on the same road as Mr. and Mrs. Howard, about a mile away also saw the reflection. They thought it was the Carlin School and rushed to investigate. When they reached the residence, the house was aflame from the ground to the roof. Both Mr. and Mrs. Howard were clad only in scanty night attire and were in their bare feet. They had placed the baby in their truck, and Mrs. Howard, hysterical was desperately searching for some sigh of the boys missing in the inferno. Mr. Howard, dased by the sudden tragedy was battling to prevent the fire from spreading to adjoining buildings. Mr. Miller arrived a short time after Mr. and Mrs. James.
Salmon Arm detachment RCMP, was notified by telephone and Constables BLES R. A. M. Crawford and J. E. MacKenzie rushed to Carlin.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard were brought to hospital by the police, and the baby was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. James.
Other Neighbours arrived and with the aid of a garden hose and water from a spring the fire was prevented from spreading to adjoining buildings.
From their beds in Salmon Arm hospital, the grief-stricken parents told their tragic story. Mr. Howard said he heard the boys "holler" as he stood on a ladder placed against a bedroom window trying to rescue them.
I had gone to bed shortly before 10 o'clock. The boys, who slept on the second floor had also gone to their beds," Mr. Howard told 'The Observer.
A short time later Mrs. Howard checked the brick-lined heater in the living room and closed the drafts before she retired. The baby's bed (Rory Peter) was also in our room.
We had bee asleep for a short time when I was awakened by what seemed to be an explosion. I jumped up to see what had happened and went into the kitchen, but fire and smoke prevented me from going in to the living room or reaching the stairs leading to the second floor. I rushed into the bedroom. My wife grabbed the baby and dashed outside. Her hair and face were burned and the baby's hair was singed as she went through the kitchen.
I ran outside and got a ladder to try and save the boys. I climbed to a window and broke the glass, but could not get into the room because of smoke and fire.
"Then I heard them shouting," Mr. Howard said he came down the ladder and made another desperate attempt to enter the house but the fire chased him back.
In night attire and bare-footed and carrying the baby, Mrs. Howard rushed around the flaming house on the frozen ground almost continuously until a neighbour's arrival, trying to catch a glimpse of her sons.
Embers wee falling around me and I must have stepped on some of them because my foot is burned. I had to keep walking, but I never saw them" she said.
William Dalman, the oldest boy, was a student in grade 10 in Salmon Arm junior-senior high school and the three other boys attended Carlin School.
The Howard home was a pioneer dwelling in the Carlin district, It was a log house reported to have been built about 50 years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard have been residents of Carlin for five years. Previously they lived in Anglemont.
LARGE CROWD AT FUNERAL OF FIRE VICTIMS:
In a spontaneous demonstration os sympathy for the bereaved parents, a solemn-faced concourse which filled Carlin community hall to overflowing, attended the funeral service for William R. Dalman, George Dalman, Lorne dalman and Douglas Howard, on Monday afternoon.
The four schoolboys, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Howard, burned to death when the family's home was destroyed by fire on thursday night. One casket containing the remains of the four lads bore mute testimony of the sudden tragedy which stunned neighbours and other residents of the district.
the funeral service was conducted by Jehovah"s Witnesses, with V. R. Duncombe, Vernon, in charge.
Following the service, burial took place in the little cemetery at Tappen.
Bowers Funeral Service had charge of the arrangements.
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Last name not spelled right on Headstone, should read Dalman
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