Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-02-08
GRIMES, CASUALTIES, &C.

Shocking. We learn from Hills Patriot that
lnnn named Rufus Orcut WIS burned TO DEATH III
Concord, N. II. on Thursday, the 2lst ult. lie
was committed to Bridewell on charge ofhaving
abused his wife, while intoxicated, and IN his rage
he set fire to his straw bed. Before the fire was
discovered, he was SO muOff-u red that he died
on Sunday morning.
Shocking Calamity. The Kalamazoo Gazette
saws on Tuesday evening last, u2tb ut.) while
Elder Mack and his wife, of Prnire Ronde, were
from home, their house, with five persons III IT.,
were consumed by fire.
Melancholy accident son IF Mr. Delos W..
Haighi, of Greene, Chenango co. was burh to
death in the most shocking manner ON Tuesday,
the 9th ut. aged about three years. The circun-
stances are these. Mrs flaiglit let her house in
the morning to call npnn n ncighbor near ny, leav-
ing the child, with two others still younger. enga
red about the room. She was absent about AN
hour. When sue returned sho found her child
lying on tho floor burnt nearly to death by his
clothing, which it is supposed took fire from II
spark emitted from he fire place.
Horid A Mrs MAR, OF Freedom township,
Ill., on the st ult in tit of insanity, threw her in
liant on to the fire, hy which it was burnt to Il
crisp The little sufferer made frequent attempts
TO creep from the flames, but ms often did the in
sane mother thrust it in again, until il persisted
nmitl the enbrrs. Mrs. NJ. las heretofore been
subject to fits Of rientul alteration.
The Drunka d. The Boston Mercantile Jour
nal states tina, nbout n month since an aged man
named John Kelsey, residing in Salisbury, Conn,
one morning left Ills sons house, where he was
residing, without leaving any information with re-
gard 10 his Intention. He did no, return the snine
day, and but little anxiety was maniiesedby his
friends ms he had been in The habit OF leaving often
ami visiting his numerous kindred about town.
without giving any notice. A week WIS sufferedto
puss without making any inquiry for him, and ut
the end OF that period he was no where 10 befound
Search was accordingly made, hut without suc-
cess, for several days. when lie was traced to one
of the grog shops with which the town abOunds
and eventually wus found frozen to death
at the side of n fence in lot near the house oil
Capt. Every with jug Of Brandy by his hend
lust fourteen days from the time when lie was las
seen ut the grog-shop-snow having fallen III the
mean time and hidden him entirely from view
Sad Accident A melancholy accident occuTed
in Middletown yesterday morning, as we learn 10y
the following account in letter received from thai
city: ave had a sad accident occur in our city
this morning, about eight O'Clock. The boiler Of
an engine at the Sash and Blind Factory OF G. nj
Pike expoded the brother ofMr. Pike was killed
calvin Pikeo the engineer, considerably, and ont
other slightly injured The building and machine
rya wreck. The boiler was thrown about 200
feet in the air and fell some distance in the oil
the building providentially the wJrknen were
not at the moment in their usual place, or many
lives would have been lost"
From another letter shown us by n friend we
learn that Mr.. Calvin Pike the person killed. was
about is years Of age" he lived about incei
minutes There no bruise upon him. II,
was killed by the conclusion. The Engineer MI
Hgey) says the Engiue playing with its us
ual regularity. lie is veiy much injured. The
community are shroudcd in gloom Whit al
awful visitation Of Provdencew .N,o Have,
Palladium, Jan. 81.