Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-12-02


DREADFUL CAfAsTROPHE- -Four Men Smolh-
cred 10 Death-By a sip from the Worcester
transcript we learn that dreadful catastrophe
occurred IN that city on the morning of the 22d
inst, resulting in the death of four persons.
J. ne Transcript gives the following account of
thu sad aft air
AT malt past IL o'clock this morning, a fire
broke out IN the Worcester County House, IN
tnls Guy, by which four lives were lost. The
Lre occurred in the new north wing of the prison.
ana IN The basement beneath the lower tier of
Gems where the furnace is located 1t was com.
tinhlca'ed TO The air bax of the furnace, and
thence 70 the surrounded wood work.
Inc hIe department was on the ground as
soon as the alarm could be given, and succeeded
10 preventing the fire from communicating 10
o'her portions Of the prison. Before ANYTHING
couia, however, be done te arrest the flames or
fe'rase HE persons in confinement the smoke
ana heat hNd ascended through the IRON gra,inrs
10 the cells above, he do RS and tasteninGs of
winch had become So mnch heated and swollen
III consequence, that it was impossible to opep
them. Capt. Lamb, the architect of the prison.
was sent for, and succeeded In removing some
OF lhe astenings, SO that the doors were fore
open as speedily as possible, but not tiIl four
insane men had smothered to death by the dense
smoke and heat which poured through the era
tngs into their cells
In the several tiers ofcells ia this wing. there
were in confinement men, "a women. ono of
whom had an infant child Funrteen Of the
women were IN confinement for various offences;
the other 10 women and 5 men were '~insane
persons who had been recently removed to the
prlsIon for safe keeping, in consequence Of The
over crowded stale OF the Lunatc HosDiaGs
me whole were safely rescued. except the four
before mentioned: the other man possessed
suthcient reason to wrap himself in a7pblanket,
ana his life was thus saved, athonghf he came
near pershing.. The bodies of the Other dour
| whlchwe have just seen, present most ghas,ly
.spectac e, although they we're burnt but slightly
DEArH Oh WAITER FoRwARn-..-W st.cg
Forward, Secretary of the I'reas5sy under
EIyler tofmefy a Minister to Denmark, and a
member ii Congress tor many wears. died a, his
residence in Pittsburg on Wednesday morning,
OF bilious choc, after an illness of three DAYS,
aged IS.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 10
! BY an arrival ut this port from Vera Cruz, we
learn that Gen. Urega had joined the revolution.
lists md called upon Santa Anna to return to
POKER.
Tins movement is considered terrible blow
to ArSta.
A chemist in New York, not long since.
analysed bottle OF imported champagne, sold
as pure, and found in 1t a quarter of an ounce
of sugar Of lead
In Rochester, N. H., on the OH inst Mr..
Rufus Hoyt, about forty years OF age, while eat,
ing his, supper IN attempting to swallow a piece
OF meat got choke1, and died instantly.
ROr IN POrAToEs We are sorry to have to
announce that the recent crop OF potatoes in
this county. are atfac,ed with the Dry Rnt,"-
no indication of the kind was noticed by farmers
while digging them; but after housing and put
ting them IN the cellar they began to show signs
OF rot This is the case not only with our own
potatoes but in more or less of the towns in the
county, 1t would be well for farmers to examine
their potatoes immediately, and select the best
tor seed. Be not too hasty in selling. -PiScdtG-
gus Observer.
Gold has been discovered in the township OF
AremsIa, about thirty miles south Of Owen
Sound, CANADA At last accoents, $50 men
we're at work here; and the people, for miles
around, are rushing TO the mines to seek their
fortunes.
The Greenfield Courier states that Alkaline
Phelps. of Mortified has been arrested aud
committed for trial, on a charge of poisoning
her father, by putting mercury or arsenic into
his milk.