Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-01-20
Prom the Boston Times january 0.
Accidents at the fremont Temple. Bosto

ne past week mas been one OF singular fatality
TO the inmates Of fremont Temple About one
o'clock yesterday an accident occurred that came
near depriving three excellent men of their lives.
II was discovered that the gas was leaking badly
in small, close, dark room, near the head Of the
southwestern gallery stairs usually occupied as a
place OF storage. Mr.. Joseph X. Hayes, the
perintendant of the building, upon learning the
TACT, Went to the ROOM accompanied by Deacon
Clement Drew one of the owners OF the building,
add James Fairfield, the fireman of the Temple,
and upon entering il lighted match for the pur-
pose Of examining the tubes. The room was full
Of gas, and in instant tremendous explosion took
place, stunning Mr.. Fairfield, knocking Mr. Drew
out of the room and down stairs aud shutting the
door, confnihg Mr.. Hayes, who was also stunned,
in the room Mr. Hayes had the skin burnt off his
temples and his entire face, neck and hands were
badly blistered He complained some Yesterday
afternoon, OF smarting pain in the throat an in
dicaton of having inhaled portion Of the burning
fluid. Mr.. Fairfelds face and hands were also
shockingly burned, and his hair was singed Mr..
Drew was badly burned upon the face and hands.
The sufferers wounds were dressed, and last
evening they were all doing as well as could be
expected. The conclusion shattered the plaster
ing and lathing of the ceiling considerable.
On Wednesday last one Of the workman in the
employ of Mr.. Hook, the organ builder, and who
has recently been engaged erecting the mammoth
organ in the Temple, had occasion 10 be in the fire.
mans room in the basementeof the building, and
actually fell into cistern OF hot water, and was
snockinSiy scalueu from MS feet TO MS lolns lie
instantly extricated himself without assistance
and was conveyed home, where he is fast recover
| ing.
On Thursday last, lad named Daniel Shute, 10
| years Of age, was found about dark by Mr.. Fair.
field, one Of the persons injured yesterday, living
IN the entry, adjoining the vestry in the basement
of the Temple, weltering in blood with two severe
| cuts upon his forehead, one horizontal and the
other perpendicular. He was too exhausted from
loss OF blood TO explain the cause of his situation
Traces ofblood upon the floor led Mr.. Fairfield TO
| the yestry where the mystery was solved. II APP
| peared that heavy mass of snow had fallen from
/ the roof of building upon square OF thick plate
glass which lgted the vestry, dashing it into frag-
ments upon the head Of young Shute, who by the
spot Of blood, must have been standing directly
under the glass at the time il was broken. The
lad was in a critical situation for some days, but is
now recovering.
| Shooting Affair.--A difficulty lately occurred
4 at Mount IOlivet Bracken county, Ketucky be-
tween Aris Vimont and Mark Kenton in which
| Vimont shot Kenton with a revolver, two balls
entering his clothes in the right side and, ganc-
| ing round, lodged in the left The force Of the
shots knocked Kenton down, but did not break
the flesh. Kenton, after he was shot, and also
brother of his, instantly snapped their pistols at
! Vimont, but they missed fire. There was no other
damage done.-Maysrias Eagle
They are Passing Away.-The number of
soldiers engaged in the war of the revolution was
23I 7gI. or this number there are less Than four
teen hundred now living, whose ages must aver
age nearly ninety years. Seventy -three have died
during the past year, and should this mortality
continue, with the natural increase as they adj
vance in years. but short period will eapse when
these venerable octogenarians will be known to
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