Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-09-11

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after the battle.
THE FIRE AT CAPE MAY-ApDrroNAL PAR
T1CuLARs We find no conformation III tho Phil
ndelphia papers of yesterday that nine lives. as
reported by tell graph, were lost by the h,lrning
of the Mount Vernon Hotel at Cape lsa nd, n.
}. The number Of lives lost, however. ia suili
GENTLY large 10 render the calamity truly dis
tressing. The suhioned additional part culars
we find in the Philadelphia Ledger of yesie rday
The cool weather had depopu'ated the hotel of
its summer boarders. and only the family of Mr..
Cain. consisting of himself, two sons two olaugh
ter, and hou,ckeeper remained in the bui lding.
They slept on the second floor, aud all lost their
lives. 1t is stated by those who were first at
the scene of the conAagration that the flames
broke out in hear The barber shop, on the first
floor, near the centre of he front building; they
spread with appalling iap,dty, and their pro
gress no doubt much accelerated by 'luan-
tity of shavings and other combustihle rubbish
that were under the floor. The building, il will
be understood, was built upon piles sunk in the
sandy soil,and these shavnga occupied the spa CO
between the surface of the ground and the floor.
In II very short spuce Of time after the alarm
was first given, the immense cdifice was in "A
light blaze in every part. the flames licking "A
round the balconies. roaring up through the loft y
towers, Illuminating the ocean and the surround
ing country for circuit of many miles, and send
Witnessed the awful scene. 1t was Of course idle
to think of exuguishiug the flames. and all til at
the terrified spectators could accomplish was the
saving uf some few articles of furniture from the
lower floor.
The wind, which was blowing freshly from the
south by south west, carried off vast showers of
sparks and blazing shingles. and even large boards
oil on fire, were borne on the wind 10 n great
distance Fortunately the town lay windward
of all this distinctions, and the burnin Z flakes and
cindcrs carried off from the built up portion
of the island. Had the wind blown from the
northwest. Cape Island must Inc vitably have
been laid in ashes, n the hotels and other build
ings are all Of wood aud there is no means what.
ever provided for the extngushnient of fires
As it was, no other buillng took fire from the
Inflated hotel. although the destruction of the
latter was complete. The he mes ragged for two
hours, and then died out.
The cha,red remains of the elder Mr.. Cain
were found after the fire outside the line of the
piazz and it is supposed that he eaped from the
bnlcony, bat 50 badly Injured as to be
bile to escape the flames, and persisted where he
fell. Mr., Philip Cain. Jr., leapcd also from the
balcony but was badly injured by the flames
which he had to pass through that he died on
Saturday afternoon of his injuries. Tho other
son. two daughters and houSekeeper persisted
without any attempt at escape ns far as known
by the spectators. The remaining Survivors of
the family are Mrs. tdn ana StVprhl CnlIuTeD,
residing at Vincentown. Mrs. Abertson, the
housekeeper. came from the same place.
The origin of the fire is "a mystery as yet. 1t
is charged that it was the work of design. A
white domestic woman in the family whose wa.
ges had not been paid. is said to have made
threats of mischief, and she has since been mr.
rested, and hearing will be had. Some attri'
butte it to other causes, and many TO accident.
A FATHER KILLED BY AN INSANE DAUGHTER.
The Eaton (Michigan) Republican gives the par
ticulars of a truly melancholy affair which oc
CURED in that town few days since, While the
family of Levi Leonard of that place were taking
their breakfast n daughter who had been consid-
cred insane rushed into the house, (the door be-
ing OPEN, and before any of the tamly could
give the alarm, dealt her father four blows with
n sharp axe on the head, one passing clear into
the brain, breaking out large piece OF the skull
What is most strange is, that as soon as Mr.. Lee
onard was struck he dumped up and ran after the
girl with all his light. until some OF the neigh
bors came and caught her when he fell down
gasping. He was traced through the field by
the profuse bleeding. He was taken to the house
and soon after became insensible. He fingered
until the next morning when he expired. The
girl is now in the Marshall Jail, waiting trial.