Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-03-07

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TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1857.
or The following particulars Of the burnin!
of two children, a brief account Of which appear
ed in our paper Of last week.. we clip from the
Rice County Herald: ,olu'' sh ssf1l - saiNtl
Terrible catastrophe - Two children Burned 4
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Never before has It fallen to our lot, and v,
hope it may never again, to record as heart-rend
ing casualty as that which has at once made
desolate the parents hearts, destroyed the home
circle, and settled gloom over our entire com.
munity. Hsii "' 1h' A'''s'' ~
The following particulars were kindly furnish.
ed us by DR.. Burhans Of this place, who was one
Of the first on the ground. go '.'.7o -
Mr.. Frederick Faribault, residing in tho addi-
ton to this town known as North Faribault, start.
ed for Mendoza, on Tuesday, the 18th, little
dreaming, when bidding his little ones goodb
it was the last time be should do so on earth, but
so it has proved. On Thursday eve. the family,
consisting of Mrs. Faribault and her three chill.
dren, Emma, aged six years, Charles, aged four,
and an infant three weeks old, Mrs. 'Fsribault'a
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. st. Anthony q
servant girl named Cecil, and boy that was liv.
ing there named Tim, aged twelve years, all re-
tired at the usual time, except Mrs. st. Anthem.
She did not until O'Clock, and before doing 90,
went into the kitchen to see if all was right. and
found the stove nearly cold SO that, if the FIRE
was not the work of an incendiary, it was GER
tainly burning for some time previous to this.
At half past one O'Clock the servant girl dis
covered the house to be on FIRE; she ran down
stairs and awakened Mrs. Fsri5ault and MIR. and
Mrs. St. Anthem, who slept in room adjoining !;
she then ran up to her own room, threw her
trunk out of the window and jumped out herself,
not daring to 60 down by the stairs again, the
flames having made such Roadway. la.aE 81
Mrs. st. Anthem, on being awakened, ran to the
door leading into the hall, and opened it, but
was met by the flames, which burned her very Sc
verely about the face, hands and neck. Finding
it impossible to escape by the hail. she turned to
the window as the only mode of egress, raised
it and assisted her daughter, Mrs. Faribault, out.
throwing her infant after her; she and her hus-
band escaping by the same way. il5 81
Up to this time no thought had been taken of
the children, save by the mother, and she was 80
weak as to be utterly unable to care for herself,
all being intent on saving the invalid and them
selves. The children being now missed, Mr.. Ma
thews went into the mothers bedroom in search
of them, butnot finding them, returned to the
open air, concluding they were up stairs, and it
was impossible to 60 there by the hall, as it was
all on fire. In the meantime, Mr.. st. Anthem made
fruitless attempt to center by the hall door, in
doing which the handkerchief which he wore on
his head took FIRE; he was also severely burned
on the hands, face and neck, and the top Of his
head. By this time, the boy Tim having escaped
from the chamber, by getting through the win
dow on to the roof Of the piazza, and thence on
to the ground, reported the little girl as being in
the chamber. He said he tried to persuade her
to come with him, but she (uo doubt being half.
crazed and nearly sufocatsd) would not, but ran
and put her head into pile of oats that lay in
one corner, directly over the mothers bed. Mr..
Mathews and O'Brien instantly raised a ladder to
the window nearest to where the girl was last
seen, rushed up and pushed in the window, but
as they did 50, the smoke and flames met them
with such violence as to nearly suffocate them,
causing them to retreat to save their own lives
Nothing further could be done, and the unfortu.
mates had to be left to their fate. The poor suf.
ferers were beyond the reach Of human aid, and,
no doubt, BY this time their suffsrings were over,
as the flames were bursting from every door and
window, and M person could have lived o mo.
mant inside the burning house. a1e.f ~
The sufferers that were saved were removed to
Mr.. Matthew's house, where they have been kindly
cared for and medical assistance rendered them
BY DIR. Burhans, Alter the building was destroy.
ed, the remains of the two children were found
eide by side where the mothers bed had stood,
and the suppostion is that Gin their deaths they
were not divided, }" though not together whom las,
seen. Their ashes have since been collected and
buried, ao.:aT E aes
TIE tin box containing Mr.. Faribault's papers,
gold, &C., was also found, the papers burned TO a
cinder, and the gold uniDjnred, save two IS pie.
ces which were eighty understanding besides
was saved. Mr.. Fsribault arrived at home Sat-
urday morning from Mendoza, and is much de.
pressed in mind, though not deranged as it il RI.
mored. Mrs. Faribault, the Dr.. informs ~, il
in critical condition, though with the best Of
care and attention may recover. ggbsnoo sgtss
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