American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-01-19
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Burning Of me " esteIs FemaIe College.
af OxfOfd. Incidents Of tho Hle, etc.

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Burning Of me " esteTs FemaIe College.
ai ORfotd. accidents Of tho fite, etc.
The college Was situated sbou, three
fourlhs Of q mile from 0xiord. sni quite.
. distance from any other house There
was but one man sbOu. the building when
the fra was firsl discovered, AMI as his
presence was necssssty, II devolyed upon
- company ofyounz ladies' to fun 10 town
and give the alarm The buiiins was
trst discovered TO be on fre about leA
O'Clock at ni4ii. when The inmates were
aroused = i75 young ladies' were attend.
ing the institution -aud delegation dis :
pslOhel TO arouse tie people, while the
Iremsining teachers and pupils formed a
line for bucket passing; AMI every one a..
bored vaIianlly. until Informed By Mss
Pssbody-the PrincipsI-thst (. would
be impossible to extinguish tie Gee. and
that each one should fspsir to her own
room and save such articles as she thought
most important Az the building took
hre at the top and burned dowhwsfis, il
afforded much opportunity for the remov.
ing Of property from tie lower stories
aud most Of the private property snd
trunks were saved, except those oftbt
9Th story occupants. most Of whom los
everything hut the scanty clolhing hastily
put on al The first alarm. y.
We arrived at the scene Of coDhAgra
tion shortly after The fra made its appear
ance, and witnessed such confusion as il
rarely seen. The front portico Of th'
building was crowded with trunks. ant
every oas was working with, zsslousi en-
ergy. Dagaerreoiypes, portfolios, diaries
letters, and every article Of the toilet. wer
scattered about ss rejects too small for at
tenlion. After the building vas desertsd
an the excl emen tin seme degree eubsi
de3. tho spirit Of the scene was chauge
to some extent. to one Of reioicing. oor
grntulalions. Kissing AMI greetings, wer
) heard upon every side and a genera
thanksgiving feeling was preyalentsin cor
, sequence ofevery ones ssfe'y
. The escape OF Miss Sailie E Moor,
j from the College, Is unparalleled for ds
}, Ing. and seems almost miraculous. 81
Q roomed in the fifth story, AMI returue
tie second tins to her room for son
: books; on opening her door she Discovers
that the hall was den e with smoke. al
the stairway was 10 Games; and all rea
OF exit in that dirsetion hopeless CT
sing her door, SIZE deliberately tore 4
Of bed clothing in.o suips. knolted the
ir firmly together. and Tying them to b
N bedpost, she hopefully stepped from I
window. and male successful descent
9 the ground. distance Of 45 feet. Y
ID could hardly behave when we saw Il
1T spare. young girl, that sine was capable
"a such heroic action; hut she thought
>, was not $50 wonderful alter all"
=. OGe Of the most remarkable inoider
" connected with the buruing--and by II
I'd 10y interpreted as an omen OF good"
ly the long exemption of the Princips
rom from destruction, Nearly the en-.
building had been consumed. and the I
90 svouriug element had iuya ied every otl
M room, and some Of the walls had fall
ur bu, here the curtains still hung protect
is: The room was dark and lliet within, q;
'o. some spirit OF preservation comman.
=, the flames 10 halt. se
~ The presence of mini shown by
entire body OF young ladies was Temarl
ur by every one. This was no doubt pror
of ted by some remarks Miss Peabody !
:. made tho day before, commenting on
:" Pemberton mill accident, and desir
me that il any sudden casually should Y
III them, i tho College should taks hre, or I
other accident occur. they might act
,lr thoughtful and collected manner,
- quiet demeanor and composed bearing
'"e this laiy and her teachers during the {
IN excitement. did much to suppress any {
ed. position Of panic among the younger q
MD Steps will he Immediately taken 10
:. erect the College. aud it is desienvd
" have 1t really for occupation against S
nd tember next, ACrRON