Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-09
Terrific Explosion of Water Back -Re-
markable Escape.


Terrific Explosion of Water Back Re-
markable Escape.
On Monday mornings water back, in the range
of tho kitchen Of tho restaurant Gf Messra. War
ron ~ loguo ON Eigth street, Phladel phia, explo-
dei with terrific npsc doing considerable dam
age to the house aud setting fire TO tho kitchen.--
As tho particulars ot thu explosion may serve ns
u warning 10 persons who hWo ranges to supply
hot water FOR bathing aud other purposes about
their dwellings. we copy tho 'ullowing from the
Philadelphia News:
Tho water back is cast.iron box capable of
holding about four gallons. II connects with an
iron reservoir, called circulating boiler, by
means Of eaden pipes. The fro in tho range was
permitted to go down On Saturday night, aud it
remained 81 over Sunday. The intensely oold
weather of Sunday night CONCEALED tho water in
the service pipo that carries tho cold stream into
the water back. The servant and ooored woman
named letita Fox, built fire in the range
Monday morning and tho supply oi wator being
off, caused the stream To genernto fast. without
any way to escape. At about quarter before eight
o'clock the fro having lurned about mn hour, an
explosion took place, causing tho greatest alarm
TO prevail throughout the house.
Mrs LHgae had just gone into tho kitchen to
give an order to the servant, when IN u moment
flame of fro suddenly flashed through tho stove
pipe hole, six feet above the range, in tho breast
work Of tho chimney This caused Mrs. l.. to
s'art lnek inyoluninry md In nh instant tho
range blow up. The clothing of Mrs l.. took fire,
but with great presence Of mind she nut her burn.
ing dress out, and escaped any seroas injury
The servant girl was standing directly in front of
tho range. She was blown across tho kitchen.
aud the bricks, pieces of iron nnd noals Of fire
flew in all directions. Sho was scalded ON tho
arms and neck and the hncks oi her hands were
much laceraicd A number of articles in tho
apartment were sci on fire. but by theprompt ap-
plicaion of water the lnmes were extinguished.
In ,,I Al ir,,l DART al
a daor leading under the stairway III tho main
cnry. front bnidnG, was forced opon, the bolt be-
ing ripped off by tho concusson. portion OF
tho inn Of another doorway wns spintered and
scattered about Even tho front door key was
forced from The lock, aud hurled to Il distance Of
twenty feet towards the kitchen, when il fell
thn front staii way. The hreastwork Of tho chin
uey IL which the range was built blown TO
nothing but heap ui scattered hrekbats, mortar
md iron. The Newell board ola stairway inme-
dlatey in tho renr Of the range WAS forced nlmosl
hn inch from il. position, md MI old wall Of tho
house forced hall mn neh from plumb line. Tho
water back wns marked 10 sustain pressure of
iour hundred pounds. There wns flaw in it-lt
was new last spring and some idea may be form
ed Of the immcnsity Of iha explosion, when these
tactf nrc taken into consideration.
STRANGE lsAruATroN---A u oman mho Thinks
.gde O'ens Ne, lo,h and Massaehusetts.-Reg
larv twice every year. for several years pAst says
the Auburn Advertiser, thero hns appeared at the
County Clerks Office, nm old and robust lady, bun
,llcd N repeated duplicates Of shawls and wrap
pers. carrying large bundle in each hand, ono
of thema handbook enclosed in u bng. and So
erammed with its contents whatever they are, that
it affords her n seat without boing crushed by her
weight. which is by no means light. She brings
papers to be recorded and inquiries for the Sheriff
execute her writs of possession" and assist.
nnce." which she has obtained from different judi
cinl authorities in other counties. She states thnt
she hns judgments recorded in seven different
counties against various persons for highway rob
lery md treason for SsGeoO.0OOl That she had
already sold this State and Massachusetts on exc
.utien, and has bid them in herself. and yot she
t wholly unable to collect any rent on that i'm
ncnse property. and is herself without u place TO
Law her head.
She says her troubles commenced with the mur-
'icr of her iathor some years ago. who was shot
from his horse on his way from Syracuse to Bing-
hampton, aud robbed of several millions of dol.
lars in gold and silver. which he bnd on his per-
som thnt the mnrderors had established two banks
III Syracuse with thia mon Y, and now issue paper
money without limit ON the basis of that specie
capital, which they employ exclusively to pcrse-
cute aud harrass her; that she has farm ono
mile from Veronn Depot. from which she WAS driv
On several years since. and which hns since been
occupied by hired and organized band of rufians
numbering 100, who are supported and sustained
by the funds Of these Syracuse banks. aud are con-
stantly employed in harrassng her; that the Sheriff
Of "Cano nharje County, has already collected
ever million of dollars execution for her. but
spent the whole Of it before she could get it, She
says she is now determined that her rights to tho
States Of New York and Massachusetts shall BIO
enforced after her DEATH if not before, and TO that
end she has willed those States to foreign nation
(which one se refuses to disclose, who will cor
tniny take possession under the law Of nations as
ns she is dead
Although her case is very interesting one,
presenting sad spectacle Of intellect oycrthrown,
and wholly possessed of extravagant delusons.
She is in the city oday, On one OF her periodical
visits to the Clerks Office and thus she goes from
one county to another, always on the same busi-
ness, always kindly treated by the officials, who
hnmor her fancies by making out extra judicial"
writs, and certifying to unheard. of transcripts
of imaginary records; and thus this Mrs. Bamp
with Mrs. Harris, trudges, notwithstanding her
immense fatness, foot. through the winters
snow, building castles and selling States; and she
will continue 10 go until her dream. il ended and
her "ostates' will be valuable to her as those
that are actually grasped by those who pass for
sane, butswh are filed with the some ''one-idea"
Of castles and lands
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