Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-09-07
Fire IN Toiede--Three Lives Lost.
The Blade Of the 9th gives the following
PARTICULARS of calamity in Toledo:

The Blade of the 9th gives the following
particulars Of calamity in Toledo
This morning, between II and o'clock,
building belonging to the Catholic Orphan
Asylum, on Cherry street, was discovered TO
be on fire, and was entirely consumed. The
building was constructed OF wood, and was
used as a barn, wood-shed, wash-house, and II
portion Of the upper story was used as
dormitory. Twelve persons, we understand,
were sleeping in this building last night ten
of them children belodging 70 th Asylum,
one servant woman, and one Of the Sisters
in charge. The servant is said to have first
discovered the fire, and gave the alarm-but
the flames had then made such progress that
those in the building were forced to escape
from the dor.ner windows. One child was
taken from the root, but not until it had been
badly burned. One OF the Sisters was Sc
vereiy injured in escaping from the building.
The distance from the central parts oi the
city is so great and BE fire had made such
progress, when discovered, that although the
engines were out as promptly as could be ex-
pected, they arrived too late to be OF any es-
sential service. The night was very calm, or
the Asylum would have been greatly IN dan
ger.
Three persons are niissing-the servant
and two children; and the remains OF two
had been found in the smOuldering RUNS this
morning. Undoubtedly all three were sutfoca-
ted by the smoke, or being unable to escape,
were burned alive. Before any assistance had
arrived, the entire building was wrapped in
flames, so that any attempt to succor the I'M
| fortunate victims, had it been certain they
were in the building, was out OF the ques'
ton.
The building destroyed was a new one
worth some $500. The sad fate OF the vic
Tins of the FIRE and the sympathy of oul
citizens generally with the Sisters, and The
Orphans under their charge, have drawn
great many people to the spot to-day.
LA-ER.-Since wiring the above, we learE
that Coroner Bostwlck has summoned Jury
of inquest, and that il is in session this after
noon.
The child which was burned 50 badly, OF
the roof is not expected to live, and the SIste
| who fell from the building it seems struck oI
q niece of timber. and has received injurie
in the spine. from which it is thought sh
cannot recover. She held on to the roof
calling for help, until the flames reached ne
clothes, and then she let 60 her hold and tel
to the ground. Thus, by this awful catastro
phe, FIVE persons, probably, have lost thei
iives-three burned in the building, and tw
fatally injured.
All the remains of those burned wer
found-and all were lying near the chimney
close together. The bodies presented hoT
rible sight, shrivelled, crisped and blackened
into a small piece of cinder and few bones
The most probable cause Of the FIRE, ye
suggested, is, that the two suspicious person
seen around the building in the evening wer
vagrants; many of whom pass the night Il
stables around the city. Such reckless per
sons might nave got into the barn and pos
sibly in lighting pipes or from carelessnes
set FIRE to its inhammable contents. We hard
ly think it possible that it could have bee
done out of malice.