The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-01-21
Earning Sftae III ais Portion Of The North
COIiSgS Building.

| CSla0SS
The main portion Of Park Hall, tho north
building of Racine College, was badly dam
aged by fire, OH Friday night.
The fire originated in the Chapel, and was
+ discovered about o'clock Immediately after
the Professors and Students had taken tea in
the south building
The Chapel services were held at ; o'clock,
the usual hour and the discovery OF the dis
aster was made by the Rector and some of the
students who had engaged to meet at the chap
Ell Immediately after tea and who were met at
the threshold by smoke and fame utterly pre-
Guiding the possibility Of an entrance, or OF
saving the books and valuable altar furni-
ture.
A lags amount Of furniture Of the recitation
rooms, and most of the effects of the Profess
orE and students were saved, but in a more or
less damaged condition, ewing to the haste
and excitement that prevailed
As the College is situated mile and half
frem the central parts Of the city, the alarm
did not spread speedily consequently the fire
companies with thcir apparatus, and the citi-
Zens, were not able to reach the scene Of deS
struction until the fire had attained the mas
terry. The most that could have been accom-
plished, however under the circumstances was
achieved, and the result was the saving of the
south wing, and the furniture and effects be-
fore mentioned.
1t is impossible to determine how the fire
originated. The supposition that possibly
the evergreens," with which the chapel was
adorned, may have iguited, has no corrobora
Itiveproof and circumstances tend more strong
ly TO the probability Of ignition from the stove,
by which the room was warmed.
We are not i'll possession Of the original
cost of the building, and cannot, therefore, &C
curately estimate the loss. ali the walls of
the building are standing, and from present
appearances have sustained but trifing inju
ry. Should careful examination prove this
supposition correct, the amount of insurance
$4,000 in the New York Security Compa-
ny will nearly cover the expense Of compile
ting the interior repairs. There are individ- |
ual losses however, not provided for by insu-
rance, such as the furniture Of the chapel, in
Guiding the valuable communion service, me-
lodeon, altar cloths, &C., the furniture of the |
recitation rooms, and articles of individual val
ue.
There was an insurance of $500 on the Ii |
brary making total insurance of Sc, 500
Racine JOarn al.
DEATH OF THACKKRAY.-He died the night |
before Christmas Eve suddenly, alone He |
retired Ill at night, but refused attendance |
aud hoped to be better in the morning. He |
had completed four parts of novel announc- |
ed i'll the CoralbiH, from which his large pub |
lie was anticipating its usual satisfaction, but |
he will delight us no more. He died at fifty |
two, in the full vigor of his powers, and few |
literary men in England could be regretted |
more With the strange reputation of being |
cynic, Mr. Thackeray was one of the gent
lest, kindest, softcst-hearted Of men, always
doing good-natured things and always impos-
cd upon. He was absurdly sensitive to crit
cism, and irritated and grieved that any one
should fancy him ill-natured It seeing but
yesterday, that he was young artist. writ
ing his Irish Sketch Book" but the world |
moves on and we grow old apace. The youth
full ''Boz" who wrote ''Pickwick,n and to
whom we gave that nice ball the other dav
at the Park Theatre, is very gray grandfath-
er now-hale, hearty, active indeed, and like
ly to live long, for he looks very tough. but
on the wrong side of fifty However, this is
not much in England. A mans best time
here is from fifty to seventy for work, and
perhaps for enjoyment.-Ea English Correspoa-
5S1ee Of the Netg York Times.
Adispatch from Madison, the
18th, says:
1t is ascertained that the Sd, 18th, 9Th, It'll,
l4th and 18TH and probably the DIST infant
y; the ID, Sd, 4th, 9th and 7th batteries. and
company G, Berdan's Sharpshooters have re-
Unlisted. :
Elisha Kilborn, of WiDsted, Connecticut,
% years Of age, and teethless these 20 years,
S now cutting new set Of teeth