, 1865-08-03
FEARFUL ACCIDENT.
Fire IN The West Dlfizlon-TEo Children
Sufotated-Csfoner's Inquest
The Verdict

Abcnt two O'Clock yeatsrday afternoon The reg
ideuts Of the vicinity OF Lumber street near
Tweuty-second In the West Dlvitton, were nlarm
ed by noticing lorg nlms Of black moke Issuing.
from the doors and windows Of a sm ii lrace
cnttsSe on the corner ot those streets owned and
occupied by Patrick White blacksmith. An
alarm Of fire waA in1:antly given from boz nun.
hcr la, but almost bctoie tie bo1 could BE-
reached l.rFe bursts Of black smoke and dame
fpEfDE from the burning building, when
10 the horror OF the spectators, AniA tue
ou1 roaring Of the tpte1nA 1zmcA- cou!d be dis-
nnruished the snnothertd Rroans and screams Of
JnuLQ children. 1t was the work Of au tnstatt to
fprtpg 70 the closed doors md attempt to force
tht m, but bolts and hars for a tllne h3fled the
o. tss ss13s 5snh snoins
OF the excited cru~d nurst open the doo. with q
hatchet, only 10 b. instantly beaten back by the
fearful volumes Of smoke and nAue, which role d
with the greslett intensity from the 1nterin.
Bnt the grosnG Of the dying children etil cuutn.
ned, End one brave heatt, undeterred By personal
dspceI, *hen tie sAlraton Of huuan tite de-
Lone. toon to return bearing with him the bo IF
ot ehild-lttte Pete Fnn2nn The son OF MS
White b form tusoand- Ths inf4n barely
| nsmea, biachened sud rsndeEed seueeless NJ tao
| Emoke. wsa LAID IN the arms ct 3 compa.b1onate
resn,m,te ths stii quiet ioraGbn. nnav v.1l,nely. ~
The tiny 'Ellver cord" w4s broken, the child
was desd; Another moment snd the form Of .
4
| irum the b'ek1nr room. For On iHsts:t she
| breslhcd, her little life lossh to lclve lis
eat1ss TO
weasfcd With The e1erticn RINK into rest leaving
the young epir1t 10 ", nd Its WY to the eptrit
lans, , 1ht.e M t. Join ths I kindred one. which hid
were found }y1rE IN one corner or A1owes room,
1ertpc near e4ch other, he II 10 seek in eonpan.
iopshtp. some protection from the devouring cle
~ 40 ]ttr1FL Rr$$ $hA NhAA tr1
ies Of the ln!anis, The IRE eng nen arrived upon
;Le epot but not In r1ue to slye the building,
vhich Tss burnt TO thu ground, 1eiF1ng for tue
II had b. en- The Gene Of. The loss on the butld
inR and fa1pi 'ure will probably amount to about
xl,On, IN add,toL 10 which pocket book, con
and picked up By tome one who has omitted to
Soon efle1 The fire, the coroner being po.:tcd
Of the 18TH occurrence, a11tved upon the tpot
End held an Inquest upon the remai1s Of tbs lit
tie es. The evidence adouced before the Jr:y
threw, no light. upoa The or1vin Of the
6te. Some time previous 70 Its dttcovery, Ma.
White left thb bouse to 20 Into the city, locking
her children made, md only returned IL nc 10
gaze upon thur blarkened sorpses. ana hear ,he
sso t1oTy oi their death. Whether sp,rk fall.
whether 'he young oref, in childish play. isn.ted
the p;aee by playing with the IRE, was mot appa-
rent and The jury rctusutd An open verdict oi &c.
In this connection It may be well to wazn moth
ere teainst the too prevalent custom o. leaving
their children alone II a building in which they
Gu t1y any rea1e come TITO contact With tre.
The mcurnfnl moral Of the nbovc incident shoxs
kufaueptly the possible result o. such actton and
ID The prs ence OF eueh precedent " 4 word TO
the wise--hnd Whit mother Is not wise IN sela-
non 10 her o1n cdspting-eho1ld certainly be
tumient. -
SHOOTING ArrAAT.-A serious afrsy occurred
on Tueecay evening. On Fourth avenue, between
Mr. Ne|eon Walwick, residing at No. u on that
street, ind Oilyss Jacobs, co,d1ed m1n, living
At No. 90, which resul'eG in Mr Walwick shooting
Jaco1 through the 1eil lung. mixing very teri.
ons wound, which may prove fatal. Nj. Whlwick
. ne Immediately taken into cn.iody, and yestor-
d"y morning afssignea IN the Polica Court; but
a tho prosecuting w1tLets (Jacobt) could not sp-
petr, he war held for examination ntxt Fftd3y,
NJ NJ ns1l bond being dxed at $50. Aeeordin, to
sni MaN1tk's stAtemeut It woud appear thst be
ny, sasene tad quarrel few days E1uee shout
tsensa % whip the Others otftpt.nr-zny way,
ths ..s.,I os.ut1ed misunderstanding between
OF NJ. Wa!wtck'a taueh.ess md snothe5
5ouha iaoJ Were pstEf1R JacobIs horne hn rsrne
out aoo commenced uhink eplibets xnvfh,nv mi
Renneuanly toward them. Becoming n ebt tcn.d 49,
sheJ etasted toTard home, running ios aear He