, 1866-10-19
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.
Three Children iE:ir1srd to Death and
their Father and Brother Seriously
Hnrued,

[Frou, the Peoria Transcript, Eth inss.1
On Monday night dreadful and fatal ac
cilrnt and trr.nrcutrrd abuut three miles
west Of Rrd DNd Mills. and seven frnm
rcoria, between thr Farmington road and
kickarno Creek. Mr.. George (;razicr, whose
business !s llnnlng coal to market. WAS Hi
about eleven or twelve O'Clock, citllrr Inv.
Ing gotten W for something or not having
VT retired. at any rate. the kerosene lintl
already burned ont of the 1aslp, and IL tried
to fill II nj from the ran while the lhlnp was
sin burning, hy some mssc'ancc. as IL the
result III ncnrly MI sncls cases, the hlnze Of
the limp came In contact With the
Kerosene being poured from the can,
nna mi dreadful explosion, took pacc.
i,lns Bslns s1"s s1"sr !, hy tlf It'd. the flames
q tl'e ll"u-c. lie Immediately awakened
twelve years. but their efforts were Unit
yaIllng: The 'ln!hcs rapidly spread, mud he.
fore help " any kind nF assistance could be
rroeniul. the house wa. w'npjrl IN lla'nes.
burned, ns was Ills oldest buy Hut tllr tnost
iccrt rcutlfng part Ut tho wi,nle tragic nift,lr
Is tho fact that 1lis tlirrc Youngest children,
n bnle unc year old. little 1trl Of suso,l,
jninlng fcotn, eonld int Dc re.cl,cd, nnl
were all burned to DEATH. Their cl,arrci
rrtlains wcrc discovered In tho nlurntnx,
nie In one ccrtlcr Of the r00,n ntrl nnuthct
IT, the other, apparently ~ they Ivy IN bed.
white thu third Was Ios,nl IN another t,lncu
hr.l nts! attempted 10 cscapr. Medical NJ.
s'ttnttcc wsa procured NJ suof, m Tt's.!h1r,
nnl 11r. J. r. Htpwart, Of this city, va. called,
nns1 tlrceecd the wu,tls 'of tiiu Survivors.
MIR. 0sazlcr nt,d sot' arc very rcrluu~ly burn.
pnlnt, whlIr Sirs. t.raxtrr, lilungil MI il,
badly hurried, Ia still srrlu,ssiy inJ,,rrI, OF
t0strtr, hnthlng Whnttvrr IN tl,r 1,n.lsc wiz
hnyr,l. TGa aM,ls.t Wis htlnlt but eoInlt'rt.
able frn!slu hull.llNE, mud l,elung.'A ~ Mr.
t'razlcs, but eloml ~ lca.etl lnnl.
Call for n ktate ins0lt Prayer i1rrtls.g.
krHINnrlEs.n. t}ctub.sr D. tspa.
After consultation will, hrethrrn abroad,
We. thc undersigned, 1Iastors aslA Resident
ministers ut Spring IN thu m,ne Of ths
Christian people Of this city, do cnrl!iaily i1.-
sltc all Ehrhtinf,h III Illinnis, Of every s,ln,u.
who believe in the divinity OF our I.nrl Jesus
Christ, eternal punishment, and Jnsti'icatiDn
by Gaith alone, WIN desire MI outpourn. Of
the Holy Spirit upon tho churches and pen-
pie throughout tic State. to assemble at the
! Capital, from Wednesday, November H. ut
twn O'Clock r. H., until Mon.lay, November
| II, At twelve t''cloek H., fur the purpose Of
offering united prayer TO God, in the nome
James j, davidson, Jehn 4. Brown.
8; N y; +, ii' iRi[5ss' S:W; M11net:
I So
/ Albert Eale, u, q, Suesscrotk
| j. &. EorGen, E.Y. HarEeyt
| T, Miller.
Tho fn1,ow;no clcrpvmnn In vor;o,,s ,orts
or +no S.nta - rs;EJi'. ana ~ satnts ~.
-. .ae Stn.s: - .sG hiuu!t e"iSGhteu to alAo"
| usI1apFtuu thcIG names 70 tnls cal
:. Enlcaeo -Koneft Iatterson, II redcEick 7. Brown
E0watd u. laglot. '. f. Roy, Glen Wood, W. r
1fna1:
| Gaies eshaIE-Geo. DElnelu> Jf., r. =. PERKINS, !"
~ Lars veo No5ctoss. m
lsoaATIa. L; blooKt, W. E. acLasen, y. d
A9fi9n. lanes Eesc4son; ~
rsAcksons1te-o. y. Ao!oes, L. II. clover
A9nc5t ANA.
eaannsllle-". T. snort, a. =. Katrfty, ). =
L. sonic:
r. A. smHn. fl0noe!d.
= Keec+ MclFin Jameson. Alton.
j. y: Aciean, bloomington
". II. DanieIs, Normal.
:. HOPKINS Emery, Coed King, Quincy.
ST Wilson. ROCK Island.
Nm. H. Shock. lerue.
Charles swift. vt. Carroll.
| l.. y. Stes enr, Natengo-