Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-12-23

but, mournful torelate, not without
terrible loss of life and limbs. Asquad
from the Independent Fire Company,
assisted by several citizens, were en-
deavoring to get stream in the rear of
the burning building, when the south
wall of Wearn & Hix's picture gallery
fell, completely crushing the life out of
two of the men, and severely, if not
fatally; ;njuring several others. The
following is a list of the casualties:
Killed: D. A. Darlington, Frazee B.
Severely Wounded: F FyBBeeEham-
leg broken, and Sadly cut in head sad
body. Charles 3. Ryan-compou1d
fracture of left Leg Sandscut and bruised
in body Richard Tozer-right leg dis
located, and severely cut in head and
body.
Slightly Injured W. K. Evans-cut
in head. James Smythe-bruised in
head and body. Charles Beck-leg in
jured. T. T.. McKenzie-abrasion of
legs. There are several others who
received contusions, while a large pun
Der narrowly escaped.
The property Destroyed (known as
Gregg's HalD is located on the South
west corner of Richardson and Taylor
sire .s-the old. Commercial Bank corr
nersft was erected by Messrs Thos.
and Walter Gregg, about agar ago,
and consisted of a three story front,
with two and one story additionsin the
rear, and was occupied as follows First
floor, front: Thos. E.. Gregg & Co.,
crockery establishment, Gregg, Palmer
& Co. brokers. Rear Mr.. Jas. Glen
dining, restaurant Second story, front:
DR.. I. T. Moore, dentistry: Rear:
Messrs. Wearn & Hix, photograph gal
lery. Third story: Gregg's Hall. Messrs.
Gregg & Go. saved their books and pa
pears, and a small portion OF their stock;
they had an, insurance with Messrs.
Nichols & Co., of $4,000; Queens,
Home and another company; $4,000
on the building and $4,000, on the
stock; their actual loss above insurance
is estimated at. fully $1,000 Dr..
Moore's loss. is estimated at S., 500
-vr,.;s-earad, -a4assrs- earn e&z HiNslnst
their entire stock valued at So, GEO. and
were only insured TO The extent Of.
$4,000, in the North American, Of New
York, of which Messrs. Nichols are
agents. Their gallery is believed 10
have been the most complete im the
South, and was adapted to any'and
everything in the photograph and pic
ture line. Mr.. Clendining was insured
for S2o00-Sl,0O0 in the Baltic, OF
which Mr.. Huggins is agent, and $1,000
elsewhere, which ii is thought will fully
cover his losses. He sayed piano and
a few other articles only.
Danny" Darlington, as he was IA
miliarly termed, was a young man Of
abont twenty-one second son Of Mr.. c.
v Darlington, Secretary Of the Green
vile and Columbia Railroad Company
in whose employ the deceased also was.
He-was Of a genial temperament and
pleasing manners, and was great favo-
rite with alLwho knew him and was
member of theAIpdependent Fire Com
pany. Frazee B. Sqwers age was about
nineteen son of ourzoM fellow-citi-
zen, A. c. Squier He was aao1ess,-
unassuming lad and dutiful son a
prop and stay to his parents in their de-
clining years. The sympathies of the
entire community are with the afflicted
families; their loss has certainly been
terrible. Mothers, fathers, sisters and
brothers, brought to sudden grief; the
accident which deprived the unfortu-
nate young men of their lives having
occurred within half an hour Of their~
arrival on the ground Truly, in the
midst of life, we arein death.
The wounded menNwere promptly
cared for-our citizens vieing with one
another in offers Of hospitality.-Colum
bia Phoenix.
The LIeHr-HEARrED PEopLE.-There
are people who habitually make the
best of things, not from a sense of duty,
not from dislike of sympathy, not from
any shrinking from pain on their own
account or for others, but simply from
a natural and unconquerable Gghtness
of heart. These people supply the OK
ygen of the moral atmosphere, and
should be maintained at the public ex-
pense to keep it sweet and pure. Even
if, instead of being as they generally
are, active and otherwise estimable
members of society, they did nothing
but enjoy life, they would still be worth
cultivating for the sake of the light and
heat which they kindle. The only diff
ficulty is how to regulate them. They
are so irresistibly impelled to sing songs,
that in world where heavy hearts are
unfortunately common, it is dificlilt al
ways to keep the vinegar and nitre
apart. 1t is unreasonable to expect any
great consideration for the susceptible
ties of melancholy people from the con-
stitutionally cheerful, because the very
fact of their being so implies a certain
degree Of insensibility, which involves
q corresponding amount of blindness to
other peoples sensibility. A. genuine
ly cheerful person makes the best of
your troubles because they really do
not appear to him very distressing, and
it is for you to decide whether such
view will act on your mind as tonic
Or an irritant.-London Saturday Re-
view.
A New DEFINITION OF MUs1e.-The
definition of music, attributed
Ia Ta,,, lood haa re r,noct: O acsnredlu tho