Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-11-26

sounded the terrible "no WAITER" citi
zens were carrying and tossing and tum
bling articles of furniture from the build
/ ing; attendants and employees wer
busy with the two hundred frantic pa
! tients, carrying some from the burnin,
building half dressed, seating and reseat
ing Others in carriages and omnibuses
a few of the more unfortunate patient
were being taken from the upper win
dows; women were kneeling beside til
! six lifeless forms placed upon the lawn
making vain efforts to restore; firemel
maddened in their extremity and almOs
( powerless, with the flames cree pin,
/ steadily TO the front of the building, an,
| flashing out ever and anon from thecen
ftrsf chimneys. rushed about as -directes
or as they deemed best; the building
now half in flames, loomed up as gran'
a fire picture as was ever beheid. and th
scene was grand beyond description.
Arrangements We're made to obtain
supply of water from distant cisterns
the long line of omnibuses and carriage.
moved toward the Deaf and Dumb Asy
lum, seeming in the strange light like ,
funeral procession. And the city at las
having aroused from seeming stupor
poured a flood of excited people into tht
grounds The fire from this time pro
gressed rapidly. There seemed to be {
space of three or feet between the ceiling
and the roof, and this being favorable Il
draft, the fire followed the roof arounG
until by one o'clock it had eDveloped
the west wing as we'll as the front anG
east wing. = %. ass "a
The roof was tin. was supported by
heavy oak -timbers, and was very diff
cult to perforate in any way. The GEN.
trail wing, which extends north, mid
way between the east and west wings
was saved almost entire. In this were
the kitchen, bake-house. engine SOON,
car penter shops, &C. All the engine,
remained or the ground until nearly
morning, and one until eleven O'Clock
yesterday. a+a -Hs- Pas
The hospital building, in which Were
confined the worst cases, was not injured
atalE The walls of the main building re-
main standing almost intact, the hand
some stone corners of the front being
most shattered. '-'ii .
Hundreds OF people visited tine
grounds yesterday, and in the evening
the massive ruin, with fitful tongue OF
fame flashing out here and there; feast
ingon win niow-frame; poun ,ingupon q
hidden bit ofornamental work; dancing
on an isolated patch of flooring; with the
thousand school children and ladies and
gentlemen, strolling about the lawn half
green and half white; and the workman
tired and dropping, and the steward and
attendants bowed as If stricken with
sudden sorrow: and the screams of the
inmates of the hospital made the scene
almost as peculiar as on "Wednesday
night. --it'- t+i-
The furniture was yesterday disposed
of in different ways! The bedding and
clothing were taken to the Deaf aud
Dumb Asylum Much OF the furniture
was stored in the central wing of the
building. Other portions were taken to
the State House and the Rink. Much
of this is damaged, but tile loss will not
he heavy. a. 'fi e, -
The building was the oldest Asylum
i'm the State, additions having been
made from time TO time until it was the
largest perhaps, or having the greatest
accommodating capacity. It had been
in use from twenty to thirty years. The
actual loss TO the State will scarcely
reach S200, 900. -at .5f
Atthe meeting of the Board on Tues
day, the various reports showed the
most favorable condition ofthings. The
system almost perfect; the success in
treatment greater than ever before; and
the remark was made that it was a mod
ell institution. The next evening it was
in ruins. = d.
The Governor will recommend in his
message to the General Assembly, which
meets on Monday next, the immediate
reconstruction of the building on the
fire-proef plan.
The Board of Trustees. is now COM
posed of Dr. s. NJ Smith, President;
Judge VIM. B. Thrall, Secretary; Henry
B. Curtis, Henry Wilson. John Hunter,
and DIR. VIM. Fullerton. All were
present on Tuesday, except DR.. Fuller
ton. and all expressed their unqualified
with the management.
DIR. Smith and Mr.. Hunter spent the
entirs day yesterday with DIR. Peek, ar
ranging for the comforts of the patients.
In answer to telegram prompt and gen.
erous responses were received from the
Northern Ohio Eunatic Asylum, offer
ing accommodations for 120 inmates, and
from Long View Asylum offering ac-
commOdations for so. No response was
received from the Southern Asylum at
Dayton, but favorable one is expected.
Many of the counties sent yesterday
tefegrams, stating willing
ness to take charge oftheir insane. The
officers from Muskingum county rr
rived last night to receive their patients.
About 25 of those not seriously affected
were Yesterday sent to their homes, and
in few days 1t Is hoped that every pa
tient will be cared for.
2 The following are the names OF all
that are known TO have perished in the
Mrs. Caroline Conner, Miss
Lizzie Herrold, and Mrs. & Bradford, of
Athens county Mrs. Murphy, (over 50
years OF agej, of ofWyandotte county; Mrs.
Susan A. Parker, of Licking county
and Bridget Brophy' of franklin. The
await the order of relatives
Several observers are quite certain that
q man perished mi a different portion of
the building, but nothing definite is
known in regard to this.
All the patterns were accounted for at
the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, but twelve
or fifteen, who escaped In the confusion. /
Six of these returned or were returned !
to the Asylum yesterday. OF the 9TH
ers, all but one were well enough to reach
hOue, for which they no doubt started I
One man walked o distance of thirty /
miles, reaching his home yesterday, car +
rying the news of the disaster.
The scenes at the Deafand Dumb Asy- /
lum on the arrival of such host of such |
strange visitors can be better imagined
than described, Over hundred pupils
we're aroused from warm beds and for
ed to double on their comrades In upner /
iormitories, giving their warm beds to
The shivering, and frightened Visitors
study reons were transformed into
wards for tI,a more violent and by P !