, 1869-04-21
FIRES.
Total Destruction Of the Blind
Asylum at jackson
vile, Ill.
None Of the Inmates Injured.
The Tl{0rtnnates Cared for by the
Citizens.


Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
JAcksoSvILlE, Ill, April 90
.Ahont O'Clock this morning the State Inst1tu-
t!3n Tor the Education OF the Blind was discovered
10 Ike trr and hefore II O'Clock all that reusln-
I'd standing ol the splendid structure was the
cha,rea and hlackened wauA For some reason the
frr 1rlls werc not Euug, but In less than fifteen
minutes after the n1e was discovered
tEr rews had spread to every part
Of tho CITY, and men, women and children, by
stltrt,n. The engines were promptly cnough oa the
r.rund nut neither Of the two small concerns had
tarae1y 10 reach the top Of the burning building.
g1nvs had t'ecn eaual 10 the emergency. II was at
.Ere discovered that any attempt to extinguish
Inc w 70 81 sha1 e., se1 t,s stot
that direction.
TIE fire was first discovered by one oi tue atten-
t!ants in the institution, who, happening to he IN
tl!r fnrtl. stoy observed snukc arising from tic
stint1y OF one OF the nues finnlhe up at the rear
q the building: The 1lar!n was communicated to
ot Rater to tx hurried 10 the SPOT When the
vicinity II the supposed burning due was resche,l
tfe appalling fac: was discovered that thu nasnes
tie stof and were slowly hut certainly working
..nwn through the attic into the fourth story. Iii
i.en spread over tosn, aud large crowds Of peo-
1.c had gathered about the .loolncl building AL
efo-t was tscn dttcc1ed to saving the unfortunate
inmates and the furniture OF the institution. All
thc inmates were out anil all the furniture thai
t"s!,s e@ moved inc1ualnr p!anos was saved from
nv na1nts. The magnificent organ. which was on
the thirl toor, and consumed, was valued at
a.r,ut $500.
AfItr Ill that could be savea vas taken out, the
.,r.azemcns. Gniie tue refce namcs were surgirg
4ns g eset or M @ rSu
II t,l,l hoy and girls were s:tn saniing about,
ssn:e xsv1nr some greatly aS,tatea md CRYING
iaHen,hE, ii .6e aurrZ aad cxe.teinea!
snd arra!an9 in The extreme. :, len minutes
after the t1ases had reached the third story ter
rlle howl VAS hcar'l proceeding FROM The vicinity
tf urc sf the front windows. \ l.lluute a1ter-
wards u little black terrier mounted from the
s1l"hang chamber to The w1ndow I'LL. and eazea
10: the little fellow. Arms we're hell
Tsas asea 10 to 9Es %p hn awn il h as fS9' ss soe Il
a1li howled unit! tie DANES ~an to leap ont over
IL head In despair he marie an effort 10 Jump
I'll utt six feet below, hut missed his hold and
relied down 10 the ground tut Immediately got up
and r0D away, ;l1llil SHOUTS n1 triumph. .
After the rre tienl sial done Its work. and all
tlst cnn hum tntEglT CONSUMED. thc crowd
gradually dispersed to their holnts
/ have Ept learned what disposition Is to bc
1.o,lr OF tht unfortunate children WIN are de-
}'rtvci of what TO them was so lately their home
sa,l catastrophe will RESULT in the final loss OF the
l1l-i,tt,tn the cy. None oI The buildings sur
W. ssl ,".. insurance On the building, hut what
:.u.ount, II ans, uEon The furniture Il not aseef-
,:lIt!etL. = .-....- . e.. ....
i telegram was sent 10 the t;oycrnor as soon as
i; was k.;,wu the building could mot be saved, Vi
tie crrl.lEon Of things
There Is no satisfactory clue as TO the cI7e1n OF
tn, nry which consumed the institution. \ man
who passed hear the hull,iinR betHEeu and !
o'clock III the murntug states that he -" smoke
issuing from one Of the fiues IN large quantities,
and supposed that the tue WIS huEnlnH OUT Inc
lire N2Ss Sslread out over 50 latEe Space Whsn h1sl
discovered III tue attic that il was not possible TO
ss..er1uin with certainty where it OrclnateL
Tue Inmates Of the Institution have been dis
tr!:,u1t amonc private families atralt the cit; for
tie present. There l. rablic meeting OF the cit
liens In sessinn tonight, TO adopt measures tor
the relief OF tne blind WHO art u.aae homeless by
tie fire.
Mrs Rlloaies wife of the PRINCIPAL, was just
ready 10 take the train, in company with some
ether parties here. fnF csr" 10 attend the Illinois
I:,ss -ss=uclativu. wlen the alarm VI lire WIS
given.
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