, 1869-07-10
HEARTREND1NG OCCURRENCE
A House ConsNncd by Fire with
Four Little Children In II,

From Tic Corydpn {lHl} Efiub{ltnH.
Doubtless never within the history Of Harrison
County has community been more horr11cd :.;.,,
BY the distressing and hcartrending accltea. that
occurred N tbs counsy last Saturday nisnL ~
at the sac scene next morning, the particular .e
about these: Ar. and Mk8 ja11es II. Nlln.1s IN
their homes IN Washington Township, near tna
line Of scott, and neaE what ts called Cold Friday,
Last Sunday evening, to attend church In the sc;,-
lty, leaving their four children at huge. lie
eldest oetog aooas yeaEs old. aal NJ
Wcte ot short duration, and as Ms. nud Mrs, ".
were returning home, they discovered q ll,a. II
that direction, and fearing that some a:t!:leut
ed their steps. but, alass when they arrived 1h"r
their nouse Nas all enreloped in nanes, The r.rt
bad tal.tn L, and their ntslc ones whom they h.!
hellth enjoying thelr childish sposts-their lHnu.
ceut voices ringing ont III gee!nl manner M tsr
evening atr-the patteftng OF tnetr little !e't n
b. the gray element which had gained such hrai-
way that to rescue them VAS impossible, aud tac
hEoksn, teasted} mother, wnnstng her haa,Is IN
consuming clement destroy hef home, win he5
following 70 Rs3oFntnG ths ehar1el aatns .:
by. side, and the fourth near tho ,l,mr.
When the parenta LEFT the cAinirrn
tasy requested them not 70 g to sleep un.l tlrs
Heary, and tho three younger ones lat,l down ST..
y side and vent TO sleep, while The eldest ~.
GOWN near inc QpcF 70 8N81I The coming or Eht
parentr, and he. TOO. uncons-iously, felt asrr7
Il s al sulullse ~ 70 how the Dire ortgluat+rL
Some think thas the BUILDING caught from nre IT,
ing blown OUT or dropped from the stove, htlt Mr..
and ME- Wktmot think there WIS no nrr III tie
stose, ~ supper mad been over for nearly txu
hon1h ociote thef left home. Others seem to thluk
that the children nay have gotten hold OF su,ur
matches, and In playing With them set l.e 10
Ione kind Of goods In the house, fruu which the
ore spread nnul IL enlarged into 1laIneA The or.-
gan Y q ne nse. however, Will doubtless never b.
Since the publication Of the aboge We tayc II.
following p8fttculsrs+
The parents, a. arated. had gone 10 church.
leaving thets LITTLE ones, aged from to 5es1. i:
home. They left roal:ol lamp burning In llr
70 make the ho1se secure against any Que attr,t.-
ng to enter It. Toe children had gone to f*4I III,
we're all fast aAleep, and while sleepIhg II Is s,1l
1osed, the coai-ot! lamp exploded, setting 1re 10
ne house. The children. awakened f'r the nrr, o.
NO Of them, a. lesst, attempted to escape, III.
2 saln- They then commenced screaming ami
Ihrtekt1R IN the Mhst hesrt~reudlnG manner for
leip Their cries Merc heard, but too late, a!.t.
0f the neIy nRme2 we're then curling about tn,.
TlndoTs, md I'D human MD could succor the Ir.,-
little innocentA
Two Of them fell Iesd BY the door, where tAr,s
HAIRED REMAINS wcrr found The other two, the
youngest, petished in the bed, hcins bur1csl u
ssaes. It *as heaEtEeHd!n2 when the parent.
2 plain sight Of then hut beyond thstr reach, Iay
heir dAIiuKA, With the fearful fre wrapping them
4 1A tottuf1ry folds; aud no human arm could
escue them Or sa~e them from consnmLng iu 1hc
a1ents mad. On Sunday tho charred remains
feFo gathered from the ruins Rlt 1nte34ed 10 Inc
RmilJ buiJlng-6Tpuhd Of DE. John Cus1ry, At
enaI 1lade- Our correspondent closes: al JrAy
ou 20 aafo nc irom ever aGatn witnessing -
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