The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-12-15
NO. 49,.
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ing is four storios high. Looked
Mt from tho front tho obsorydr
secs on each floor twelve windows.
four large aud eight sma|lor arohsd
windows, divided into sels OF
three each, leaving six windows
on tho floor Of each separate
house. There is no scuttlo through
the roof leading to tho garden
above; Of course, no windows In
he buck and if tho only stairs In
the building, ono running through
NO: 93, were cut away on tho 500.
ond or third floor by fire, the Only
mode Of egrcss for my inhabitant
Of tho third floor would be q lean
through tho windows, which aro
fully forty feet from tho ground.
And thus il was that yesterday
morning two human beings woro
killed outright, and another fatal
ly injured.
| DISCOVERY OF THE FIRE.
Furman street is u solitudc.-==
Passing through n quarter Of thS
city where, probably, not moro than
fifty persons have occasion to b6 du.
ring tho night, it is deserted, and
the only sound which often breaks
the still monotony is tho staggor-
ing football Of drunken snilor
rcoling to his ship after q nights
debauch, tho measured tramp of
tho police patrol dying far of in
tho distance, or tho tfilklo Of tho
horsc.cars usually froightcd With
tho driver and conductor: MI
around is commerce and that on.
~. But not only the honest COM
mcrce Of tho world, but also tho
commerce in human blood. This
charrod building was occupied by
white-lcad manufacturers, and waY
used by thom as II factory. And
plodding onward to his work
through tho drizzfi ing rain, an on.
ginocr was going to his work.
Passing through Furmnn street
no saw that No. % was on fro.
and tho fro seemed to bo in tho
third story. From tho fourth
story porsons called on him for
help "ln Gods namo got rope
and savo u.s." Bower teshod 10
Harbcck's dock, which is opposite
tho building, aroused tho watch.
man, brought Il light and returned
in tivo minutes. When he 70.
turned, manglcd dcad mans
form was lying against tho wali
of llarbcck's store, u laborcr
o!nsprd in his arms little child,
all bloody and gasping for Life,
and two stalwart mon bore ton>
dcrly away bruised, battcrod
heap Of flesh, which was onco u
young and handsome woman.
WHO TIE VICTIMS WE'RE.
Tho bodies which Bower saw
on bis return, wcro thosp Of Thom.
rs Wallace, his wifo Annie, and
his son throc years and oight
months old. Wallace, who was
an honest, Industrious Irishman,
with his family, occupied tho
whole Of tho fourth floor Of No.
o3, using tho front room as IL
kitchen, and tho rear ono rs bed
chamber. Ho was about thirty
fivo years old, Of fino form and
face, fur abovo the average class.
Ills wife waa somo years younger
and had becn pfeposscssing in hor
time, and tho child was worry hand
somc-nt least so fur as II person
can judge from tho manglcd fca-
lures. Wallace had been en-
ploycd rs n laborer, and took caro-
Of tho building, acting as janitor,
in consideration of being allowed
to reside thcro.
THE DEATH LEAP.
Whilo Bower was away on his
mission Of help the final act Of tho
tragedy was br9iight to n conclu-
sion. The fire Which, previous to
Bowers departure, had cut away
tho stairs (and, therefore, all hope
OF escape, save by tho windows)
had grown into greater fury, tho
heat booamo intense, tho smoke,
great in volume and density, por-
nlcaCed through the building, and
crcpt through tho Groviccs Of tho
door OF tho room in which, crouchod
beneath the window sill, with up.
lifted tacos dnd claspod hands,
Wallace and his family waited for
promised suctor. Mono camo.
The smoke grew densor; tho poi
sonous miasma blinded them; thoy
were dying Of suffocation. At last
their pont up agony broke out.
Tho father cIuspcd bis boy in ono
arm, grasped tho hot window.
frame with tho other, and with O
fearful cry Of "God in hoavon, help
mo-" leapod into the street.
Thud! Crash! A.a.h! Ho was
dead, and tho child noarly tho
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