, 1870-01-13
4 DEPLoRABLK cArAsTRoPaE,
five Children harmed 10 Death
Lecked in by ahc,K Own a Auns 70
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fsom III. Dttrpi, Fret nytss, Jan, H.
AL day yesterday, on the sttoeI, In the Cur. ard
In poEeh people were fpeAk1ug ID = aud snud 1et-
1nSly of nc ieartul Tragedy Of Saaday night tue
most fearful AID eeocL,u9 incident that has o.
cu71o II te!s Guy for >cars rne ns,ef pahuasd
accounts Of the morning conseyed out tue bare
Information that eve persous IL. youag, aod III
pEotnets scd s,s e!., had met saocttnR dcs:o oT
eca5cc1y any edo.t1nnal iAc,s could % 1o.ained.
Tne rutrs Of the baroe1 se.iaR. ~n'ea AZ Jas
tps aad 1fa s'xqs1sa o. eoss a.
Ae rsss1 and altuost opposite Ailtefs afden.
The house VA two story building, occupied BY
Kt1ted OF faiceI. Dptntf ana seErn children. Tae
lower 0oor vas occupted AS grocery etorr, and
slairray cane DO W 70 de oacs coor.
When cur rtpottst vltitsu the Euns yesterday,
he found scores Of people re.dy 10 te:ste taeif
EcpEtedEe of The 1nctttrnt. but no two 6tOl1e4
Agreed. AL wete coulu-ed, aud out few came
urou the scene unal ait lnn bull1,cg asd burn.
occupied BY an old couple, wnu tar.uwly e4cAped
nu1uirK oul, ant they Bppear to nave been tne
INST ota TO have hcard and repeated tee alarm.
Thes 6.Ate that atoGI D p1C4ucK Ia tna evening
they hta-d the calld1ea scouting aau tcseauiux
:iod, runnIbg out ooHrs. IA h4lres Bursting o1t
shrnngh the shutters OF tue W.ndo ~ on tue uret
noos, whle ne sHoke haa Just commenced 10
Story, Aed tosongn tie ciapoaards and
roof. There wa4 4eud urd fearful ecream-
ing and rpr!eking 1tou the children. Hnd
was heen at one Of the window. The two
GUNNER ced .hou dug the aiAsu. and II wns only
HoEcnI betoIe they wsrc js.1ed By scofe or
mrn Ard wctncn VINO ru:ht 10 tae spot Among
there Ecfe lhe no.ber and 1atne.. The I8t'ef,
pIkAd do 4 s1alra sa1 o-ock or two aWsy Ia
the t0use Of u SetRt We TIE tuo.ner had child
= her urmr. aid ~as 30 frlga,el-d ttxt very lit
sle Information could te gea1ed from her. But,
" Lex oircct,oLs+ Il part OF tue Increasing
crowd enccAf"res 10 t1rce open tse buck door,
tee one which It'd out dours lr0u TIE foo. Of tue
s:a.rs. tOzco Een rusned tAelr weight against
This door, tine and aga,o, caus,DE the panels to
give and crack, bot tue inc1 vas TOO strong, and
ere they oonld burst II on, the not names we're
Means Huti screams CAM to ruelr ears through
The sh!veftd oour. anon tnreEs shat told OF
dtead!ol pain, and they only ceased their efforts
when thssf iaces 1eIe bhsteted BY the 1esplnH
Thote smrns the crowd who d,a moi follow the
ttstfRcted mother to Lac rear Of the burliQR
dwelling. rell kne that shs, mum n life vas at
stake IN the room Above. The psucs Of g'ass
81 tezms Ct agony utte,ea By tao,s xrapaed u tbs
natncz, and euaxGfstg IN t,t folos Of tne stlninZ
eEoke ssd 11s5e ws5e Cen xno ra.hsa o1
naues we're cu1lltg 4Iuacd liz e7d, and tue BACK
oIe nonen. he etosd lootvo nls essn 1s; o,aer ae
wl,nln-tl looked ire des,h to 90 % Baf
the lAtnlly, tptang up zoe luuads be4:lng oacE
the ,amcs viii his cap e.. up. sad th:ou IL tue
IRE hnd BHoke, and luto Toe E,n1nv, and men
and vomtn held their breath. But, wh.l men
said that be wAs 1oss Ihs 1orm OF p.foa wal seen
n3a1n 81 The V.ndoF, on TIE adder. coming down,
s 1ne e :a e. ~ Tsaa
clothing b,sxed n-rceiy. nat ooIn were attended
70 when The ground was reached, aad. though
heAId inside, and sttoug mra vera ahuud.Fi
over the terrible fa:c OF tnosc 5et roasst5g IN tue
nsuee. tntre went ua n ci,eer TOR &c brave dau
wh0 60 rot1y per II MS sonus LIE for the tal5a.
so6n alter Ine eal wss sbo7trd some o7e ran
70 Box 16, The le.resl tn the scene. a11 Gu
ceayuftd TO Telegraph INC a arn 10 tne e1g.1e
Lo1ets. Bet, beng cIntusE1, nad, perhsa4, m
nstd 10 the tixbsl. tic alarm "As ia some way
ueranced; and, by tue tiLe that rae e:gnal uas
Otherwise commntca'e7, TIT 1fe had .aw1apoA
The hG!e bnlflirR. at, wnso u s:eam.r arrived
OF the spot Ell tnst could be dIDt H4s u dFenc1
the flaplts IRON Tbs EallA Hbea tbs DIRE WAS
cut thei'. shuddes'n1 =; ~. -iy:s ~hlcu thsy
kIeF wtuld EJECT thr;r sl4hn nuurrne4.a the ruS-
t,I-b, huncftd uen conntnced q search fcr lne
l.octet Of the victims,
Right at tie foot Of the sta.re. Or where the
hl4tsn had Keen, Rheu q t-W .sr,tsl nLu huoxlng
S0d.ca Of t4c I've cEnnr.h vtre ioacd In her
alms, held az II II .g IN Shield ITS lt:IA body
frou the lEe, tae yolux gill, HXed Is. was ro1nd
with . lltle s.ster clarpsl ug lls. to aeE D3aom.
So sitolE xEa her g1A'" tts. 1lrf tcet errcs
could not be uDLckcH. ann, &ael hna baw that
ceath must cone. sht hn met the Il Ies n.st.
hodtnx The aitte Que sAas uassi ine leao.pg
tongues OF nfe mad fuwrNpprh tdtu b1tJ. Tlt
Other bDdlea were 1ouoI RIuup-J atsut TIE sIe:Cr.
seeming. as vas untnrAl. tn mare la,hef TO her
protection it tie fearful trial, -hl.u Ihe payr
sister coula only ees th.c. dir with hrr. i. WAS
heasiteIdng ttRnt, Ole full ur bbad1ciisg horror,
and sr0Eg nen tCrLcI .w4y sutl Wspl - tie
mother atI'ckeo her griEI aLa the ia:aef etoA1ed
Alter tlue, The remains =erc taken up and
CONVEY cd TO the lesdclce vi Ms T.lou. ~ NJ. ea5
FrAuAl1n Street, Were the, s.rt lai.i Ia c9rlus,
AID T1tFe they Ttre t:cAGd ~ tI1arrda or ~ @.
pathetic CifZeDs yes eEA4s. ,ur c1:nus held the
nVe, the oldest st-ters -na the llt'l- one in her
burned entirely IH bo'h, tie D Iii ouered on
the nesh cool ed 10 Char, there III! lutte
70 as snoM Tint they "ess hun,u h-snss oal5 8 tew
Short houfA oetGre- Eun- Ut the p+neF hodtea
wert not crispe1 20 o. III, tut y! were tlreadf1l
sight to see TUE, vii Tt i4trn fro-: The nonse
for tntcrment a. ~ oE!ocE to .lir- ~
TIC Rrlef-ttFcksu tar Eere both a: tie
house atoye def1enltt d 5=4e'ds., Mt F4loo bstrx
a3sa, asaT 1Gasss ot ,he "a ,y- Te f4tnsf kuo*d
given bt thc open,ng Of t't. n:t:ae. The s:ats. I
mcnt q Vie mother. no 1s herself badly burae1 |
that vii! prohahiy ever .. = ven. walls IL as tue
tope tiirt e1vEIops psIt tLx ysttry thai m1J |
PERHAPS bt peLeuat:d. S1.. ray. that one OF lae |
fretstng through the jay. 4at saoa II O'Clock gae
urdIeEaed aDo r4ced It IL D. ~ then lad do IN
oa the oEtslde oi the Ted ~itu aer clothes OF, to
wait toI 1t 70 go TO .:ceR Being lied, she iiLe-
sen1ffa sST yrs q ss'i, H. " rsss =: "a
On NE The frightened c1tldren Rere ruuoing
hithtr Atd thifhtf Ind <cf-s atne tn asnru while
the room WEE fIlltng II ri. ke. Ice Ell stated
thAt the bog hnd started % 70 doxr, an.l fo3pd |
the Y Ehole ftofe III tlaze. The nur1er reneu |
hers th&t Ehe Eetzed .ee CT cnd ftn u lbe ID IN
her srns. aDrs sc1tau1tEl, he hrrs to folo =, |
desceI dta the Sat. Wnen b- leacard tue a,r !
enc eat the cid oo~n ia tn. 40 aug stayt=d Ia
fuah tscF, but ahc fouLo rhe toar locked, aa1 |
Low tlai door ktnou Urs cen h-I c3lsdrtu md lie
has 1ee2 tola. She tht, ~ ths., u!sLded t1 1nr |
emose ana NRUep, he chf,rEe" filr not io1OT her |
at once, AID that Fren ln.y did, tue xfl shut aud |
locke Tue door IN h-f hat. Aui fright One OF !
the ch'ldr.u Was kfE b~nIuh, up sta-rs, the one |
asEed by lioo turoA Rh lhe tt:o r. II w1at tue
noItet sEe5 ar- IL: III. true .c.a IS 10 the door
II y caId TO 1T d sn exp III Al!ua
Inetc afe Tnllc or Da..sl1s as 10 how the |
Gse originated. Tae father A'a.es tuat there was |
ntt, ntE lad tEete be+1 thA' day. IRE IN the coti
s.ose u Use IL The Ht,s- r.. fne Etove was a |
heast one, perect3J snuuH ana fafe, safe cTen |
Will h1t fife. The hhtrel OF Eetp.c1e sat far |
away lIou tie a'Chse, ~ d. fs he rAd kept It al.
WaJs, and lnat the 6r~ Ntt start fro q thht II
Clearly IHottd u the AoAel ce ol MY explosion. |
From what the u1nlher tesfd tie Srl state Ia her |
ntat AlarHed word, The HnOte toa er ory was IN |
naEts NtSre ercD the c1 1I,fen at4tlDS ab1ve were |
1WsFc OF The fAct- TD+5- t-e.Ls to oc uysterY !
about II, sLd Lo t1tt.ansto. Or 'htos, Is sSeceyed
VIII A2tR1ac.ton. Estu II snt n4n.s ps1xtla.sl !
from rs1elcFAress. The cHa 7,frs whI:h tseY |
brought IS fearful enop01- But II the torcp OF an |
inceLdiaTy caD-sd tbe EUlt csu-t OF }oupR and ID.
nocen' hEts, the tc1 ct$nce OF tsc pt op1e w0nld |