, 1870-06-02
FIRE IN DAYTON, o.
A Mother and Five Children Surro~
Czated and Burned.

from ths Dayton Journal Ndy So
sabbath morning Dayton WEB visited tv
\ mother and i've eh1dren persisted in u smoke
a:,a hame. People ehuddeted as they recount
Cd tie terrible Story throughout the cIty. The
event Was SO shocking that many could not at
mt A., Iealsze it. though al were o1erpowered BY
come will emotions they could not reprsss
that they were incapable Of speech.
Aosnt quarter past 1 o'clock, yesterday
morning, families residing on Main street
near the junction OF Warren, were startled
the ordinary alarm that il usually heard Int
frantic screams OF anguleh-the alarm which
actual terror gives ont, induced BIZ the most
inghtfnl calamity Il was at once discovered
that double frame building On Main street.
a1s auo"n A1saa a. tns E,ghth Ward House, was on
rear Of the house was in damea, and
the alarm had not become ceneral Tha
people were in their d" first sound slecn,r md
for Little whils it seemed as flourh
tneE would not be aroused before the Slight
frame structure would be swept away bY 9hs
devouring element, and tAe adjoining buijd.
lngs wrapped in flames! Under such ffiphtfnl |
circumstances, very abort time seems fear I
~ period It WAS not long, however. befora
atuo.. Inc alarm had been spread, and the whole
Irief time before the faithful fremen were on
me ground, quickly opening up four streams
from the hydrants attached to the HoI1y
WORKS. And to supplement this powerful
agency the Central engine opened up an
other effective stream on the burning 6niid-
ing. |
Then the word passed through the iupul-
ave throng in the atEeet that mother and
her whole family were being suffocated and
perishing in tbs second story Of the burning
house The yhols 20 upper portion Of the place
sible to render any relief to the doomed family
Various v1d plans Of reecuing them were prp
posed, knd then abandoned, as the oyerpower
iEg flames drove the most . daring
spay .nd ,5cbt twaser! &s1s ~ Tater!" was the II;
nc1nent the flames werc partially subdued, and
we're driven array from the front Of the bui1d,
ing, ladders were elevated to the front vim
lows OF the second story, the windows we're
'roken ont, and party Of resolute men, led
y fatnek elboons, made their way into the
'rAy may never again be witnessed by mortal
'yea; woman and FIVE children lying dead 4
y a group on the floor! The mother
rad IN her arms q babe only three ,,
seekg Old It was fearfnlly scorched, but
ecital, and We Wln not attempt to describe The
notwithstanding scene. The bodies we're res {
ned from tho flames and conveyed ac1osa the {
treet to the residence Of Mr. Nipgen, and )
very possible effort was put forth b physi-
Fas too late--they were all, excepting tie in ,
ant, beyond the reach Of human aid. The :.
ather and his two elder SONS had escaped-all :,
aore or less disabled-from an upper window !
+ the house.
Tho building WAS occupied by three families.
haEles Zwisler occupied the whole Of the
ower story, and kept saloon called the
Eighth Ward House.' He cscaped with his
amiiy. In the upper part Of the south por-
ion Of the building lived man and his wife
- l
j their night clothes Immediately over the I
sloon, and occupying tie second story and
atrot above il, were Frederick Moe1ler, his
ife, and eight children, Who were all asleep {
hen the fire broke oft. It WAS this family
10 met with the terrible calamity Of which {
e have spoken. {