The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-06-08

tion. The Cincinnati express train
eastward, bound from Summit, rushed
through q sea Of fame and smoke for
nearly milo. (The road had pro.
viously been tested by an extra
engine.) Although tho train had
been wet and prepared for the pas
sage. che glowing heat blistered the
paint, and the windows were stained
with smoke. The engineer and FIRE.
man were slightly singed.
ROASTED ALIVE.
BY far the most awful spectacle
and calamity yet reported occurred on
Sunday night near Deposit Station.
AS darkness gathered over the dying
day the FIRE had reached the base OF
the West Mountains, and before
O'Clock had completely enoircled one
Of the prominent peaks as with a
girdle of FIRE. The famea roared and
cracked with horrible sounds as they
swept up the hill side. The glare
brilliantly illuminated tho whole
| adjacent region. A party Of sports
men returning throughn n gorge on the
opposite side heard shouts and cries of
distress, apparently proceeding from
tho flaming forest. Looking up
through the fame aud smoke thoy
thought they discovered the forms Of
a man and woman upon a rocky
| height, swayiug their arms to and fro.
The cries continued, and one Of tho
party is sure that he afterwards
caught glimpse of child in the
womap's arms. Soon after the walls
Of flame shut out all view, aud the
cries ceased. The Mortified witnesses,
driven away by the heat to a greater
distance, fingered as near as possible,
but neithor saw nor heard any more.
It is believed that the persons thus
seen were q man, wife and child,
named Houge, who lived in shanty
in remote place on the barrens, and
in escaping across the, ridge were
hemmed in upon the rocks whcrc seen,
and SO pcrished in the conflagation.
Search is to be made for their re-
mains.
NARROW ESCAPES.
\ number of instances of narrow es.
capes and more or less serious in
juries arc reported. A large number
of poor people have heen thus bereft
of home, goods and the means of q
livelihood and what is worse for them,
no opportunity for. decentralization
seems probable, as the country itself
is not, in their vicinity, very produc-
tive. Altogether this is the most
serious devastation of the kind ever
known in this State.
Killing of United States Marshal Story.
Full particulars of the killing of
United States Marshal Story, ut
Graniteville, Utah, on the I'd, and
the subsequent chase Of his mur.
derer, read like chapter from some
wild novel of the Mayne Reed school.
Albert H. Haws the desperate, was
wanted for killing former comrade,
named Dunn in August last, and q
warrant for his arrest was issued by
Chief Justice Wilson and given to
Story and a Nevada sheriff named
Carrigan, at Salt Lake City. On
Monday tho officers surprised Haws
unarmod at the corral near his house,
and, drawing their pistols, demanded
his surrender. He pretended to com-
ply, but while Story was Handwriting
him, sprang upon Carrigan and seized
his revolver. Story flew at Haws,
drew his pistol, got it to Haws' side,
but the latter bent his back, and the
ball passed by without touching him. /.
Haws in, an instant grappled with
Story, turned his pistol upon his left
shoulder and fred. Story fell, and
Haws shot him again, finishing him,
then fired twice at Osrrigan, who fed
for help. Haws saddled his horse,
took his own and the officers revol.
verg. bor.esSeed !. gun 0! his reighbor
''to shoot Rabbits" aud got half e
mile start Of Carrigan, who obtained
large posse Of Mormons to aid him.
They got on wrong trail tho first
day, but on the third learning his
whereabouts, chased him for, some
miles toward the mountains. Coming
to q preoipiee he dismoupted and
rolled himself to the bottom, then
gained the cannon before his pursuers
came up. When they arrived he be-
gan shooting and wounded one or two.
The. posse replied, and fnally silenoed
his fire, when be was found to be
dead, with fourteen balls in him. He
had 0 gun, and four revolvers on his
person, two Of the latter being attach.
cd TO his belt, dangling in front for
him. They were capped and cooked,
and to the Triggers Of each there was
attached a small loose string that was
fastened 10 The sides Of his belt. When
those who shot him got TO his body,
ono young man stopped down to take
or one Of the pistols, and the mo-
tnent he palled'it, off Il vent. and
| tho bali viank through his hand and