, 1870-12-31


Prot. slai3lefert. tho engineer having in
James River, boarded ut the Srott~wood Ho-
tel. On the dag lf:cr the fire fn the :llp =
ing letter TO his wife, in Brooklyn. hs gaye a
Sraphc account Of the tcrFhis rceneh. ali the
more interesting from tue fact that il VA. no,
Intended Tor publication;
fs:cHuoSp, Va, Der. q, 1s,n,
nFA7 WIFE: ! te!ektapaed 10 sou to-day. for
fear Your might stc in The p71.re In cx4g.e.atat
acc u1t 0f tag saA ca1a:p:@J we mes wt:n ut tl,r
SIntthw oof Ifonse--nnN 70 1noIe-ard II ha5
most dreadful l.aia couia w1ite :s wso'e Is nse
Of What ! PASSED.! through th:s awful Caf1*:ulas
h.1, hy as pottlhle rel1te what took = Ace. Lsst
night, Saturday. Wcnt 10 bed at 1u O'Clock.
Slept until atonk ~. when ~oke up by hearing
two men rushing d3Wn stars ver5 fast; then
1luet the smoke Of busn:uE wool got up. lookr.i
tnto the hall, and i'unu It 1ul! OF smoke. Then
eher ~ p1e:eree e Of mind M Or m.nuse Of 'tsn tie
Slipped OF ny pants. my biz cost. my mothers
packet handkerchief, which she gsse me when
.sit. fat y &c n'ouna nsrn ~ nsss. then sp:ea!
nun ito:e And niost valuable, ani al! tn
the datk tied the four corners, and CAT OF; III
a., t. Hias Il msfeit On "aI, y ton.s SO sxa;
sleeih'nz 'he hea!et sIokc, asasyta2 tie :l,s
after mt, nn.t thus xfier g,lug anaut in yards
The tt1ett ~ that tune MI were astlr, men au,l
wtu1en IN dehab,itt, SO left ,nr bun,l'e on fhe
Sidewalk and gent bark 70 ny roona a: The fur
,hess end Of The secord n,or. gpt INF irlsaer
Go's, rs7cf, eooks Ac., ar.. his ume tie m =,:ass
vas nsaI'y Ill sone: nut II its place wc:e toua,,
the wtc'1oVs+ which were c:actir.G to evc:l d.
t.cticp- Eau I'll. s.1ae and SAVED my ,suus,
at The sane place and ran back up staT.. wntcn.
b this t.ne, we're sll In nlEea bu1, WEseye,tt,y.
eos in n! room, took ES black Trunk Nth
~ ~ n'z c,.L rps pe M and h, eane' put ny
bu1l.Lr, and succccced in saving thai: but to mud
1ns itain.l ttunE ana buaale so1it: LIS: nj rIs.
H. ~ NJ can ;co % ri s,t II s,uns .nf MT It
hcsd ol the stairs xhere aaA seen isdy su,,
| The room belcblnE .mea; went to thu na3t,
hn!tt the dotF. loul.l two men asleep, tried II,
thsks ;ltm 9p: found thty were both tirn:s:
disturbing him: got him up BY force; he
fought aasd, scratched me all over. hut en, the
arns uI scInc daEke5s Who harpeusd to p~ tn-:c
went opek to set The other man bat too late: thut
r1m vas belchinF t1smea, which dsur. me a say
t1sits. wratret un with Es c1at had - jau1e
dn.n through sne blaze; got my wnt:k-
tsusa :ss to 1aa Ia ~ sss so. o15n1 o5 m t
II ansy. aud VIA once tAnIe breathing ina. pure
s1,nctpbe!e waich We wicked people do net ap.
Mlp 10 ars poor wsetcn. win; in sea7ch ot ~
t tL.sgE, no tna!l task 2moag sttSit i
usss Ut uuass, e!7thloR, ac,sG:a7
! tn. Little. Ac.+. but tue l.lYr!ng bult
isg assisted mr.. anf, st1arEe to tAs.
touhsi lie three lots In different psacea nut t1r,
ftr sae lesrtaG tn .aiftEt nt houses. Aa st.,npr.
.1e 10 ter The descon Ct ,le-.iu-i1cn do H.. s,--t
TIE wind WAS turrn>tl! eolf | WIS 1un-ta3
With rs.srits II n ell around. this 7as tae reason
is'hiI4 d 20 near 10 dr5 u5 clothes ann nv *A:n
| Wei. ~ Cit tht unstcr tanr', lhat poor wo nal,
the ltuN keeper, ~a4 lest, W!ka ute Een.ieue1
GET. aib, buf doubtless there are mare,
~ 1t NaA sodden, aud eo Mahv hkd 10,
t'ulR+ Il Christmas sccnrdnE TO their ta4se. Win
~h,*hfE. AT ca,!IEht l went to tae Ballard
nGu.e- wlnt TO he'd, ard WAS fast yuIng
10 eleep. when who shouh hurst into UJ
tom hut Joe, Henry. anil Hruwr. Tle,
| had heart Ill wsFe lost at ste Spot4g*eod
! sud they went In search OF ne {'pJF fe taws
| they ue:e 70 gt4u TO ind Me atise lhst the,
CITED ifSt tahtes, and think did the sacr
truE could not help lit IL so good
teel that oEe might be regretted for his worth.
rt.1 Lpt halE my stocEtrRs M laE nisht, ye. Tx
| ErtA1 Etver OF Ill gave NE the gre4tess E{f. na.
| ran dEs!re-rcv fist-whtch tDf>a n devote i.
! hare af*aJs tired to do. TO CnFtst.ar du.lea. AZ
! ter Dy men II II. u carriage came with Catp
| nnHdtr Aintf, Who h2n heart was one OF ih
| suEert, TO take nc 10 hts hoc.e a1t take car.
Of nc Many other arx!ous ftieros cane,
ffurs ss ever, Il. MAltiLrEKr...