The Portland daily press., 1872-06-17
F1nr-Two GrnIs SEVERELY HuRr By

FIRE-Two GIRLS SEVERELY HURT BY
LEAPINC FROM WINDow.-About one o'clock
Sunday morning, Capt. Knight of the Sunday
! Star, while walking down Congress street to his
| office, was attracted by screams from New High
street, and on going in that direction found the
| house of Mrs. Edward ID. Preble, ON the corner
of Deering street on fire, and two women in the
front attic window screaming for help. The
night was quite dark, and the smoke had set
tied down so dense that he could not see even
the outlines of the house. Cropping through
the smoke he reached the house and tried 10
burst in the door or awaken the other inmates
but failed to do so. The women continued to
scream, but more family, and Mr.. Knight call
ed to them to let themselves down and he would
try and catch them. The youngest, aged about
IA, at once dropped and struck on the Captains
shoulder, and falling to the ground, struck upon
and shattered rustic vase. Immediately the
other, aged IL, jumped out, but her fall was un-
broken, and she laid ON the ground apparently
dead. AT this moment the neighbors began to
arrive, and Mr. John G. Hayes had the girls
taken to his house, close by, Mrs. Preble and
her son, Capt Edward E. Preble, made their
having got upon the ground, the flames were
speedily extinguished Part of the roof was
burned off, but the house was much injured by
water The property is amply insured.
DR.. Getchell took charge of the injured girls,
assisted by Mr.. Hayes. Mr.. Francis Chase and
others. The eldest girl appeared to have suf
fered internal injuries, as she vomited consider
able blood Both were taken to their home in
the morning. The eldest lay insensible until
afternoon, and at o'clock was conscious but
wandering in her ideas and speech. The young
er was very sore and lame, and it is hoped that
her injuries are not of serious character. We
withhold the names of the young sladies by re-
quest.
The girls slept in a small room in the front
attic, which was the only finished part on that
floor. The restwas one large open room. They
retired as usual, putting their candlestick on
the floor and very carefully snuffng out the
wick. The eldest was awakened by the crack
ling of the fire and the presence of the smoke.
Rousing her sister they attempted to escape by
the stairs. Immediately on opening the door
dense cloud of fire and smoke burst in and
drove them TO the window. Had they had pres
ence of mind they might have stepped upon the
broad finish just under the window and been
comparatively safe until ladders could have
been procured. They were in their night dresses
and we understand lost all their clothing. The
oldest girl says that Mrs. Preble or her son
were accustomed to go all through the house
before retiring, to see that all was safe, and
that one of them did so on Saturday night. 1t
is probable that spark from the candle carried
by this person. fell upon some infammable sub
stance -..
The engines were quick to respond to the
alarm, but the firemen were not prompt owing
to the difficulty of hearing the alarm in some
parts of the city. There is great need of an
alarm bell east of City Hail.
SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIvERsARY.-The Sun |
day School of the First Baptist Society cele-
brated the 18th anniversary of its organization |
yesterday, the afternoon and evening being &C.
cupied by the exercises. In the afternoon Rev. |
DR.. Smaller delivered an address from Ps. xxxiv:
IL, and the annual reports were read, from
which we get the following: of schol- |
airs, $50; average attendance, 240; volumes in |
library, 575; new ones added during the year,
100; amount of contributions, nearly $500. No
member of the school has died during the year.
In the evening addresses were made by Rev A |
X. P. Small, Clarence Hale Esq, T. H. Hub |
bard, ESQ.,, of Biddeford, and Rev. Dr. Smaller |
There was much excellent music by the choir |
and scholars, with responsive readings of the |
Scriptures. There twas an elaborate and dis
play of flowers and evergreens around the desk, |
on the platform and about the arch of the choir |
Very large congregations witnessed and enjoyed |
the pleasant ceremonies.
ORIENTAL ART GooD.-The stock of Chi |
nese and japanese goods, which will be opened |
for exhibition at No. 96 Exchange street this |
morning, is undoubtedly the first collection of |
the kind ever seen in Portland, and will excite |
the admiration of the curious and interest con-
noisseurs in art. There is an almost inter. |
minable variety-in wood, straw, china, paper
and porcelain, besides elegant and rare bronzes,
of the most unique and attractive patterns |
Similar collections offered in Boston, New |
York and Washington have enrolled among the |
largest purchasers such men as Jas. T. Fields, |
Senator Sumner and others of like cultivated |
and critical tastes. The advertisement does |
not begin to set forth onehalf the merits of the
and we have no doubt that this fine
museum of curiosities will be visited by crowds |
of people,