Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-05-28
Waterford Items.

| Out Norway OOIIcsPohuohs "iilcs:
Between two and three o'clock Wednes
day morning, Mr.. Liberty Kilgore Of
Waterford, was awakened by one OF his
children calling. 1.-The house is on fire;
| can hear it roar" Mr.. Kilgore sprang
out of bed, and ran out, without stopping
To dress, when he saw that his cousin,
Emerson Kilgore's house. about twenty
five rods distant, was on fire. He ran
there, followed by his wife with his pants.
When they got to the house they found
one boy, about l6 years OF age, had got
out oil The house; that Emerson was
away from home. and Mrs. Kilgore and
two boys. about eleven and nine years
Old were Ia the house. They could
neither see nor hear them, and fear cd
they were lost Mrs. Liberty kilgore
said they should be got out il mt the risk
OF her own lie. window in the bed
room was smashed. apd she climbed in
and pushed the bed in which her cousin
slept, TO the window 10 take the occupants
| from the bed out OF the window, when
| they found no one in the bed. Mrs. *.
then commente oil feeling along the floor in
total darkness, the fire not having broken
out in that room. She soon found her
cousin lying on the floor. face down.
and apparently ileless. She lifted her
TO the window, and her husband took her
out. She then hunted Tor the youngest
boy, who slept with his mother. and
found him, face down, ON the floor under
the bed, before being moved. She hand
ed him to the window, and then went Tor
the other boy. but he WAS not in the
room where he had slept, and she feared
he was lost; but the blaze, bursting into
another room, revealed him, lying face
down like the others. and shn quick
" carried him out About this time one
or two more persons arrived, and llnding
nothing more could be done to save any
thing, a messenger was dispatched for 4
ply sician and another TOT Mr. X. who
was AT Denison. IL Co. mill, having put
up there. with his team, for an early
start in the morning. The sufferers
were carried to Liberty Kilgore',, and
when the husband aud father arrived the
vile and children were oil unconscious
and blarkened by the smoke Mrs. X.
lay with head thrown back, eyes "ide
omen. staring. with no power TO close
them, and muscles rigid as death II
was - terrible scene, never To he forgot.
ten The ply stefan arrived. soon after,
and gave medicines TO relax the muscles.
which had the effect TO close Mrs. Ks
ewes. The physician remained ill thel
were partially revived He thought ;he)
might all recover, but said had they been
in the house one or two minutes longer,
their recovery would have been impos
sible. They were very sicH through the
day, vomiting up what appeared to be
SCOT, and ut sunset Mrs. K. hadn't suffice
cnt force to open the eye lids Nearly
everything in the house was burned. a
small stable connected with the house
was burned, with everything it contained.
ii valuable horse, covered carriage,
pal of double harnesses, single harness.
farming tools. &c. Nelghbois being
distant no help, other than Kilgore and
his wife. arrived. till too late TO save
property The blow falls heavily on
Mr.. Kilgore, middle.aged, Industrious
farmer. Had not thai energetic heroic
woman been there, his loss would have
been almost insupportaoIe. IL was her
resolution that brought the wife AMI
children out from death She is deserN-
ing OF all praise. 1t is hoped the citizens
and ncighbors will generously assist
them, in partly making up their loss
They are entirely destitute OF food, cloth
ing, and everything necessary tor house
keekpiDg. Loss estimated at $1,000; I'M
surcd for $500. LeWiSt0n Journal.