Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-08-12


from the Fort Wayne tInd., Gazette. July III
One of the saddest cases OF death, under
terrible circumstances, We have lately en-
eountered was brought to our Notice yesterday
evening, Mr.. r. p. Mink, of Kalamazoo.
Mich, Roadmaster OF the Grand Rapids and
Indiana Railway, died under very remarkable
circumstances. Last Monday, while giving
some directions to the groom in attendance on.
the horses, he suddenly dropped, and, as was.
supposed. expired. The weather being warm,
the body was packed in ice and brought down
TO this city, en- route for Valparaiso, Ind, for
lnterment. Arriving at the destination. where;
full preparation had been made for the
funeral, the friends and relatives were thun-
derstruck to ind evident signs of life about
the body. It perspired freely. The funeral
of course was delayed, and yesterday AFTER
noon blood flowed freely. Restoratives were
applied, but Without effect, and r. p. Mink
is now dead man, but it is past question that
he was consigned to his icy tomb while life
was still abundant, as the fact of his having
SO well withstood the awful confinement at,
tests.
The funeral willprobabiy take place 10 day,
but sad moral connects itself with the story.
1t recalls again the great danger of a burial
before the fullest tests have been applied to
ascertain the certainty of death. .siss.
BURNED OuT.-A few months ago an at.
tempt was made to burn che Hotel Building
OF Mr.. G. +. Mccoy, near the Depot at Ham,
ilton, by setting fire to bed in the lower
part of the house. Asthe torch was applied
in the daytime, the fire was discovered in
time to prevent the destruction of the prop-
erty-and negro woman in the employ Of
Mr.. McC. was arrested on the charge of being
the incendiary, and is now under bonds to
answer at the next term of the Court. On
last Wednesday night, however, another att
tempt, more successful than the first, was made
upon the same property, and tho whole con>
Germ, house end contents, now lay in ashes.-
The proprietor of the house, @. r. Mccoy,
Capt Geo. A. s. Davis, j. Mort. Kilsour,
Commonwealth's Attorney for Loudoun, and
anegro boy in the employ of Mccoy, we're
asleep in the hotel when the FIRE was iiscov>
cred. Capt. Davis, aroused by the sitting of
the smoke, gave the alarm, and he and his co
slumberers, made their escape, but very bure1v.
We understand that the representative of the
Commonwealth, forgetting the heroism of
Cassabianca, emerged through window of the
burning building, with small bundle of
toggery under his left arm, but otherwise.
practically, in the primitive condition of Miss
Flora McFlimsey of Madison square. Ye
gods, what sight for the man in the moon,
to look upon.
The building belonged to Mr.. David Carr,
and was, We learn, insured in the Loudouu
Mutual; Mr.. MeCoy's loss is supposed to be
from 81 500 to So, 600, upon which there was
partial insurance. The FIRE is generally
conceded to have been the work of an incen-
diary, but SO far no clue to the perpetrator.-
The penalty for burning dwelling house in
the night time, knowing it to be occupied. is
death. Should the fend be arrested and
brought to trial, the prosecution will doubts
less be conducted with more than ordinary
force, the Commonwealth being reinforced
with the practical experience Of knowing
how it is himself."-LeesJurg Mirror.