Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-27
THE KENTUCKY HORROR.
Details Of the Fearful Death Of the
SCOTS and Young Perkins.
Buffalo, KY, CJune 2l) Correspondence Of the
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Details Of the Fearful Death OF the
SCOTS and Young Perkins.
Buffalo, KY, (June 2l) Correspondence Of the
Louisville Commercial.
am about to. narate to you one Of the
most heart-rending accidents that ever hap
pened. About two miles distant, in Green
county, on the night Of the 10th inst, be-
tween the hours of 8 and IL o'clock, the
residence Of Mr.. John ID. Scott took fire,
and in short time the whole building was
wrapped i'm a solid sheet of flames. Mrs.
Scott was the first to awake, and
springing from the bed, she gave the
alarm to her husband, and they, gathering
up their sleeping babes, ran out into the
yard and called TO their daughters up stairs
TO get out. The Oldest daughter, hearing
the cries Of her parents, jumped from her
bed, and, calling to her sister to follow,
jumped from the second story window to
the ground and escaped with slight in
jury; but alas, her little sister failed TO fol-
low and was burned into perfect coal.
In the meantime Mr.. John ID. Scott ran
back into the house, it is supposed to save
his money and papers, and in so doing he
rushed into the jaws Of death.
James Perkins, a hired man, who was
III IOOiu Vi IlC uOuSts
never walked up, and he is also a victim to
the fire fend. 1he house was two-story;
log wall, weatherboarded without and
ceiled within. 1t was built ON limestone
wall some eighteen inches above the eartf's
surface, with partition running through
the middle, with back porch and kitchen
in the rear. The fire is supposed tn have
originated from pine box of hot ashes that
was left, through forgetfulness, on the back
porch. When the morning came, the
charred remains of Mr.. Scott, his little
daughter, and Perkins still lay roasting
in the fire, it being too hot to rescue them;
and to make it still more hOrrifying, his
agOnized wife and daughter, together with
his little babes, were there mourning the
loss Of their beloved ones. But, thank
God, they have the sympathy of all the
community, who, with cheerful hearts and
willing hands, will administer to their
wants. As soon as the remains could be
taken from the fire they were placed in
collins for interment, and were buried in
the family cemetery the following day.
Thus ended one of the most awful acci-
dents that ever fell to our lot to chronicle,
and may we never be called on to witness
such another. j. ii. ATHERTON.
Cambellsville Correspondence OF the Lebanon
Standard.
Mr.. SCOTS oldest daughter called to her
sister Alice TO leap through the near win
dow. Alice merely said, ''Yes." The old
est daughter escaped through the window
while the other fell asleep again. Mr. 5.
saved his youngest children, and returned
for Miss Alice, but was Immediately over
come by the heat, smoke and flames, and
fell, and perished in the vain attempt to
rescue his daughter. The young man Per-
kins, it is thought, was caught by falling
beam, was held thus and miseTably perish
ed in the flames. Miss Alice was con-
sumed, nothing being left but her bones.
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