The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-06-09
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itutnors we've currenrof the streets last
evening that large woods fire, III Upper
Bern Township. had destroyed barns and
burnt many horses and cattle. Sul,se-
quently II was learned, from people who
were In attendance, that the woods near
The new st. Michael's Church, IN that
township. were accidentally set on fire
during the uetlitcatory services III the
afternoon, and that a nun,her nf hnrsee
and carriages were burned. These cons
veye,i l,ebple to the church, and through
the woods. III nsFss
AIR. Oliver ID. Schock, the Eagle cor
respondent 1T Hamburg, was present
at the Are. He writes that the conster-
ilatibn aud the scene thAt ensued were
terrific beyond description. 8tfah g
TWAS about two o'clock in the after.
noon, and the church was packed. Rev.
T.C. bienbach, Of WolneIsdorf, Nss read
Ing Scriptural lesson, when ofa sudden
the terrible cry Of fire was raised One Of
the members rushed rapidly forward to
Rev. Mr.. Zweizig In the pulpit and in
formed him that the dry trees and leaves
OF the adjoining grove were on fire, asd
that all the horses and carriages therein
were being burned up. ;ir. zwuizIg I'M,
.mediately announced it, and Il Wild panic
ensued. Everybody rusieil to get out,
aud when the tohgregatlon reached the
burning ssaods. the flames shot up, and
liiaby Of the poor hor.es were lterally
surrounded by the fire. the flames shooting
mp fully twelve feet. The people at once
set to work 10 extinguishi its, The scene
was terrible 10 behold. Hofstis :iieighed
and whinned in their agony; people
screamed, men rushed backward and for
ward excited aud anxious torender as.
sistence brakemen crushed through the
flames and cut the halter straps of the
tied up horses /; the animals then, finding
then. selves ioosened, ran away, dashing
the carriages against the burning trees;
men with rakes and clubs, and other ar
ticles, set TO work vigorously to beat out
the fire women screamed and stood in
terror, viewing scene that few people are
ever called upon 20 witness, and above the
noise and din Of everything could be
heard the dying shrieks and groans ofthe
poor horses; and the pistol shots sending
bullets through the heads Of the animals
to kill those that were burned almost to
death / shall newer forget the sickening
sight, and ihose that were present We're Of
the same opinion. All was hurry and ex-
element. A high wind prevailed, and
heavy sparks decended hundred Of yards
away. at one time fears were enter
tanned that the church would be swept
away in the fiery element, but the work
ofbrave and determined men spared that
community from any futher calsnlity.
II was terrible day for Upper Bern,
aud I saw men stand In tears viewing the
suffering Of the dying horses as the flesh
quivered with pain. The SCENE that fol-
lowed is beyond description. After the
excitement was partially subdued, i
learned that the woods tad been accident.
Is set on fire by q gentleman who was
lighting his cigar. Alighted match fell
from his hands. During the excitement
4 gentleman named Lukenhill, who was
cutting the horses losse in The woods,
accidentally inflicted a serious wound In
his cheek, which was dressed BY DR..
potteiger, Of Hamburg.