Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-04-20

w. Walters, at No. 627 South street
and from a window watched the fire
tiend complete its work Of destruc
ton. Miss Allen lost her wardrobe
which was valuable, and in one o.
her trunks was the new play
"Wares," recently written for her
and in which she intended to appear
in New York during the presen,
season. Miss Clifton lost every
thing-jewelry that was valuable
manuscript that was priced, rich
street dresses, and theatrical ward
robe, that was the accumulation Of
sixteen years. This is the fourth
time that Miss Clifford has gone
through fire.
MISS FRANKIE MCCLELLAN.
When Miss frankie Mcclellan
awokc in her room on the sixth floor
of the southern exposure Of the Fifth
street ell Of the building, it was in
the midst OF sitting smoke that roll
ed through the transom and through
the very cracks of the door
Thoughtlessly she opened the door
but fell to the floor as she encounter
ed the smoke, made lurid by the
flames that far down the hall crac
kled and danced. She closed the
door and ran to the window. The
streets were filled with people who
saw her. They knew that the white
robed figure was calling for help
but the cracking of the flames and
the crash of the falling walls drown
ed her agonizing shreks. She could
not die. She turned to the bed
clothes, and with a dexterity and
rapidlty born of desperation, con.
structed rope. She moved hel
bed to the window, made fast the
only chance of escape, and commit
ed herself to it. Some men on the
roof of "The Monkeys" saloon build
ing below encouraged her. She slid
down to the end of the rope. For a
moment she hung between heaven
and earth. She let go, and, like a
plumb, fell downwards. She turned
In her course, and fell cruelty upon
the graveled roof upon her side
The thud was sickening. She was
picked up. A terrible cash across
the fair face; limbs all injured. She
was inanimate. Strong men bore
her to the residence of kind friend,
Clara Plunkett, at 555 Walnut street
Yesterday Miss Mcclellan lay white
and still upon a bed. Friends tip
toed in and out. She talked to them
and stated fears that she had sustain
ed internal injuries, and that she was
sure one of her ribs was broken
Three doctors sat in the room, look.
ing solemn and grave. SIS she hur,
bad, doctor?" "Her condition il
critical" "Will she die?" awe
cannot tell until tomorrow"
A PHILANTHROPIsT's END.
The St. Louis Republican, Apri
llth, says: "On slab'lay the body
of a portly man, with gray hair ant
side whiskers, and one who had evi.
IDENTIFY lived life of comfort and re-
tinement. The left side of his fore
head was crushed in, forcing his lef,
eye out and giving his head an awry
appearance. During the morning
he was identified by the Rev. DR.
George G. Belts, of Trinity Church
and IL. D. Jardine as the Rev. A. r
Adams, an Episcopal English clergy.
man. He was Vicar of a parish a
Stockross, Berkshire, England, and
had been making tour through the
country. He had just come from
Florida, where he spent the winter
arriving here on Saturday. He was
on his way to California, but intend
ed to remain here few days in order
that he might make brief study OF
our city and people, and that he
might visit Iron Mountain. On Sun.
day he delivered a sermon at Trinity
Church, at the corner of Eleventh
street and Washington avenue, pro
ducing very favorable impression
He was between so and 60 years
Of age, and was man of very phil
lanthropic characteristics, being
quite an enthusiast on the subject OF
education. On Monday and Tues
day, in company with Mr.. E. H
Long, he visited the Normal, Pea
body, Sumner High and Eliot Schools
and expressed the greatest admira
ton for our system of instruction
which was entirely new to him. So
forcibly was he impressed with it, tina,
he declared his intention to call here
on his return from California, and
take notes in systematic detail, which
should enable him to incorporate
some of the more admirable features
of our educational system in the
schools of his own home, in Merry
England. His fervor, and the evi,
dent sincerity of his admiration,
made him very popular with the
teachers of the schools visited by
him. Mr.. Long parted with him at
the Southern at o'clock on Tues
day afternoon. By his side at the
Morgue was stretched a rope, made
of several halves of sheets tied to-
gether. 1t was in two pieces, and
where they had joined there was a
knot, below which the Jagged edges
of the linen showed that heavy
weight had torn it asunder. 1t was
explained that Mr.. Adams tied his
bed-clothes together, and fastening
it to his window on the fifth floor,
tried to let himself down to ladder
that was below him. His heavy
weight was too much for the mater
ial, and just as he was about to reach
the ladder his rope parted and he
fell to the ground, distance Of
about sixty feet. He struck upon
his head, caving in the skull. He
must have run some distance after
his fall for he was found on the
north side of Walnut street opposite
the hotel, and died soon after. 1t is
thought that he has family in Eng
land.
MRS. STEWARDS TERRIBLEDEATH.
A Republican, reporter called last
evening on Mr.. Will S. Stewart (ot
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