The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-29
TWO BOYS TERRIBLE DEATH.
BURNED IN TIE UPPER STORY or A
Stable IN EAST OR1NGE
Mr.. w. =. Kidder's Attempt to SnSe the Lives
of = hose who Guarded hts Property-Two
Horses and mn Adjoining Residence burned.

Of hose who Guarded hts I'roperty-TVo
Horses and nm Adjoining Residence burned.
MIR W. Z. Kidder, a Wholesale druggist Of
So John street. this city. lives in handsome
villa at Grove and William streets East Orange,
" }. His expensivoly fitted up stables. which
wcro destroyed by fire. with tho loss Of two
lives yesterday. were located in the rear Of his
residence. fronting in William street. Car
riagcs. slcighs. and horses were housed in tho
first story. and the second story was divided
into billiard sleeping. and store rooms Two
young lHda. Charles and Milton Thatcher. slept
IN the building. In order to protect It against
tramps thieves. and fire and the coachman
John Coryoll. was required to pay a late visit
~ tho stables Every might 10 SEQ that the
horses were comfortable Coryell quilted the
stables at - o'clock on Friday night. The
Thatcher boys were then sleeping soundly
Mr. Kddcr was in the harness and billiard
room fcw minutes before o'clock yesterday
morning. There was no fire in any Of the
rooms when he quilted the building few min
utes Inter. AZ oclocl, he was awakened by
ncighbor. who said that his stables wore on fire.
He could not believe Il until he saw from his
bedroom window the smoke and fame issuing
from Tho windows over the horses' stalls. Mr.
kidier dressed hastily and ran 90 tho srcnc
The building was filed with thick smoke and
long Tongues Of flame were shooting out Of the
windows IF the billiard room md creeping
along q Q roof. showers Of sparks and cinders
CninnEricd tho cottages ON the Oppusit" side of
William street. and tho frightened residents
hEnn o. remove their furniture and throw
wat"r pn the roofs ~ their houses.
suddenly Mr.. Kidder remembered that tho
1hW"h'r boys s.eut in tho front part " the
S'hih', right over tnc curriage room. H. in
MT ki,idrr iu-hrd into t'ie turning building
nud rnDcavorcd to ascend the stairway to The
NAU
the smoke. hui ice pushed on until somebody
throw open tIc arg" street door ~ the stable
In an instant dousa misses II smoke flame
hu ,lnHrrs were swept through the stairway
ana Mr. klduor WIS driven into the street He
narrowly escaped with his lii". He noticed
thh' inc upp,r 'front.' ~ the stanlc, wHs not YET
burning. and he thought TINT the Thatcher ho,s
J. igui Yet Zoe -nvrd. But he could not ind any
ladder. lie and the neighbors then hurled
s'unD- through the windows 81 the room oc.
rnpi'd ~ 'l" ThWch"r boys. and hHlloru az the
top ui their v1irrs. Ihoy received no reply In
il iuirr- and II burned so lercpiy that all hupc
,i r"-cuing the unfortunate boys was aban-
ln inc NOM time tho residence Of Mr.. II {
MHri. adjoining the stlhe cuught fire. Tie
furniture was removed. but ia half an nour the
house was IN ruins. number oi men then
Threw turt'is az water on tho fronts and roofs
90 t.t houses ola the opposite street and thus
prevented the IRE from spreading. At = o'clock
NuIuiy Company NJ. l and steamers Ms. f. :.
uul %, and Truck No. 2arrivci from Newark
Il .'IoHg wind WIS carrying showers oi sparks
a "A
residences Vvro Iu danger. Tho llrrmen slun
rArugui-n"d the ilr" ia ihe ruins Of tho .tahins
ANA Hr NNrd~ hlusr. ANA all danger To- the
N'rNuuiiuA houses MAS over.
A. J nc.. .k il" charrod bodies OF Charles
rrb Vi ltnn Thatcher We're found under a hrap
g rindDts in tho E0ttl. west corurr 81 ino ruins
'! il.' Stables. Tho bows slept IN separate cots
NJ ~ northeast corner of the se.Oul story.
N' hit'r. ltN about threr feet apart Charles
lnHf 'n'r Ms ~ year. ui age. lie worked lur
a |u'r"r win rs an M hol-.tler ia Main
-irert iH-t Orange. Milton Thatcher wn- a
hrlEht hoy only iiu"rn years of ugc. lie Wa In
40" employ 10 llr. klddrr. Charles slept with
nm M 49," siuhle 60 keep him company. and
nliA "i' tlr1r weni- Ia the residence OF their
i.t't'~. ] NHF IS .rN 30 excellent spirits it the
llp'r iahIn on Friday evening" and llnuuad
g. q. if" calls uu NtV Years Day NJ. and Mr.
Ihrtni.rg wore prns'rnted with grief Yesterday
reporter Tor THE SvN found Mr. kidIrr nj
ia' tuiu- oi hs stables Yesterday afternoon
iAri. 60 r,u and women We're COMING t. and
r"lns itlu tNr srnun every low minutes. Mr.
-Il"r said iilt lis Joss would reach about
~. ul. 0n which ne rad i6.IUl iusurnnc. Tho
1850 t"l-"- burned wors insured for $1,000 4
500 stallion naG lust been sent To- tho country
y "u carriages aud d sleigh. recently purchased
w'f' n.i' g. to- .tuvr with valuable huruc..
tnt N. Ilinra tnllr-. Mr. kidder said that he
hua tank % WAt.r On the roof oi tho stable and
hose m both stories. Mr. Wards loss ON his
Louise is $4,000.