Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-26

A MILWAUKEE telegram Of the 18th
says the Rindsk0pfs distillery and AL
surrounding sheds were destroyed by
fire this morning. The distillcry is situ-
atcd two miles south OF the city limits
and had been idle for some time, but was
being fitted up for the resumption OF
business. Owing to the scarcity of
water, the flremcn were unable to render
any assistance. The buildings cost 500
600 The present value is 100000; in
sured for $4,000.
A TELEGRAM from Hastings, Ncbras.
ka, dated the 18th, says Il great fire has
occurred there. One entire block il
burned, and half of another. The goods
were mostly saved in II damaged condi-
tion. Two hotels, one bank, one printing
Office, and one elevator are among the
buildings. The loss Is estimated at $l00,.
900; partly covered BY insurance.
A BosToN telegram Of TIE 18th inst.
says the occupants Of the tenement
house, No. 1913 Gold street, burned last
night were On the lst floor an aged
couple whom no one in the vicinity
seems to have known, and one Gillespie
and wife; on second floor, II German
family consisting of father and mother
and three children, named Pleiiler; on
third floor, Ferdinand Menoth and wife
and two children, and George lIaldrid
ana wife and two children, making Is
persons asleep in the house when the in
cendiary kindled the fire. When the
fire was discovered by the policeman, AT
II quarter TO twelve, the flames were
breaking out Of the front floor, having
burned through, making escape by the
stairs impossible. The smoke was roll
ing up the narrow stair cases and awall.
cned the inmates before the flremcn
could arrive with their ladders, and had
either lcaped from the windows or gone
to the roof in hope of SAFETY, or drop
ped sulocated in the halls. The list of
dead comprises five, which number may
be increased to seven or eight The old
couple on the first floor made their cs.
cape and were not heard OF during the
night, the Gillespie family escaped with
the exception ofthe wife and mother, the
latter, so years of age, might have cscap-
ed by walking six feet, became bcwilder.
ed and swooned in her room. She was
found by the iiremen IN apparently
dying condition and was taken TO the
station with the other victims
Of the fire. Her injuries are terrible
burns, external and internal. Rose
Pleiiler, age %, was found in the hall OF
the second floor. Mrs. Pfeiilcr and two
children jumped from the window and
were but slightly hurt, but Prcillcr, the
father, was lost Menoth, on the third
floor lifted his son Charles, age fourteen,
out Of the window and allowed him to
drop to the ground distance of 40 feet,
then instructed his wife and daughter
Rose to jump, which they did, and last
of all he himself jumped to the ground
and in allng met instant teath Mrs.
NJ. Is at the City Hospital with fraelnres
of both legs and one arm and her faces
bruised beyond all recognition. the
daughter Rosie sustained no serious in,
jury, but Charles is hadly hurt. lloldrcd
took his wife to the roof then went down
stairs where he was caught by the flames
and burned, probably fatally. Mrs.
lIaldroid's body, charrcd beyond rccog-
milton, was found on the roof. Charles
llaldred's son is Mt the hospital internal.
~ injured from jumping To the ground
and with nm arm broken.