The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-10-29
RECENT OCCURRENCES.



RoasteA to Death.
CINCINNATI, October %
A FIRE resulting in the loss Of five lives 90
CURED about eleven O'Clock to-day in the
shoddy- factOry of BENJAMIN Hay, corner of
Second and Broadway. The fire caught from
creased rags falling upon the bales, and before
the engines could be brought to the spot the
whole building. owing to the intammable
character Of its contents, was In hames.
Twenty girls and women, under the super.
vision Of Mary FOren, the fOrewoman OF the
sorting department, were at work in the sort
ing ana storage rooms on the third floor.
These women knew nothing of the presence Of
the fire until one of them saw smoke coming
through the cracks in the floors. She at
once called Fire!" and started for the stair
case in the storage-roOm. Most of the women
at this time were in the stOrage-rOOm, only
eight then being in the sorting-rOOm. The
fOrewoman ran to the door between the two
rooms and told them the building was on fire,
and to hurry out. Two of the eight immedi-
ately followed her, but the other six. anxious
to save their clothing, stopped TO take OF their
working dresses and put on those they wore
going to and from work. The consequence
was when they returned to 60 down the stair
case in the stOrage-rOOm they found
the flames had cut them of In that
direction. Then turning toward the
drying-room, all there was found to be in
flames. Their only chance was the win lows.
Only two of the six reached that point alive.
Two afterward identified as Mrs. Rachel Dog
gett and Mrs. Catherine jackson, were suifO-
Gated by the smoke, and fell almost at the
threshold OF the door through which they had
in vain endeavored to escape. Two others,
WoIS All fol
not more than ten feet from the window
which Mrs. Eliza Barrack and Mrs. Mary Lyon
reached alive. No sooner were their agOn-
lied faces seen at the window than cry
of horror went up from the thousands
attracted to the vicinity by the fire. num-
Der of citizens hastily rolled under the window
number OF bales OF rags, and called upon the
women to jump. Mrs. Barrack, after turning
her head and looking back at the flames rap
idly increasing in volume, stepped upon the
windOw-sill and leaped down the forty or fifty
feet, lighting on the bales, and IN striking
broke her left ankle. She was Immediately
picked up and carried to neighbOring store,
whence she was sent to the hospital.
Mrs. Lyon, after seeing the accIdent
which had befal.en Mrs. Barrack, stood
still in the window-sili, and, in response
to cry from Officer burke TO "Jump, for
Gods sake" was heard to say something
which sounded like mo; no; 1 cannot"
Then. turning, she rushed back into the flames,
and was seen no more until her dead and
charred body was found lying near those of
her companions.
The general opinion is that the unfortunate
victims are to blame for the terrible tragedy,
the statements of the fOrewOmen, many fire.
men and the girl, Annie Madden twho first gave
the alarm on this fiOcr), be ing 10 the effect that
they had ample time to escape after the alarm
was given.
Reunion OF Two Aged nrothers.
JOHN AND DANIEL MILLER, twins, were bOrh
In Adams County, Pa, in 1916. When they
were four years old their mother was left a
widow. Being destitute and in ill-health, she
was u liable to support herself and children.
She sent Daniel t. live with friends in Wash
ngton County. John found a home in West
more.an County. Daniel grew up and became
4 miller John learned the blacksnlith's trade.
They never saw or heard of one another after
leaving their mother, and each supposed the
1ther was dead. Over fifty years ago John
Miller abandoned his trade and became
D tOligate-keeper on the Butler turnpike, ia
County. lie holds the position
still. One day recently he went out OF his
house to collect toll OF an old gentleman who
vas driving through the gate. A neighbOr of
he toll7.sate-keeper stood by. He made the
remark that the traveller and the keeper
Ooked enough alike to be twins. This brought
about INQUIRIES ON the part of the two Old
men. The traveller proved TO be Daniel Miller,
Johns twin brother. He had lived for years
n Bradford, but q few miles away from the
oll-gate, in another county. This was the first
neeling of the brothers since they were four
ears Oid-sixty years ago.
Affecting Incidents.