Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-12
LOCAL NEWS.
THRKE PERSONS BURNED 10 DEArH-a MARYLAND
FANfLYs SAD APPLETON.
Hire and lOs, of Iifc.

THREE PERSONS BURNED 10 pEArH-a MAINLAND
FANilYs SAD APPLETON.
Last night about l2 O'Clock the dwelling OF
MT. Timothy Cavan tof the firm OF Cod
wise Cavan. railroad contractors) on
his fai m about four miles from Gaithersburg
Nd. OH The Metropolitan Branch OF the r. e. o.
X. r.. and about - miles from Washington.
was Destroyed by fire and Nr. Cavan's two
s0ns. ageo III aud i3 years. respectively and an
employe on the plsce, an ITishman about 90
years cid, We're burned 20 death Mr. Cayan
nsd oeen 10 this city with his eldest daughter.
whom he lett here and returned home last even
irg. The family al home, consisting besides
himself or his wife and live children, re-
sired az a soasonable hour last evening.
itaylDg brisk fire In the kitchen stove
The Lued man ana the two boys above referred
10 went 10 their loom Immediately ahlv the
kitchen. and the Others 10 the rooms IN the
front part OF the main house. l. Is supposed
that the fire caught from the stove. and that
Tire three victims were FIRST sufrO ,lted aud
afterwards burned 10 crisp Mrs Caysn
Was fIsl awakened by the cracking OF ths
ranlet ana the smell OF smoke, and awakening
hef husband and the children. near them they
found thar they had not time to attempt 10 get
Their ciothtg even, and Immediately ran
down the 'front.' steps which by this
time were catching fire, and escaped
10 fbd mat the two boys and the man who had
gone TO sleep In the back room We're not 20 bs
seen. The flames were then 50 Tar advanced
that those no had escaped could make no ef-
forts 10 save the Others. and they were obl,gtsf
10 leave them 10 their fate. Mrs Cavan tried
10 enter the room over the kitchen. but was
resiraiut by her husband. She was severely
burned In the attempt This morning the thres
bodies were fouDd burned 10 a crisp. Besides
the destruction Of the building. the family lost
all their wearing apparel; also some money
eight. live dollars-a gold watch and Jew
elry. The hired man was a native
OF Ireland. an honest. hard working
nan, who was much respected by his neigh
hors. The two sons OF Mr.. Cavan were
boys of much promise. Mr.. CaVan has
eorside rabe property here. and is well known
10 our citizens who Will symparhile with him
ted-ioom over the kitchen was 10y stairway In
mat apartment, so That the retreat az those In
The bTpr room must have been cut on soon
s,lel lhr ilfe started Mr.. Cayan went 10
NoItgCucTy county first soue eight or ten
years ago as contractor on the Metropolis
tan brGtch OF the B. & u. railroad The aboys
paluculArs were obtained from residents OF
Montgomery county Who came Ia by the B. & q.
raiicad ibis morning.
Mr tavaD had a contract few years since
on Tie James Creek Canal here and recently
had lalge railroad contract In Pennsylvania
he has considerable property IN this city and
forneIl' resided on 4th street. near q IN this
City. 7 he nSDe or the hired man IL John Falby.
aid tie uoyswere named Frank aged H. and
joseph Is MT. e. lost on The house aDout 81 600
and has 10 Insurance.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
A special oiSpllch 10 The STAR from Rock
vi e hi, morning gives the folio xing account
vi ~ ~ h.nu' * oOluOh ihlS IL III luc
dp ling OF Mir. Timothy Cavan, on the road 20
Lay toiN lie, about seven miles north OF n R)ck-
vile. caught f1re from, il Is supposed the
kitchen stove, and In the adj dj1iDing room their
two BOYS, Francis and Denis. aged IL and .
years. slept with deaf man named john Falby,
aged IS years. who were all burned TO a
char. Mrs. Cayan was awakened by the roar and
rushed 10 the boys room but was forced back
by her husband. who Was compelled 10 throw
her aid the three children from the window
out on 10 the SHOW. Nothing saved but sheet
and pillow, upon which they carried their In
liant In he'll bare feet and rfght-clothes fully
half a nile TO Mr.. William Kelly's residence.
Mrs. Cavan'S limbs were somewhat burned but
not seriously. The remains OF the lys aud the
man will Ue buried from St Mary5 Church,
Rockville, 10 DAY. Mr. Cavau Is a railroad con-
tractor. and hss just returned after haviag fin-
ish.d part OF the Somerset aud JOhnStown
road. i