The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-03-10
A Father and SIX Children Burned to Death.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., February 2.

LOUISVILLE, ny, February =.
The Courfer-Journal has the following spe-
cial from Spring Lick, KY: Wiley Embrey,
an old and respected farmer in Butler County,
and six of his children were burned to death
on Friday night, the wife and eldest daughter
escaping without injury. The particulars of
the burning are as follows: On the night re-
ferred to Embrey and his family retired be-
tween seven and eight o'clock, and at ten
o'clock the wife aud husband were awakened
by the roaring of q fre, which they discovered
was upstairs. and in q room where six of their
children were sleeping.
Embrey rushed to the stairdoor, opened 1t,
and started upstairs when he was met by
the flames issuing from above, and fell
PROSTATE on the foor. His wife and their
Oldest daughter, who were sleeping in the
same room. realizing the peril of their own
lives. rushed out Of doors, leaving behind
them the old man and six children to perish
in the house, the roof of which was then fall
ing in. The old lady and her daughter began
screaming at the top OF their voices, which
soon attracted several Of their neighbors to
the horrfying scene Of disaster, but they ar
rived too late to render any assistance what
ever.
Language is wholly inadequate to describe
the walls and means Of the grief-stricken
mother and daughter, who stood by gazing on
ell that was-dear to them ON earth perishng in
the angry flames. The fire was not extin-
guished until everything was consumed.
Among the debris particles Of the bodies of
the father and children were found, but not in
sufficient quantities to be identified.
Wiley Embrey was farmer, and, by dint Of
hard work and the strictest economy, managed
to save up enough to live easy and comforta-
BILE for the remainder Of his life. The whole
country is nearly paralyzed over the horrible
death Of Mr.. Embsey and his six children. p
1t IL not believed that Mrs. Embrey and her
daughter will survive the shock.
Cholera Predicted.
A RECENT Cincinnati telegram says: IAN
interview Is published with DR.. Blackburn, of
Kentucky, who is one of the most experienced
cholera physicians in the country. He says
the country is pretty sure to suffer from chol-
era the coming season. He says It IL now in
Chicago, under the name of 'cholerine.' His
theory is that 1t never failed that a cholera
epidemic followed upon the heels of an influ-
enza Epidemic. We have Just had that. Meh
and horses have suffered from It. The influ-
enza epidcmics are due to the too great pro-
portion Of ozone in the atmosphere, and the
deficiency OF it is the condition for cholera.
Nature IL constantly running to extremes,
and the excess OF ozone is followed by defi-
cheney. Il certainly have continued the
ctor-Govcrnor, been expecting cholera to
make ita appearance in this section, and now
that It has appeared in Chicago. It is more
he, there is an infallible preventive for ohol.
era"
PERSONS from Laurel Hill report queer
~ frxnnn hal t2Nv, A
there remarked that they had fail of black
snow last week. The snow fell to the depth of
half an inch, and instead Of the usually white,
fiaky element it was dark and sooty in color.
Immediately following the descent Of the
snow families residing in the neighborhood
were attacked with sore throat, and the young
er portion with measles The theory advanced
10 that the smoke, SCOT and other impurities
from the hundreds of coke ovens in this yicin.
ity had been collected in the atmosphere and,
by an unusual direction of the wind, had been
driven to Laurel Hill, and fell, mingled with Q
enOw.st0rm; mat the measles and sore throat
that followed were due to the fact Of these
sooty particles collecting and retaining germs
of the diseases in this place and vicinity. and
communicating the atmosphere where they fell.
n P1a n . 0Sss's Toagae E1eveA Years =.
MISS HARVEY, sister of Mrs. E. R. Brun-
daee, Of Candor, when eleven or twelve years
OF Age, was one evening making hurried prep
aratsyns to attend q patty. She had q pin be.
tween her lips, which passed into her mouth,
and Was supposed to be swallowed. DR.. MIL
Ter assumed such to be the fact, but tho girl
insisted that it was under her tongue. The
physicians made search for 1t there, but failed
to discover It, and treatc1 her protesta.
lions as the work OF ima9ination. Recently
Miss Harvey had a large bunch or swelling
come upon one side Of her tongue, increasing
I'm painfulness. Dr. y. u. Farnhem opened the
successful hiding, the pin 6ame out Of, the
opening. IL was twOthirds covered with elime
formation. and was much c0rrOded.--lte0od
Nv. r. Journal.