The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05

IAEAUNNS Z Uss O0uuOIy lie
SHORTLY after six o'clock this evening
coaloil lamp exploded In the residence Of
Wellington b. MOSer. No. l,6:7 Center avenue,
In this city, which resulted In the burning TO
death Of two persons, and tho fatal burning Of
two Others, both Of whom will probably live
until morning. The family had just left the
supper table, and Mrs. MOser had gone to the
cellar to obtain can OF Oil for the purpose of
filling lamp. David Msurer. aboarder, blew
into the lamp In order to extinguish it, when
an explosion took place, and tho burning oil
was scattered over the room, which was
instantly . sheet Of flame. Mr.. Moser and
four children were In the room with Q
girl named Sallic Rothgerber, fourteen years
OF age, Mn. Aosers stepsister. This girl had
the youngest child, eight months old, In her
arms and ran upstairs &c: the purpose OF
escaping from tho burning Oh. Two Of tho
children, both boys, were carried out safely
by tho mother. and tho oldest child, Mary
loser, eyed eight years, was rescued from the
flames, but not until she had been fatally
burned and Is now lying In great agony, her
death being momentarily expected. The
flames spread 20 rapidly that tho house. Q
brick structure, was speedily consumed. The
girl Sallie Rothserber, with the infant, per-
ished in the Hames, and their bodies, which
arc covered up In the ruins, have not been re.
covered. David Maurer. the hired man, was
burned icarfully shout tho arms, hands and
taCe.
Singular FaI1llment Of Drean.
LITTLE CLARA BEEDE, the ten.ycar.0ld
daughter Of James N. Beede, the Assistant
Principal Of the High-School at Orange, N. j.,
was greatly admired for her vivacity andhel
sweetness Of disposition by oil her fathers
neighbors and by her playmates. On the Fri
day preceding Christmas, the children attend
ing the public schools were dismissed for the
holiday vacation. Christmas Day little Clars
spent at the Christmas-trce entertainment Of
her Sunday School class. She was % lively a
was her wont. In the evening her fathel
romped with her. On Sunday morning sht
came to the brNekfast table With . serious
face. Her mother questioned her. and Clar,
said she had had dream.
~ dreamt, mother" she said, "that I diet
and went to Heaven. When got up there a
angel met mo at the door. He led me by tn
hand toward lake OF clear water. aske,
for drink. It was handed me, Oh. mother
how delicious " waA could feel It gOthr0ual
Ill my veins. Then, mother, saw you by m!
side. ! was glad ct that, for I saw you drinl
too" .t,...E ..s.. t,ti..
Nra Beede ba4e her child pay no attention
tho dream. They were both in go0dhealth, an
not likely to die. On Sunday afternoon symT
toms Of diphthcria were noticed In Clara !
doctor was sent for. On New Years morning
when the neighb0rs called to wish Mr.. Beed
the compliments Of the season, he informe
them that bis daughter was dead. She ha
died that morning. The greatest anxiety WI
then expressed for the health OF the mothc
by those 10 whom Clara's dream was repeate,
The father did not resume his duties in h
High-ScAcol on Monday, for he was suflerin
from the disease which had caused the litt
eiri's death. His wife. too, was attacked.
On Friday Mr.. Deede died. The news ",
kept from his wife, as her death was momen
arily expected. Mr.. Beede was born in Ea
i Hebron, N. H.. thirty.six years ago, and ",
graduated ut Wesleyan University in the cla
Of'1:. He was for some time Professor I
4 Mathematics in the Drew Ladies' Seminary
Carmel, N. Y.--N T.Sun.