, 1881-01-08
tho children were aavctt by 'bci1lgt thrown
from tho windows into the arms uf 1ftbse be.

."' ... t''o "'""o"s '''to t'te a1hs u 1nose be'
ONE roon 1n1an WOMAN, =.
WHO Inns been Il Iaupcr four or five years,
stnod nearly naked for tllrrc4,,,atters
Of nm hour, catching them in th's way,
Finally. after every effort Ind been made.
tile building WIS abandoned, and the tIa1nes
lad everything tlletr own way. There wns
m f1re.apparatus I'll the premises One ELL
eine from Dover got within mile Of the
it'ncG. but cuuid get M further, and could
lHss done no g1nd, even II It had been st:t-
tIotlett ut the fnrEt, Az there wns no water to
ttse. Contributions OF food nnd cottlInx
we're forwarded from Dover ai,d Great Falls,
There wcrn
MANY STRANGE INCIDENTS -
during the conilagratlol,. One woman who
llatl como ont III safety returned to ret MI
old wooden cllafr. a,hl was consumed.
Another went back to say her prayers, ard
never canc back.
4 n'an II, t!lo Asylum. insane Oh tho sl,b-
1cet Ut Christianity, tore the bars from his
window aHt sat calmly reading his uEble aid
po1ntlng out tho wicked torincntcd In tho
ttanley.
sosne ut the women exhibited great pres
eticc Ut mind, ntni nlAed iii saving tho others.
N1thlnE remains OF tic building but tho
walls.
Tb Tho lr<sstrn As,oe.attd Prsss,
DoEE'', y. H.. Jan. 7.-Thc County Poor-
liolsc III tflis city was destroyed by tlru tlls
innsi'tllE, and fourteen Of the inmates were
roasted to death. Particulars later.
3p ,n.-Up to tltts time nothing Inns been
aouc toward recovering thu bodies. What
scct's to be the renIains ot seycral can 10
seen In tic cellar, but they nrc completely
burned M. 1t Is hardly possible that ul tho
bodies can se found fur several daYs.
There Is still considerable fire among tic
debris. One of the inmates reported rs lost
llas been found alive, and Ill additional ono
Is reported missing.
THE SCENE OF THE F1nE
wns terrible. The magnificent brick building
was all In tlumes and the apnrks filed tbs
nir for half mile in NIL directions. The In
mates, almost wild with fright, were seen
running about, some Of them almost naked
and hone haaf-cfotllel. An old lady escaped
from the building, and has not since been
sce''. hut few went to the frs from this city
N, account of the distance, but those who
went witnessed scenes they hardly wisl, to
see again.
\ VISIT TO THE FARM
tlis morning revealed sight hardly less
henrt-rcning. f0r the escaped Inmates aye
secured III tic neiellbotlng houses, and 10
about will frightened looks. 1t Is almost
impossible to get Information from any Of
thens. Manager e. Z. Caywe|l and fnuiIy es-
capcl In their night-clotEes, anil lost every
thing.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
DorEI:. y. H.. Jun. IA fire was discoy.
cred tn tic main building Of tho Stra!ford
County Farm ab0ut 4:So o'clock tl,Es n.or1l-
inC.
Whci, discovered. tie flames had made coll
siderable lIcatlway, alld many of the rooms
were filled with sn,ukc.
On0 hundred md sixty-nino persons were
III thu building, and some Of them Ind to be
dragged: :out. ..,
THIRTEEN AlsE MISSING,
probably t.rl,ed. Their names are: :
FraNk 10uc5.
Ash Hill.
Peter Sargent.
Durlll,uln Mute.
Thon,ns McDcrmott.
Ivory llallsco1il.
Jnscpl, Cnok.
Charles Riley.
Satlic Abbott.
. Martha Jewell.
l.izzie Wilsull. -
Clara Scates. ;i.. =
Loss, S7p,oO0; Insurance, $3.50
THE INMATES WHO EHcArED
aro clothed md sheltered by the ncighbora
An engine sent frn,n UUver could not get to
the fire o1, account of tho heavy SNOW.
THIRTEEN DEAD AND ONE DYING.
Spfcfot D6patth to The Chicago Tribune. $.
30SToS, jan. 7.-The Dover Toor.Farjn
disaster, involving loss Of thirteen, Is re
cclvtng tho Just criticism of the press for not
having any protection agninst fire. One OF
the i''uatcs who escaped WILL 1t Is feared,
die frun, exposure.
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