Daily Republican., 1881-02-25
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HUMAN CIHDERG.

EIxMt Persons Roasted Alive I'm
tAe Architectural Death Trap
A FqrriBss Disaster Rt Enat Liv-
crRcok, OHIO.
A special despatch from Pittsburg,
Pa. dated Wednesday says: East Lly.
erpool, Ohio, Is q small town on the
bank Of the Ohio river, forty -four miles
below Pittsburg. II Is athrivlng place,
built Nd and sustained by large pot
teries which are there located. To
this plsce in last September or October
e.me William Sloan, from Harrison
county, Ohio. He started drug store
In a iour story frame building on the
corner Of broadway aud Sixth street,
did a thriving business, aud lived hap
pIly in tho midst Of His large family,
The builiingin which HIS atore and
dwelling were locs.ed was owned by
Prank Stewart, who used a part OF II a.
a feed store and stors horse for hay
and Grain. Another portion OF the
building was used by Mr. George, a
grocer.
A few days ago wilbur SEeels, q
brother Of Mrs.. Sloan, came to visit his
sister for q few daya, ard he increased
the number Of tie family to ten per
sons.
Shortly AFTER one o'clock this morn
ing Sloan was aroused by some noise,
ana on getting out o. bed ard opening
the door Of his room he found that the
hallway was full Of smoke. Sloan hur-
riedly aroused the members Of his fami'
lly aud told them to follow him. PICK.
ing up tiny little blonde haired girl
| In his arms, he tried TO so down stairs.
The stair ways were By this tine
burned away, and escape by that
means was cut of. Turning 10 the
front Of the building he told hia chill
dren and his wife (who had babe in
her arms) to follow him, and leapei to
ths ground. The wife and children
were either overcome with the flames
and sitting fumes from the drug stors,
or Mrs. Sloan, falling TO get the chill
dren 10 jump, preferred death with
them to life without them. Mr.. Sloan
hoped by jumping first to be able TO
catch the others and break the force OF
their fall and, although be broke his
leg in tas leap, hobbled around, crying
pitsously Tor the others. The little
girl he took with him was saved IN.
haVmed.
The building wSs erected last sum
uer and was q perfee: FIRE trap, having
numerous misunderstanding up through
20 the fourth floor, which opened an
Inviting pathway tor the flames, and
Az nearly every floor vas filed with
nay they spread with irighttul rapid
~. In twenty or thirty minutes the
entire structure WAS consumed. The
arrmen by heroic work confined the
fire 70 SteRart's building and 8 email
I'D Joining frame house.
Ssyen OF the bodies haye already
besn recovered from thu ruins, hat the
,iRhth, Tat Of ere OF thu CLildtrn, has
iucI been found. The heailess snd
lirallsss tlunks Lave been carried to a
,,ureyOom III the imm4dl&!e vicinity
auA covered from sight with heavy
wrappipes Q! muslin. Tho bcdieS ara
charred beyond recognition, those OF
tho grown persons being eorjectured
by their size, while tie child, burned
70 crisp a. the breast Of its mother,
makes hers the only identity that ia
certain.
Around the burned building a sor-
rogiul crowd OF citizens is grouped,
anxiOusly watching the efforts of the
tremen in their search after the last
OF the Victims aDd now and Shan d.
| rec!ing attention towSrd some peculiar
form amoug the fragments. Only one
OF the bodies was found in the room II
which the family Lad been sleeping
lille the Others wcrs laying tcgethei
IN corner of the cellar uCderne%,h thu
room through which the father made hu
escape. Il is evident that the mothe
and children had followed him Whil'
he en3esyored TO guide them TO safety
and had been overcome by the smoE
or borne down in the crash which fol
lowed al explosion of some OF the ma
terials In tho store. Mr.. Skee!s siep
in A back roem, and it is probable tha
Inc was overcome by the smoke au'
flames before he fully realized Sna
was occurring. No one aroused hin
and he was not Seen by sry o! the PEI
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