The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-08
HORRIBLE HOLOCAUST.
TERRIBLE CREMATION or psvpERs
Al iM''fas. Nova Stolia-Tht Aged and, Ibnr,u,
Y ChAlieto Escape the flan,ts. ,.oaucd ,All,r.
". Nlsht Of fiIorror-Seeae, sud Inclleas
m Connected With The tAta,trophe, ..

building into the dormitoricB and caused
the utmost terror among four or five hun.
dred inmates 81 the institution, There
was no immediate danger, so the officials
Of the ASYLUM did not take steps TO nj once
remove the inmates. An alarm was sound.
ed and the strokes Of the bell had scarce
commenced when tho reels were r,,, orl
Of the engine houses, lis ono or
two tircmen happened to be about 4
lew people had not retired and others who
lived i'll the neishborhood ran to the bniId.
ing, where they found smc kc issuing from
the windows all over the building, but no
flames were 10 bo oseen. In tlicwest wiu,
old women and eli illsen were seen nj ihe
Windows crying TO be let out und, us they
began breaking glass, it was feared they
would throw themselves 10 the ground. (
sturdy axeman dashed ut the door leudinr
tom this wing into tho yard, and, Nth
lew vigorous blows Of tho axe, knocked Il
ln.Ihc stairway was crowded, and on, cau,e
q procession OF women nursing inian.a
old gray headed grandmas and feeble old
men: Al were screaming, and as they
reached the fresh air without they Searu.
iatcu their thanks, and then began cailinp
ior TINS one and that ono, III all wus Il
label ol confusion. Then it became known
that those in the upper wards OF that wing
were hel pless. Some f1ho iircmen ami
ilre wards ana axemen,ia clergyman. and
others who were among the early, arrivals,
fastened up and willing hands were SOON
getting the blind, halt nnu lame down ,hn
long winding stairs. The work ncces-
sarily was Il slow one, but finally thai w;nr
was elnptitd. 1n5ihc meantime ~ the
flames i'll the basement which the sunerin.
,endcnt, engineer and officials were irving
70 keep under control, spread TO the base
o. the long air shalt elevator, REACHING 10
!ho 'ep OF the main building. The trait
here swept tho flames upward with tre-
,heheoas iorce and"in few seconds tho
heaviest part Of tho conlagration was in
me iop Of the main building. The story
Jus, under the caves in this building Was
used us hospital, and in it were about
seventy patients, most OF them being per-
ieclly helpless. The fire was now ileree|y
onrnlnS right i'll Tho hospital, and above
inc heat was so intense that lead
poured down from the roof in streams of
brilliant fire, and slutes flew everywhere in
deadly showers, rendering any, ncnr, AM
proach 10 the building galmos. certain death.
Notwithstanding this, there were hundreds
standing outside who would willingly have
entered the building il they could laye
found their way through the place indeed.
several did 30 in, but, without guidance
could do nothing in the immense building
anu had TO return to the yard. AN atlempt
was made TO raise ladders to the windows.
Dut Inc ladders were too short, aud Cfton
tue iircmen were Knocked down by falling
brick, and rs It was scent the ladders even
would be swept away IN utfew minutes.
attempts ceased, and the fire burst throuuh
!hc rooi, and the scene was one never TO be
forgotten. lar above the roar OF the flames
and crack oi the bursting States were heard
The cries OF the wretched patients i'll, tic
hospital, who We're roasting 10 death. Most
o. them, rs before stated, we're he|pless
and could not leave ,leir beds and PERHAPS
stllied by the smoke before the cruel flames
reached them; but others were seen to
dash themselves against tho ,wiutIows
anu cling 10, Il, tho sasEeS It'll their
strength was exhausted or hands
burned oil, ana then they fell back inlo
the seelhing caIdron Of llames.i A woman
was seen to drug herself 10 the window. and
iiorcln,g her body. half out till. she could
breathe the cool air, remained III that posi-
,ion Ill her head was bnrncdi oil. Ii is
known that there were about; seventy
patients in the hospital, apd as far rs could
oe asceraiEcd only.a halt dozen were car.
!ied, cut before tho flames cut Off all
further approach to tdcr place. %"Hs2d Z
Anmcdlcal man who is imposition 10
know, estimates the loss OF liu ut mol less
Than 50. and these all patients in ,hc hos.
pi'a'. The poor Old people and little cl,iI.
tren, rescued from the other parts Of tho
building were huddlcd together. in tho
barn, some little distance away, and were
There packed around with straw and
blankets to keep them comfortable until
morning. The building is still burning
liercely, md there lis, no doubt it will be
totally destroyed. 1t is insured. -, -
AS lar rs ascertalned thirty-one persons
we're burned to death in last nights lire.
eight men and twenty.three women. .fyfT7T'
The ruins OF the Poor Asylum ayo s,j|l
smoulderingand arc visited by hundreds of
peoplcevery hour, AS day dawncd the fire
had exhausted itself and nothing Int ,hn
bare walls and tallturreis remained 10 sl,0w
where the fire had bccna few hours beloret
The Board, OF Public Char,ies mel on ;tho,
grounds and made hasty arrangements
TO dispose OF tho paupers on hand.
a. meal Of brca1 and :hot -Ttea
was served out, and then The workshop. NJ
comfortable building, WAS cleared ont and
filled With beds, and The old women, chil.
dren and sick were moved into 1t, :Iatcr
in tho day the old provincial pcnitentiarv
was secured, and being filled with stores.
beds, ETC., accommodated us many MS ms.
sible. The Old skating rink In one OF tho
photographers was also fitted no L" receive
GONE Of them General Sir Patrick McDon.,
gal generously Offered 70 place 800 blanketst
ut tho disposal Of the government If re-.
1uired. In the city prison tho news was
heard by the prisoners and caused ,hof
widest excitement, as many, esneciulIvi
young women prisoners, had mothess who
were ending their days IN the poor house.
ihey implored the governor and miatr0n
20 re'case them long enough to learn OF
the'r parents late A. commissioner hAs
gone carefully over the books mt. finds
ina! ihIrty.one' Of those in tho hospitn,
persisted. The building was cons.rnc,e,l In
lSiS.c lt,twas owned by the province,
huu ~ WIS y taRch " possession = OF I.
and T. lie panpers transferred FROM, the old
poor houseon the Spring Gardenuroad to
the new premises aboh. ,hclst Of Noyem.,
her,, 1870. The removal Of the old monle I
on that occasion resulted shortly ai,erw:r,l,
In the death Of many. The bGildjn, cosii
s&i0oO and was insured for 80, 600, Some
fragments ofeltarred bodies weyerecoyerrd,
but no extensive saarch has'or can be with
safely nude among the ruins in their pres.
ent dangerous condition. ..1.,,r,.15'
EhS i."rEtst Of tho CoaAt vii c Stcn,nshspa.i
sNEw 9onK, November, 7..-Tho largest,
coastwisc s.cansship in the American trade.
ing Excelsior, y lying ut Morgaa's Line
pier helm: loaded for her first trrip to New
Orleans. she wassrecently completed py
ne;iiarlan 4 ,lloliugsworih Company, vt
Del, md is intended ior or