The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-11-08
DeRth an Some OF It, Noss Fear
fut PHASES

HALIFAX, November "A fire broke
out about midnight in the eastern end
OF the provincial poor asy um, an inn
menrr slN story brick structure IN the
southern suburbs e the city, containing
about four hundred people. At | 80 "a
m half the building was u mass Of flames.
Tho hro originated in the bakery, where
there were twenty Que cords ~ wood
ut red. The flames catching this spread
with lightning rHpidlty, a 'un ouv"luplng
thnt part Of the building used a4 "A hos.
pitnl. The iumhtrs rughel about the
building III great confusion, seemingly
almost onl of their senses, md the work
~ getting them ont was very difficult
II iH Thought most II those IN the hu.
pltul were HH ed, but It IN fenrrd mum
he NJ live, were lost. The whole city
FIRE brigade IN now ut the scene. but can de-
lttlc hardy any water being phtalnublr
All tho Inmates ~ the asylum except
those IN the hospital were rescued after
great trouble add co. fusion, u urgo
number Of them being lama uud bind
or nthorw lEo more or rss hrlplc ~
Whlo tins was going ON the iiumc4 in
the basement, which the superintendent.
engineer aud utlci ,ls were trying to
keep under, spread to the has. nj the
to the top ~ he man building. the
draft thor" swept the flames upward
with trom niouH force, and III Il few
seconds the heaviest part ~ the 60 tia
grafton was in the top Ut the main build
ing. the room just under the eAyos. Tins
building was used m hu4pifal. mud IN
1t woro about seventy patients, most NJ
lhrm perfectly helpless. The fire WAS
nov lierc ~ burning night IN the hospt,l
aud above It. The huat WAS 80 Intense
that lead poured down from the roof IN
~ creams aud slate flew cyeryWhrr,
IN deadly shower reud ring any near
approach I" the building almost certain
death. Notwithstanding this there were
hundreds standing outside wro would
have entered the building II they could
Indeed several did 20 in bat wlthnu
guidance could do NOTHING in the Inn
monse building aud had to return h. the .
yard. An nttempt VIVA made h. Use
ladders to the window, but the ladders I.
wor" too short aud after man was
knocked down 10y falling brick and IT .
VIA seen Ladders even would he gwcpt .
away the tru tlcss attempts Cras It, The
hro burst through tho roof aud the
scene was ono never to be forgotten. for
above tho roar Of the flames and crack /.
OF the bur sting slHtcs we're heard the .
cries OF the wrotchrd pntic II ma tin.
hospital who were roasted tn drutb. /
Most OF them, As before stated. were /
helpless aud could not leave their
beds, AMI were perhaps sitlrd by the /
smoke before the cruel flames reached /
them Rut others wcr, seen TO dash /
themselves against the windows and I
cling to SSH TIL their strength eN. .
haus,cd or hands burned OIL aud they /
tell back INTO the .crthmg rauldrou /.
oil flames. a woman was seen lp I
drag herself to the corner window /
aud forcing her body half out tiu she (
could breathe the cool air, remained /.
IN thai position an her head burned /.
of, II l. known there were about 70 .
patients III the hospital, aut a. far "a,
could be ascertained. only "A haf
dozen were carried out bctor, the
flames cut otl All further approach 10 4
the place. y medical man. who is in
= position to know, estimates tho loss /
OF me {" be not less than fty. aud P.
these we're all patients IN the hos. /
pllal. Tho poor old people aud little /
children rescued from other parts orI
the building were huddicl together
IN bSrus some little distance away and /
were there packed around with straw |
aud blankets to keep them coinforts.
bic I'll morning. The building i.,lul |
burning fercely aud no doubt will no
totally destroyed, II is Insured.
DEATH IN a NINE
LoSpoS, November "a collirry e,.
plosi'n occurred at the Clay Cross min,
IN Derbyshire, OF which very meagr. re-.
ports are received. II is known, how.
ever that thirty persons, mostly miners,
were killed Four oi the managers Of
The mine were blown to atoms. Fright.