Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-15
Fires and Loss of LIle.

the kitchen of the Planters House, occupy
ing the block on Foursa street between Pine
and Chestnut, and extended TO the pantry
store. room and servants quarters. These are
sill in building in the rear OF and detached
from the MOTEL, which was 10. injured. One
of tha servants was smothered to death, one
burned and two Others have broken imbs
Great excitement prevailed among the guests
and other occupants Of the hotel, most OF
whom left the house, but returned again dur
ing tie day. The loss is about $50. 600.
The servants Of the hotel acted with great
GOODNESS, going steadily from door to door
waking this guests, and i've minutes later
rapping again, to be certain that the inmates
we're aroused. Tie guests ell hurried out in
the thinnest OF garments, with vivid thoughts
Of the Milwaukee 20 o1st and dashed for
the open air in their night clothes, many with
bare feet. There were about 800 people In
tie hotel. Lights were seen in the Republican
and Democrat offices and tie neighboring
gambiing-houses, and in these they
took refuge till carriages could b.
procured to take them to other
hotels. The boiler room is in the
lour-story buii6ing at the rsar of the hotel.
The fire caught near the stairway leading to
the servants quarters above, and cut off the
escape of seventy five persons sleeping there,
| and also formed barrier which cut off the
escape Of those sleeping in the south half
from another stairway ct the north end.
They were compelled to club out upon the
frame structure abubting Oh the alley, and let
themselves down by pulley rugged there for
hosting supplies. Oae poor fellow was seen
81 start down tha stairway before the tira
reached the third floor, and an hour later his
crisped corpse was found in the kitchen, near
| the foot Of the stairs. Another empioye,
who. although answering to ths call,
| seems to have been too much stu
pefsd by tbs smoke to get ur,
| for two hours afterwards his dead body was
found on the smoking mattress of his bod.
The female help all escaped by tie stairway
at the north sid, save one. who broke her
ankle in jumping to the roof OF a shed. The
Gremen made o grand tight, preventing the
fire from extending beyond distance Of
twenty feet from the point OF its origin but
in that space it burned clean through TO the
roof, destroying about ten rooms. The hotel
proper cid not suffer TO the extent of dollar.
The Ere, however, creased the alley TO the
furniture warerooms, where the firemen had
another fierce but short fight. The damage
to the hotel PROF erty IL about Sl0. OUO, and to
the suc ion firm sbovt $50, Geo. II covered by
insurance. In the evening the workmen en-
gagged in clearing away the debris found the
charred body of man amid the broken tim
Der at the foot of the stairway on tbs base
ment floor. l. proved to be Henry Blaney,
an employee, over 60 years old, WAC as boy
served as chore boy in the hotel. The other
two dead men are Carlo Rsbole, scullicr,
and Dennis Reposte, carver.
Sioux CITY (Ia.) January 14sh.-The
dwelling of Henry Pierce, just across the
line in Dakota. was burned yesterday, his
wife accidentally upsstting lamp while he
was at the barn. He returned in time to drag
his wife out, almost suffocated and in dead
faint. He then rushed in after his two
children, aged 5 aud years, but was driven
cut, badly sccrched by the flames. The little
ores were burned to DEATH
| SToUGHToN (Wis), January 14th.-T. G.
Mandt's carriage and wagon works were
burned today. Loss. Sl00. 600; insured for
$4,000.
NEENAH wis J, January 14th.-A number
of txsiness houses were burned here to day
Loss, about S1C0, 600; partly insured.
MILWAUKEE, January IA h "A Sentinel
Neenah special says: The loss at the fire
will reach fer over 500. 900. The origin WAS
undoubtedly incendiary.
MEMPHIS, Janusry 14th.-A fire Tonight
destroyed the First Presbyterian Church.
Services had been held there, and the con-
eregstion wss dismissed only a quarter of an
hour before. Loss, S25. 900; insurance light.
OAK HARBoR 70 J. January 14sh.-This
morning the Jail took fire, and man locked
up the night before for being drunk was
burned 10 death.
UxBRIDGE (Ont J, January 14sh. - The
round-house of the Midland Railway and
four locomotives were burned today. Loss,
$50 COO.
BANGOR (Me) J. January 14.h.-The paper
mill of J. & B. Crossley & Co., 225z70 feet,
was burned with its contents to-day.
The situation at Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, Jauuary 14lh.-The call for
volunteers st the exhuuation of the bodies
from the Newhall House ruins to-day turned
out to be fizzle-only two citizsns respond.
ing. TIE regular paid foIcs is hard at work,
in spite OF the cutting northwesterly wind and
extremely cold weather. Two charred bodies
beyond recognition were taken out during the
day, making Is charred bodies, in addition to
the % Identified dead, or Il known to be dead
| IN all.
Mrs. TiIton Brought to the Surface 4 gain.
CHICAGO, January 14tb.-A New York
special says: Mrs. Theodore Tilton recently
found it necessary, owing to straitened tnan-
cial circumstances. to hire out as a nurse.
The vile of naval surgeon, who resides in
Monroe street, Brooklyn, was very i'll at
Christmas time, and il became necessary 20
engage nurse. The family physician agreed
to get one, and soon after a vailed lady called
and said she was the nurse recommended by
the Doctor. She was taken TO the sick room,
and announced that she was the wife OF Thso-
dore Tilton. She watched by the bedside all
night, and was extremely devoted. The fol.
lowing day the ladies began to exchange con-
fiiences. Mrs. Tiiton was not in the least re.
served on the subject. She said she had an
allowance Of 81 900 a year made her by her
husband, and it was not sufficient to maintain
her family in the style which she should
like to live. Then came out by degrees that
her eldest daughter. the young lady who
stuck.to her during the trisl, had besn mar.
ried against the wishes of her parents, and
that her husband had been aa inmate Of the
asylum. Tue result was that she was caring
for her daughter and Is months old baby, the
irst of the union. Toe Bsschsr scandal was
dscussel, icing begun by Mrs. Tiltop, who
sid: 1.-The matter is profound surprise to
me that my so-called confession should havs
net with so strong reception at the hands
Of the public" "Of course there was no
truth in it," said the patient; you could not
help yourself at the time" Every word of
lstions toward Mr.. Baecher will never
be understood. He was my spiritual
guide and counselor, and my religious belief
bad been formed under his teaching. There
seemed to be nothing wrong in what did, as
/ viewed the matter" At the expiration of
four days Mrs. TiltoD's daughter, fsshionab.y
dressed, came and persuaded her mother to go
| away.
Early Life OF Mrs. LaDgtry.
CHICAGO, January 14th.-The Inter Ocean
has on interesting letter with the facts re-
garding the early life of the Jersey Lily.
Her father was Dean LIS Breton, On jersey.
small island eighteen miles from Normandy,
France, famous for jersey cattle. for fire
scenery, air and water. Mrs. Lsngtry's
brother William was engaged TO jersey
heiress, but when she lost her money he
Tilted her and made love acceptably elsewhere
and was married. During the marriage SER
vice stone came crashing through the chapel
window and voice exclaimed: "Let Willie
LIE Breton marry the girl he promised" The
other brother was very handsome, became q
horse jockey, aud was thrown from horse
and killed Thus the Lily early learned of
life's SORROWS, was denied social life by the
breath of scandal, and reared in an unhappy
home. The Lily made her debut as an
actress in pigsty, into which she tumbled
when child, and in tragic tones said. Pm
killed, Fan killed" but she was rescued by
Miss Price. who was the first wife of Mr..
Lanetry, Lily being her friend and brides
maid. The bride died in year and the fol-
lowing year LaDgtry again visited the island
and married Lily LIE Breton but her husband