Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-03-22
A HORRIBLE FATE.
A Railroad Boarding-House Destroye,- by
Fire-Eleven of the Inmates Miserably
Perish in the Flames-Several Others
More Less Seriously Burned.

A Railroad BOarding-House Destroyer by
Fire-Eleven of the Inmates Miserably
Perish in the Flames-Several Others
More Less Seriously Burned.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March II.
ADeadwoCd special to the Pioneer Press says:
At eleven o'clock last evening fire was dis
covered in the large two-story boarding-house
owned by Hood g. Scott, in brownsville, OH
the Homestake Railway. nine miles from this
city, and in less than thirty minutes the entire
structure was destroyed. The following
named persons persisted in the flames: Peter
Hansen, Lewis Hansen, r. C. Wright, Thomas
Finless. James Chalmers, James Tennecliff,
Samuel Hayes. Fred d. Peters, Charles Ham
montreed, w. H. Andrews, Harvey Wood.
Several others were burned and more or less
seriously injured.
The building was a long, low, cheaply-con-
structed affair of pitch pine, and burned with
the greatest rapidty.
The bunk-room occupied loft, access to
which was gained by means or one ladder at
the end of the room o The fire undoubtedly
Several of the deceased leave large families,
and all were well known and esteemed.
brownsville is located in heavy forest,
from which the Homestake Company draws its
immense supplies of fuel and timber for mines
and mills. The deceased were employed in
its preparation. Large numbers of people WIS.,
tied the camp this morning, and much excite
ment prevails.
The fire originated through the carelessness
of thu cook, Peters. who placed bundle of
kindlings at the side of the stove, from which
the burning Goals fell. The flames immediate
Of the building, over which they spread with
great rapidity, cult ng off all retreat from the
loft by way Of the ladder. One window at the
end Of the loft not over ten feet from the
ground afforded ample means of escape, had
the inmates promptly availed themselves of
it. but aroused from sound sleep they ran
around bewildered and only four saved tn I'M
selves by Jumping, and they were badly
burned. the legs of two so seriously that am
MI necessary.
The room was usually occupied by thirty
men. but at the time of the fire twelve were
absent in camp.
Peters was asleep on the lower floor. but SO
bew lldered was he when aroused that he made
no attempt 10 escape by the door, not five feet
distant. Er.
The remains of the eleven unfortunates
present most sickening sight, many being
headless or limbless, and All charred and
The Coroner will hold an investigation.
CoIoRED woman, named Martha johnson,
residing in Marshall, Tex, while lying down
recently smoking her ripe, suddenly rose, and
saying she was smothering gasped end fell
dead Coroner's inquest returned YER
dict of death from suffocation,> caused by
nicotine in the throat.-N Y. Sun.
An unknown man, on a railroad track In
Newark, n. j.. poured benzine over him
self few evenings ago, set fire to it, AMI was
burned to death.
C. w. SMITH, wealthy cotton manufaet-
urer of Worcester, Mass, killed himself Wi b
9 razor recently, on account of failing health.
recently at New Laredo.