Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-05
LADY TERRIBLY uuKNEp.
Mrs. Thomas Coocb, OF PottsVlIle, saved
from Instant Death by Her
Daughter,

Mrs tbhNu OF tOliANlllff SANtu
from Instant Death by Her
Daughter
A distressing accident occurred Thurs
day at the residence OF Thomas COOch,
one of the wcalthest residents of Potts
vile. Mrs. Cooch was boiling applebutter
IN kettle hanging upon a tripod in the
yard. Her clothing caught fire aud in q
Few moments she was enyeloped in flames.
She shr!eked for help Her daughter
Bessie was upstairs, but quickly running
TO her mothers assistance she seized
piece of carpet aud wrapped it around tho
burning woman. She also threw a bucket
of water on her, which suhdued the flames
but not until her body was terribly burned
Miss Bessie was severely burned about
the arms and hands and her clothing tool,
fire, but, being of wooden material, was
soon extinguished Mrs COOch'S injuries
| extend from above her waist To her feet,
| and but little hope is entertained for her
recovery. Miss Bessie COOCh was to have
been married on the 2jth inst and in.
tended going to Philadelphia Thursday
morning, but the trip, for some reason,
| was postponed. Had she been absent her
mother would have undoubtedly been
burned to death, as mono Of the servants
| were about the house.
Au Attempted Suicide.
Pail Mall Budget
\ Russian lady, speaking English
fluently, attempted suicide whilc traveliug
in a train from London % Brighton on
Tuesday by taking chloroform. When
the train arrived at Brighton she was
found in an insensibIe state in first class
carriage Two empty vialS were found iu
the carriage. One Of these had contained
chloroform o. o,her aud wad Of wool
covered with oiled silk was found at her
feet, just as it had droppei from her face.
1t was with great difficulty that she was
kept awake, and il was nearly two hours
before she could give any intelligent
reply 70 questions. She then wrote that
she had taken chlorform and wanted to
| die. She was removed TO the Sussex
county hospital. She has refused her
name and will not give any information as
to her connections. She states that, al
though only twenty three years of age, she
has been married six years. She is a tall,
fine looking woman Of fair complexion,
| having gray eyes, light brown hair aud a
slight soar on the left side OF her neck.
She wore round her neck religious token
| attached to q piece of blue ribbon, also q
rosary and cruciix.
Adam Forepaughs Delayed Circus
At Uniontown Adam Forepaugh was
were the thousands of people who came to
town to see his street pageant. HIS
circus was at McKeesport Wednesday
night and left there at midnight on the
Baltimore X Ohio road. They were DO.
layed and thrown along on sidings, 80 that
the advance sections did not reach there
till about noon, and it was nearly o'clock
before it all arrived. The street parade
| was to take place about 10 O'Clock and
the crowds were SO disappointed that
after waiting till afternoon many went
home. The show did not begin till nearly
4 o'clock. Forepaugh says the delay has
cost him thousands of dollars and that he
will sue the company for big damages.
The Ruined Exposition BuiIGings.
At Pittsburg the ruins of the exposition
attract large crowd, many of the peo
pie poking into them in the hope Of find
ing something of value. There arc a
number of women present, small exhibit.
ors who had lost all, and still keep up the
search, hoping to have something from
the general ruin. Tho origin of the tire is
still mystery. The managers still think
it the work of incendinres. One theory
is that the building was set on fire for the
purpose of robbery. The aggregate loss
as stated yesterday, will reach 81 900 900,
while the insurance is not one-fifth of that
amount. The exposition society is putting
n high fence around tho grounds and Sat
urday night will give great display OF
fireworks.
A Wealthy Heiress Married.
Miss Abbie Main Winchester. only
daughter of Ezra II. Winchester, Junior
member Of the house Of Main & Win
chester, of San Francisco, was married or
Thursday TO Wallace Hackett, young
lawyer, son of Col. w. II. Hackett, OF
} Portsmouth, N. II. The bride is heires!
to million and is beautiful and accom-
plished. Her trousseau is valued at 800,
900. The three hundred guests present in
cluced prominent citizens of San Fran
cisco, Washington, New York, Brooklyn
and Boston. The wedding gifts were
valued over 5000, 900.
Change of Time.
AT noon on Sunday next, all tho rail
roads between Boston and Montreal, eI
cept the Boston & Lowell which will
adopt the system q week later, will begin
to run trains on the Eastern standard
= time, that of the 10Th meridian, which il
10 minutes slower than the Boston time
heretofore the standard. 1t is said that
before the close of October probably most
= Of the roads in the United States east o
Buffalo, and in Canada east of Detroit
will adopt the 10th meridian time.
Roasted Alive by Negroes.
Tho New Orleans Times. DemOcra! ha
adyices that six negro section hands quar-
relied and fought over game of card
with ono Ned Bradfeld near Providence
station, Natchitoches Parish, whicl
finally resulted IN tho six negroes roastinG
Bradheld over fire 30 badly that he died
The same gang was accused OF killing {
section boss q few days before, but wa
discharged for want of proof.