Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-16
THE CIRCUS DISASTER,
IA Burning :uildins Full of People Unable
TO EOrca the Doors.

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The loss Of life by the burning of the
circus in Berditschetf on Saturday last was
EUt so great as at first reported, but it is
believed that over one hundred and fifty
persons perished in the flames. The fire
broke out toward the end of the perfor-
nance and was caused by the careless
handling OF fireworks on the stage. The
curtain became ignitcd and the flames
quickly spread to the walls and roof. The
members of the orchestra were the first
victims. The audience, numbering eight
hundred persons, rushed to tie front door,
but it opened inward, and as the crowd
pressed forward it was rendered useless.
A rush was then made to the two side
doors, both Of which were nailed up, thus
compelling the people to take to the win
dows, from which many srrang into the
street with their clothes sheet of flame.
Tie fire brigade arrived within half an
hour, but it was impossible to extinguish
the flames, as the water in the tanks was
frozen. The fire lasted two hours. Eye
witnesses say that when the doors were
finally opened mass of burning people
was visible within. The horses and prop
critics OF the circus were all destroyed.
Fleeing Tor Their Lives.
The burning of the Russell house, in
Neenah, Wisconsin, on Sunday morning,
was attended by panic among the guests.
Many of the latter and the servant girls
ran out into the snow, clad only in thin
night clothes, and the temperature being
fifteen degrees below zero, some of them
were badly frost bitten. Many others
were severely injured by falls.
y Panic Among Newport Mill Employees.
There was quite a pano at the Perry
cotton mills, in Newport, r. l., caused by
the mill filling with steam from one of the
boilers, which burst from cause yet un
known. The female operatives rushed
pel NELL for fire-escapes aud stairways.
None were injured, ard all reached tho
street in less than three minutes after the
alarm was given. Tie fireman and en-
gineor were slightly injured.
The Cowh,de in Use in Chicago.
George Buddington, the medical student
who figured in the abduction of the Jack
son girl few weeks ago, in Chicago, was
q prominent actor in hOrsewhipping
there on Saturday. He had been paying
some attentions to Miss Lizzie Peake, the
seventeen-year-old daughter of S. II.
Peake, of tho board of trade, and had en-
deavored to persuade her to elope with
him. Mr.. Peake heard of this, and,
learning by means of an intercepted letter
that his daughter was 10 meet BuddingtOn
at the Mattescn house parlors, the irate
parent provided himself with a cowhide
and hastened Either. When Buddington
appeared, Mr.. Psake fell on him and half
killed him. The cOwhiding has caused
stir among the susceptible young women
of the South division, among whom this
Buddingtop, who has wife in New York,
appears to be great favorite.
Governor HoyL's Business Offers.
Governor Hoyt, after vacating his Office
as governor of this state, will return to
Wi!kesbarre, his former home, where, it
is said, ho will resume the practice of law.
1t is runored that he has offers of several
lucrative positions of sort suitable to
be assumed by one who has been governor
of a great commonwealth, but that he has
not yet arrived at decision. 1t is under
stood that the most Important of these
offers are in connection with the extensive
bituminous coal and railroad interests.
Charles Giteau the Second.
The mayors clerk in Boston, sent to the
postOfice this morning for letter retained
there for postage. Tie letter was post
marked January 13, and read as follows
"MAYoR PALMER: l am going to kill
old Governor Butler in five months and
twenty-eight days from today. Then 1
will choose you for governor of old Massa-
chusetts. Isent him q warning. i have
sworn it. Signed,
"CHARLEs GUITEAU, SECOND"
"A Miner Terribly Injured by Carelessness.
An explosion Of gas occurred at the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company's No.
colliery, near Shenandoah. William West,
a miner, went into his breast to test the
gas. Vests lamp fred the gas, and he
was blown fifty feet. His body was ter
ribly burned and bruised. He will die.
Delaware Returns Salisbury.
The Legislative caucus in Delaware
nominated Eli Salisbury for reelection to
The United States Senate. He will be reg
llarly elected for his third term to- morrow
morning. !