Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-01-11

themselves. and those who we're witnesses OF
the horrible holocaust we're unable to assist
them. Some Jumped from windows and were
fatally hurt, and others escaped with slight
injuries.
There we're dozen nuns; 60 girl pupils
from 10 TO 20 years old, and other inn ates Of
the building Forty or more pupils are
known to have got out or we're taken from
the building and given shelter in the neigh
boring houses. Mary Campbell Of East ST.
Louis, 8 teacher, leaped from the third story
and died in a few minutes. Another climbed
10 the roof portico and either fell or was
blown Of, sustaining fatal injuries. When
the ruins we're sufficiently cooled a volunteer
CORDS went to work TO bring out the bodies.
Il was q terrible sight At times the search
ers would fud two or three chaTed masses
huddled close together, as if the victims had
sought protection Of one another from the ad-
vancinp flames The majority Of bodies
we're beneath where the dormitoty vas situs-
ted. They seemed TO have sought shelter IN
this room too late to recognize that It was i'm.
possible 10 escape from it. The flames be-
meath ate away the supports and let down the
floor into the FIRE and smoke. The inmates
on the second floor were saved.
Mary jerome, the sister superior Of the con-
vent. heroically gave her life to save the
children in her charge When the fire was
raging she might have saved herself being in
the dormitory from which all escaped except
herself b1t when the others descended the
ladder to q place Of safety, her only thought
was to save the lives Of others and she re-
NAMED in fruitiess effort 10 save some other
pupils. but communication With the dormito
Is was cut OF and she persisted IN the flames.
Her charred body was found and identified
on Tuesday At last accounts all but one or
two Of the bodies Of the victims had been re-
moved from the ruins.
The convent was a very fashionable educa-
tonal institution, young ladies from various
parts in southern Illinois, St Louis, and for
eign countries being among its students.
TIE COLD sSAP-IHE sEyEREsT WEATHER
KNOWN II TWENTY TEAEs.
The past week has witnessed one Of the
most remarkable and severe cold snaps on
record, extending over very wide extent OF
country. 1t began in the West and North
west on Friday, the mercury ranging 40 to
~ below zero. The former register was
reached at St. Louis At points on the Man
itobs and Northern Pacific roads from Du-
luth west, the register was all the way from
80 to AZ, Eleven miles southwest Of the
Chicago stock. yards on the Wabash road q
train Of 20 cars was showed under for four
days and the animals suffered severely from
cold and lack of food. Some of them were
frost bitten and had to be killed.
On Saturday the mercury fell to 20 belo "
zero at St. Louis, the lowest point reached
there since January l, 1864, when it touched
2G7 below. The day was the coolest ever
known at jamestown, Dakota, the thermom.
eter indicating AS below zero. The air was
filled with frost. Some Of the other thor
mometer registers were At Winnipeg, Man.
0sf- IL f.G-
below, at Lincoln, Neb., 10 below, at
/ Quincy, ILL.,, 20 below, at Cedar Rapids, Ia.
| 225 below and at Cleveland, o., - below,
| The heaviest snow storm for many years pre-.
vailed at Wilmington, n. c.. accompanied
with cold and brisk northerly winds The
mails from country parishes reached Quebec
/ Saturday for the first time since the storm
! set in there on the 1st They were brought
| in on show-shoss Such a complete stop.
page Of communication in the country has
not been known there for 90 years Charles
ton, S. c., is said to have had the coolest
weather Saturday night which has been
known there in l35 years, the mercury going
TO 10 above zero. The cold wave reached
New England on Sunday. In this state on
that day the thermometer markings were all
the way from 10 to 90 below zero The
last-nsmed register, ten degrees below the
been reached by two spirit thermometers a
Barre. This register, if correct, is the loves
ever reached in the state, and marks Sunday
as the coolest day in our history.
HEAVY STORM OF SNOW AND WIND.
The storm of Tuesday, Tuesday nigh
and Wednesday was of great severity anC
prevailed over q wide extent of eoantry
Some places in Pennsylvania, including Pitts
burg and Titusyile, report the heaviest snow
storm on record. All the railroads centerine
at Buffalo were Obliged to abandon efforts L
move their trains for the time being, and all o.
them had large gangs Of shovelers at work
In Richmond, Va, II inches of snow fel
and in West Virginia IL to IS inches In tht
Province Of Ontario the snow fall amounted
to two feet and all travel is blocked In th,
Wyoming valley a terrible gale blew, unroof
ing and damaging buildings The air Wa
filled with sleet On the New England anC
New Jersey coasts much damage was done b.
the gale TO shipping, wharves and buildings
The Sound steamers could not make thei
trip.
Several places in this state suffered badly
terrific wind storm accompanied by rail-
ragged at Rutland Wednesday morning Th
roof of the grand stand at the driving parl
was carried away, fences and chimneys wer
blown down and barns unroofed. The roo
Of the Bomaseen House at Castleton and tn
normal school cupola were blown of In tn
surrounding towns a number of barns wer
leveled. A sleeping-car train was stale,
seven hours in snow-drift on the Benning
ton and Rutland railroad
The most severe wind known for years wa
eIperinced at and near Hanover, n. H., lev
cling trees, shaking buildings and creating
general alarm. The bridge spanning tn
HnpnaaNfovrF - - a. r.
lee was stripped Of its shingles. A bridge a
Franconia, n. H., was rendered impossible
a ar.house at Bethlehem was blown down
damaging the rolling stock badly, and tele
graph poles were upset in all directions.
Western New Hampshire wind and water di
much damage.
Charles Delmonico of New York, tn
proprietor of the famous restaurants, left hi
home last Saturday morning and has not re
turned. Diligent search by the police ha
failed to reveal his whereabouts He hs
suffered from nervous prostration for a Ion
time and has undoubtedly gone insane.
An entire family of negroes-W illiar
Groom and wife and six ehildren-were burn
ed to death the other night on a plantatio
in Lenoir county, n. G. 1t is supposed tina
large fire was made before the family re
tired, and that the house caught FIRE from til
blazing brands rolling on the floor A neigh
Dor visiting the place next morning found on
ly the ashes of the house and the charred rt
mains Of the victims.
At West Brookheld, Mass, on Wednel
day, Peter Mulvey was thrown out of hi
tean on an icy hill and was run over an
killed. Benz. b. Littlefeld of Ayers VillaR
slipped on the ice, fractured his skull an
was found dead where he fell.
Lieut.. John G. Augur, Q. S. n, VIII
was made insane by his terrible experience
In the Arctic regions searching for the Jean
nette expedition, escaped from the BLOOMING
dale asylum on Tuesday night and died froI
exposure.
The auction sale Of pews in Plymout
church, Brooklyn, Wednesday night, brouRh
S.2, oil, which with the rentals added make
an aggregate of $34, 1874, a falling of 9
about $1,000 from last years figures.
While 20 men were clearing the tracks Q
snow and Ice 10 q cut Eear the Brenton Sta