Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-20
CREMATED In A COTTAGE.
HORRIBLE FATE OF FOUR PER-
SONS AT CHICAGO.

Ihe servant N11el ana tine EAfly AOFhAuk
Fire Cause the CatastrOphe-The Head
of the Family and the Girl the Only
Survivors.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10.-The one story and
a half brick cottage at No. SO Vernon
Park Place, owned and occupied by W.
$. Bates, was destroyed by fire shortly
after O'Clock this morning, and four Of
its occupants were burned to death. The
family consisted of five persons and =
servant girl, and all but two met most
horrible death. The alarm was sounded
at 6:25 O'clock, and when the firemen
arrived on the scene the house was in a
blaze. Fire Marshal Campion found Mr.
Bates in the alley at the side Of the house
suffering from severe bruises, but able TO
tell the story OF the catastrophe.
STARTED BY THE SERVANT GIRL.
Wringing his hands in agony over the
loss OF his family, and suffering keenly
from his own severe hurts, he said thatat
6 O'Clock this morning the servant girl
started the fire in the kitchen and went
out doors moment later, leaving the
door open. She returned in a minute or
two and found the kitchen in blaze. The
girl ran away screaming with fright, and
Mr.. Bates was aroused, rushed into the
kitchen and tried TO extinguish the flames
with hose attached TO a hydrant. aud
afterwards with buckets. Not succeed
ing he rushed out and sent out an alarm.
NAMES or THE VICTIMS.
The firemen went TO work on the blazing
pile with will, and succeeded in putting
the fire out in about fifteen minutes. The
entire interior of the house was gutted
aud the walls remained intact. Whom
the tiremen entered the house they found
tn nha ra1 kAA afe el. fan
with the exception OF Mr.. Bates. The
victims were: Mary K. Bates, aged 35
years; John Bates, aged 5; Edward Bates,
an infant, and Mrs. DreylsOn, aged 20,
the mother OF Mrs. Bates. The body OF
Mrs. Bates was found lying two feet from
a front window on the first floor, burned
to a crisp. The charred body Of her baby
was close by.
sUFFoCATED TO DEATH.
The remains of Mrs. Dreyson were
found up stairs. She had evidently died
from sutfOcation, as the body was not
much burned. The boys body was found
in the ruins Of bed. The partitions and
walls Of the house were lined with felt,
and when the flames once started they
spread all through the house with Incon-
ceivable rapidity. The charred bodies
were removed to the morgue by a patrol
wagon. The house was valued at 81, 500
anu WIS uninsured. NOJnlDR WAS nedfQ.
of the servant girl after her flight. 1t is
also said that brother OF Mrs. Bates was
! lodging at the house and was seen about
| the place when the fire was In progress,
but ne suddenly disappeared.
ny AN INCENDIARY.
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 19.-The supply
store OF the South Tredear Ironand Nail
Company ana two adjoining dwellings,
were burned by an incendiary last night.
The loss is $4,000 ana the insurance $10,-
600.
COTTON DAMAGED.
CHARLESTON, 8. c., Oct ia fire in
the cotton yards of the South Carolina
Railway to-day damaged about 200 bales
OF cotton 10 the amount Of$4,500.
so PERSONS BdPERLED.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 19.-Fire this evening
in the Holman Paper Box Company's fac
tory at Levee and Walnut streets, caused
damage Of $4,000. There were so persons
working in the building, 80 Of whom were.
girls in the fifth story, but all escaped
without injury except one girl and one
boy, who were hurt by tumbling down
stairs.
FLAMES AT PENSACOLA.
PENSACOLA, Oct. 19.-Fire started to-
night in the hook and ladder house and.
the city hall. Germania hall and Pfeify
fer's store are now burning. II the fire Isl
stopped here the loss will be about
| $4,000.
FLOUR MILLS DESTROYED.
SHAKoPEE. MINI, Oct. f9.--The four,
ing mills OF George +. Strait a. Co. were
burned to-day. The loss is $4,000. The
insurance is S37, 900.
ATTAINING MILL BURNED.
HUDSON, N. Y, Oct. 19.-The planning
mill of Fraver e. Son was burned last
night. Their loss is $4,000. The insur<
ance is $500.
TWO FIRMS BURNED oET.
HATTINGs, NKB., Oct. 10.-The large
implement house Of Bristol a. Son, with,
its contents and the paint and wall paper
house and its contents, belonging to Mr..
Oeller, were burned yesterday. The loss
has not been ascertalned.
TWO STORES BURNED.
CARRoLLToN. Ills, Oct. 19.-Rainey'g
grocery and adjoining buildings. includ-
ing Sha-on's dry goods store, was burned
yesterday, The loss is $4,000. The prop.
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