The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-25
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u Washington. d G.. FEB III To-day :
di~patche~ present. a remarkable record
Of casualties One % the most shocking
was at Philadelphia. The private resi-
dcnce of John \ King q retired lumber
merchant. was burned early this morn
ing Tie ccupan, had been alarmed
by a slight fire early in the night but had
retired aud were sleeping ~oundly when
they were again aroused by fire and found
their escape cut of Mrs. King dropped
her two small children from the fourth
story 10 mattresses spread on the side
walk below, and Jumped after them. One
child died in a few minutes from the
shock. Mrs. Hing aud her other child
rem survived the fall aud were badly in,
iured Mr.. John King. Miss Hamilton
Mrs. Kings sister and two servants
we're burned to death Another servant
| girl was seriously injured. Mrs King
and her remaining child are reported
sinking rapidly and will probably die.
Mrs. King has become insane.
Two or three other fires were progress
ing at the time the King house was burn
ing aud the tiremen were all engaged IN
fighting them. None % the other fires
caused a loss Of death. bur the aggregate
loss Of property is very heavy.
The Chappaqua Mountain institute. at
Chappaqua, y. Y, was burned last ni1ht
and seyenty-ive scholars, with the family
of the principal and several attendants,
were driven out in their night clothes
with the thermometer about zero. Fa-
tai casualties occurred. The loss j. about
so, 200. 4. fire AZ New B Itajn, Conn,
ia a IiNefy stable spread 50 rapidly that
it got beyond control and about $50 roo
worth o. property in the heart of the
town was burned, and one man lost his
life.
An explosion OF natural gas occurred
at Wellsburg West \ irginia. this morn
ing, wreckiug a house whose debris took
fire. The weather was intensely cold and
the flames spread randy. Five persons
were killed outright, aud two are missing
These comprise an entire family Half
a dozen other persons are injured, some
Of them seriously.
Charlotte, n. G.. Feb, 2I.-A tire here
early this morning DESTROYED Schif Bros,
building on Trade Street: also the al
joining building The fire communicated
to the rear rooms Of the Ceutrd Hotel
but was extinguished Grace Howard Il
~disreputablc woman was burned 10 death
The losses are: Schitf Bros, on building
81. 600, insurance = 900, H {. Eccles.
ownerol building occupied as drug stores.
loss s.. 600, insurance -, 900, SchiF "
Co., loss 81, 900, insurance 81 800, Vii
liam Wilson, loss 500, 600, insurance SI-.
500; Thos Reese 4 Co., S1.uoa in~ur-
anc. Z 5000 Sam Richardson. a celorcd
fireman. ran against Isaiah Bronson. also
rgiored, aud broke two eggs in the latter.
pocket. Bronson hereqpon en- Richard
sons throat. richardson vi, ked across
the street to a drug store and fell dead in
the doorway. Bronson was arrested
Both bad been drinking.
New Orleans, Feb. 2I.-A dispatch
from Baton Rouge SAYS the State peui-
tertiary IS On fire. and that from anpc8r-
ances the whole huildiop viii he c.n.nn-
ed.
Pittslure. Pa Feb. 2O.-St. Nichael's
Orphan Asylum was partially DESTROYED
by fire TODAY. When the flames were
discovered thirty five nuns and twenty
little children were in the building
Through the efforts of a few calm sisters.
however. a panlc was ayerted
Washington, February 20 fire broke
our this evening IN the main ward of me
Washington Asylum Alm-hou,e. An
alarm was AT once given. which created a
panic api much excitcme t throughout
the institution. The inmates were well
CONTROL, by the officers
Philaoelphia. February % AT the
c,rann~, ;pnne., ~ 49, ,1,bo daa,hse
Of The twenty victims of the recent fire at
the Bleckley A~Imshouse. a sensation was
J.y41ny al !, tbe cont,.inn - .JnssnI
Nadine. a young colored man. that he
had ser fire 70 tbc h]n,II,nc and ihat h.,
vas ;nstiaatn1 - H. -, hr patar !
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