Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-10-10

Haze the Dog Days not Ended get /?
The most terrible accident that ha
ever shocked the community was il
the distressing death on Saturday las
of Mrs. Elizabeth Herring, wife 0
Mr.. Ezra Herring, an old citizen ant
a prominent merchant of this place.
Mrs. Herring was using coal oil t,
kindle the fire, and as she was alon,
at the time, it will probably never b,
known just how it did occur, but it il
supposed that the ashes and cinder
left over from the day before conceal
ed some fire which caught the OF
when it was poured on the kindlings
The can contained nearly half gal
Ion of oil, and when it exploded il
filed the room with fire and covered
Mrs. Herring with flames. With
rare fortitude and presence of mind
she grasped towels and everything il
reach and wrapped them around hel
head and face, and then went into the
dining room, where she caught up 8
table cover and tried to smother the
flames with it. Failing in that, she
seemed to have started for the store
room in search of Mr.. Herring, 1.-THE
other members of the family had not
yet arisen, but turned back, treason
ing probably that she would only car.
ry the fire where it would consume
the whole house, and went out thro'
the kitchen and into the yard toward
the hydrant, where she fell, unable to
go any farther, and still in flames.
BY this time the family and imme-
date neighbors had reached her and
smothered the fire, but not until al
most every vestige of her clothing
was consumed, and the flesh on most
parts of her body burned to a crisp.
She was conscious until within very
short time of her death, which occur
red about three o'clock of the same
day. The funeral services were held
on Monday last in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, of which Mrs. Her.
ring has for years been a member,
and were conducted by the pastor,
Rev. A. S. Hank, and Rev. f. M.
Woods, of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Herring spent many years OF
her life in this community, and lived
so as to merit the highest regard and
esteem of all. She was q devoted
wife, an affectionate mother, a kind
neighbor and a true and faithful friend
Those who best knew her many
deeds of kindness and goodness, will
ever hold her in loving remembrance.
The service of the Forty Hours De-
yotion began at st. Joseph's Church
last Sunday morning with beautiful
and impressive ceremonies. After
the religious services by the pastor,
Rev. II. j. McKeefry, the children
of the school and Sunday school
marched in procession, strewing the
aisles with flowers and evergreens.
The altar was beautifully decorated
with blooming plants and rare flow
ers, filling the church with their in
cense, and when the myriad lights
were burning, the effect was indescrib.
ably beautiful. The music was of a
very high order, and excellently rem
dered. Bishop O'Sullivan, who was
consecrated at Washington last week
as Bishop of Mobile, Alabama,
preached an earnest, eloquent sermon
on Sunday night, to very large con-
gregation. Rev. Joseph Frioli, j. B
O'Reilly and Peter Weider were also
present, and assisted in the services.
Town has been alive all week with
the hustle and stir incident to the
Fair, and we have had more music
to the square inch than Martinsburg
has been favored with for a long
while. On Tuesday the weather was
threatening and rainy, and the at.
tendance was not very large, but or
Wednesday the Fair Ground wa:
thronged with visitors. on Thursday
the rain interfered to some extent
On Wednesday town was full of ex
cursionists and visiting companies
and the streets were thronged with
people waiting to see the Military and
Firemen's Parade. The following
was the order of the procession:
Judge Faulkner, Chief Marshal
with assistants Criswell. Shaffer, Der
ry and Walker Martinsburg City
Band, Berkeley Zouaves; German
Band, Camden Light Artillery Win
chester Cornet Band, Hagerstowi
Light Infantry I; Drum Corps, Viii
Transport, Md, Infantry Company
Jones Spring Band, Martinsburg Fir,
Company /; Shepherdstown Band
Shepherdssown Fire Company; Mar
tinsburg Fire Engine, Citizens.
The procession was lengthy, ant
made a very fine display. The excel
lence of the home companies ar
known to us. 1t was the visitin,
companies who attracted most atten
ton, and carried off all the compli
ments of the day, OF the Hagers
town Light Infantry Oh! dom
they look NICE" and " How well the,
march," OF the Williamsport Com
pany. "Good looking body of men,
i" Mighty nice uniform, and plenty o
STYLE" And the Shepherdstown fir
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