The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-16
Horrible Death.


1t seldom that it falls to our lot to
record such frightful death as that
which overlook Mrs. Myra Valine. on
Z Cry stal Lake. last Saturday. and We only
Y wish that such terrible things would not
occur. The facts rs learned from DIR. j.
N. Bishop, the attending physician, are
rs follows:
~ On Saturday last, at about one o'clock
n. NJ, while all the men were in this city
y on business. some unknown but despic-
!. able person set fire to the woods between
! the South Florida X. II. and tho east
II fence of Gen. Babcock's grove on which
n the deceased, with her husband. was
living. Mrs. Naline was alone, saving
4 her young sister, and consequently when
thc fence caught fire, there was no men
!. 10 fight it, and she bravely attacked the
rapidly spreading foe alone. While en-.
egnged in doing all she could to prevent
Che entire destruction of the fence, her
Rsslress canght fire. She started to run,
somc think toward the lake tearing oil
her burning dress in her flight for life.
The poor woman was blinded by the
S*llames which darted up into her face
$sand her hands were fast losing their
activity. She succeeded in get
n ring her diess and waist of. but by this
q time her fingers were 20 badly burned
y 1hat she could not use them, ard she
Exell, while the cruel flames crept from
zone garment to another. Her younger
E1pistsr threw sand over her, but the vict.
Inns running had famed the flames too
smuch and they could not he conquer
ID.
M When the fine had done its awful
work, help arrived, and the suffering
~ oman was carried into the house. Her
back was So badly burned that she could
not lie down, and when the doctor ar.
II rived he found her sitting on the edge Of
I, 1hc bed burned to crisp from her waist
Z 10 her feet, and suffering untold agOnses.
Me did all in his power to alleviate her
sufferings, and finally laid her
Gin bed where, by the almost constant
of cooling and curative pre-
parations, she rested comparatively easy
efnnder the fearful circumstances.
IA On Sunday morning, at about 0 o'clock
R.ot her request. she was raised to sitting
posture While in this position she was
ieizcd with fit Of coughing and fell
back corpse.
Tie fire, perhaps started by some reck
less person, had done its frightful work,
bud the spirit Of the suffering woman
was released from its pain. She leaves
d husband. 10 whom she had been mar
lied about Il year and half, almost
htart broken. Her mother, Mrs. Lund-
Quist. who recently lost daughter, Mrs.
Houston, is almost broken down with
krief.
This terrible occurrence should be a
lesson to persons who build fires in the
woods. Thes' wood fires frequently
destroy valuable timber. It may he,
Ehowever that this fire was kindled by a
hpark from passing locomotive, but be
that as it may constant care should be
: Exercised against fires in tho woods. -
Sanford Argus.
The secretary Of the treasury is enter
Ing into gathering of state statistics
Through his appointed agents in the va.
Sious states. The object Of the govern.
nent is to colate in methodical and or
sanized form full and accurate particu.
hrs of trade, products. manufactures
IJUtIltS Iilu all IfIuubtiICS, pCStuCo NiV
means of transit and transportation with
kost of inland and foreign freights to and
.eom all points; amount, volume, kind
orts of exported and imported articles,
M fact covering information of such a
I Varied and extended sort as to suit all ma
Mons and the people thereof and has
been inaugurated so apply to us of the
south. The benefits to be derived by lis
IRE particularly noticeable. The gov
4 eminent with liberal hand furnished,
calculates and places by mail or other
wise gratuously and without expense to
4 us these tables among department heads,
Y Foreign governments and their people
land once give us an amount of free adj.
that no other way devises. and
chat with the addition Of the most i'm.
portant guarantee Of government sane,
Zion and authority for all contained.
The uud nuncs in Washington, ha,
Ing nothing else to talk about just now
Ire falling back upon their old amuse'
ment of recognizing the cabinet. 1t is
rumored that Mr.. Whitney is to take
Ahe soon.to.be treasury port folio
Dir. Villas is to be transferred to the navy
lepartment, while Mr.. Mcdonald is to h
AIDE postmaster general. This assign
ment. it is suggested would I've a happy
pne. New York would still retain con
krol of the Treasury. which is her pei
ambition: while Indiana would secure
Tor her favorte son department which
nnder its present management she ha-
bitterly criticised. The president has
pet to he heard from in this matter. how
ever, and as he generally manages thes'
hffairs himself it will not do to wager or
lhe rumored cabinet changes at present
Some French writers are demonstra
ing how easily France could whip Ger
many were the war Of 1871 to be Tough
pver again. BY the way, Germany wa
sery badly whipped BY some of tn
french writers just before the war h
ian.