The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-24
FIVE BURNED TO DEATH.
TERRIBLE FATE OF A PREACHER
AND HIS FAMILY.

The Fire Game at Midnight While All
Were Asleep - Belief That it
Started From a Kitchen Stove-A
Son Might Have Saved Lives but He
Thought All Had Escaped.
NORFOLK, VA, May 23.-The residence
OF /. c. Clarke, near Virginia Beach, in
Princess Anne county, was burned last
night about - o'clock. He, his two
daughters and one son, and niece visiting
him were consumed by thu flames. Hi,
wife, Miss Ella B dg1od, the governess, and
two children escaped. Nc Clarke Vas the
pastor Of the London Bridge Baptist church,
and was preacher Of note.
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
The origin of tie fire was the result of
an accident. When the family retired a
ii O'Clock there was fire in the kitchen
stove, and frofa this 1t Is thought to nav7-
caug4t The niece of Mr. Clarke,
who was among those who were
lost, is Miss Pullen. The son who wa
saved thou hit that the family had all got
ten out of the house aud occupied himself
trying to save the furniture, and by his own
efforts got piano ont of tn house. 1t is
thought that Mr. Cla ke's de tn is due
the fact that he returned to trv and slve a
sum of money which he had put in trunt
for safe Ike p, g, and that before he could
get on be wa cauy 1T y tne flames. II
was SO yea old. aud came h re two years
ago from Ma yland.
A STEAMER BURNED.
PORTLAND, ORE, May 3.-The steamer
Dispatch of Port townsend burned t. the
@ater's edge at Seattle, w. T., rly this
morning. The DispatcI had arrived from
Bellingham I'd tied up at her wharf. Mat
Blasted was awake ed by the presence OF
smIke in his room, and, rushing out, he
discovered the whole Loaf amds ips in
flames. The ere was aroused, but
had time only to escape, some of then
only in their night clothes The boa
was then cast OFF from the wharf a d a
alarm of fire was sou del. When the r,
department arrived the We sci was flames
and could not be saved Egerythn Oh
poard was burned, including Q pc soma
flee Of the crew. The steamer elonged
to Capt. James Morga and was valued a
about 1000 The ms france IS S4,5JJ. T
crew had very arrow escap.. \ fea
ninut later and every avenue of e,cap
would have been cut off. Fortunately no
lives were lost.
OUT LEAPED THE FLAMES.
LONDON, May 23-Th, Spanisn steamer
Emih no, Capt. Bengolche at Liverpool
loLu NeW OIled ;, VIA Ne p TG new, De
-Ore reporte with her carRl of cotton or
fire, went into dock vest rday. After she.
lad been dOcked was fou d that tie fire
wa still raging fiercely betwe' N decks, ana
upon removing the hatcne' flames burst
iorth. The fire brigade, after work. 2 for
hours, succeeded in su )duing the fire The
C tt1n is bsin reno ell from the st "a ner
as quickly as possible. About half tie
cargo is badly damaged.
FIRE AT A RAILROAD TERMINUS.
NoRwALK, Conn, May 23.- he south
ern terminus IF the Housatolic road at Will
son Point was fired last night and tai Y
destroyed. A "a rter of a mile new
wha f, freight buildings, coal bi s, the pas
s4nger depot and large numbs of freig t
and passenger cars were turned. The New
England Terminal Company expenIed
100000, and the HouSatonic company
100000 in improvements there. T q
.teamers and sail boats narrowl escap ed
The loss will be about S300,O00 The fire
was started by the accidental overturnln
of a lantern by steved rs5 wuo we're lDa ling
the steamer 'LefeVre." Ths lanter Sc
fire to a bale of jIte, and the flames spre d
o rapidly that the workmen were obliged
to Aee for their lives. A fierce glle D g.
vaLed. Besides he buildings and wlarves
forty-eight ght cars with their co tents
We're deS royed.
MARBLE MILLS IN RUINS
RUTLAND, vi, May 23-Tne Ripley
marble mills at Ce ter r Itland were e.
stroyed by fire to-ligat. The los, i, S75,-
600 he mil were partially insured. OAe
unlred and fifty men are thrown out OF
empl Jymelt.