Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-07
SAVED FROM CREMATION.
The Fearful Peril of a Mother
 and Her Babe.
Ehe Would Have Remained to be Burned to Death, but Was Forcibly Removed. Flames.

Flames.
 PHILADELPHIA, Jan 7-The residences of Robert McWade, city editor of The Public Ledger, and J. H. Tighe, on Lancaster ave- nue, at Wayne station, were entirely de- stroyed by fire. The total loss is about SEQ, ,OCO Nine small children narrowly es- capped being burned in their beds
 Mrs. Jones, a sister-in-law of Mr. Tighe, was driven crazy by the excitement and had to be taken out of the house by force. When the fire broke out McWade had just finished supper and was sitting in the parlor with his wife and several nearly grown children. The little ones had been put to bed. His first thought was of his children, and he darted upstairs and succeeded in getting them all out of doors safely. Then he and several neighbors formed a bucket brigade, but the flames gained steadily on them, famed by a northwest wind
 The houses of Mir. McWade and MT. Tighe adjoin. The flames soon spread to the prop erty next door. There is but one fire con- pany at Wayne. It owns no engine but has line of hose. The company responded, but they could do nothing to save the buildings When the flames were at their height some one shouted that there was a woman at one of the windows of MT. Tighe's house.
 MT. McWade ran upstairs through flame and smoke, and found Mrs. Jones, with a babe in her arms, standing in the centre of a third story room. He told her to go down stairs, but she refused to go Then he tried to persuade her, but she said she would not move. She was perfectly calm. Her mind had given way. MT. McWade seized her by the arms and dragged her out of the room by force. He managed, but with great diff culty, to get her down the stairs, and she and the baby were taken out safely. When this was done Mir. McWade heard screams in MT. Tighe's house. He ran in again, and in g second story room found two little children lying in bed, with the flames darting all around them.
 He picked them up, and with an infant tucked under each arm sprung downstairs and barely managed to reach the door through the clouds of thick smoke. The flames burned until 10 o'clack, and when they were finally extinguished nothing but pile of charred wood, ashes and bricks were left of two of the finest mansions at Wayne. Mr. McWade loses about $16,0OO. He had a library worth fully $5OOO, and none of it was saved. He had no insurance on the house or its contents. MT. Tighe's loss is s, 3,50O. The house did not belong to him. His effects were partly insured in the New Eugland Mutual company.
 MT. McW ade's little children, who were taken Iro1n tnelr DeuS, were almost nude. They were tenderly carried through the ter rible rain storm to the houses of the neigh bors, where they were cared for The ladies had no time to save their clothing They were scantily dressed and were cared for by their friends who live close by. The flames are supposed to have originated from a defective fue ill MT. McWade's house.
 MT. McWade was greatly affected by his loss. II am homeless now," he said, land everything that own in this world has been burned. It has taken me years to get my library together, and I had many things that l valued more than money in my house. I shall have to start life again"
 MT. McWade's residence was a new and handsome three story house built of brick and ornamental stone, containing all the modern improvements, and was elegantly furnished throughout. MT. Tighe's residence was of similar construction