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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-30
HANDSOME FLINT GLASSWARE

Ne haze just received frcm Me,srs. Hobbs &
Co., manufacturers OF pure Flint Gisssws.e. an en-.
tirely new line Of their goods which Won vii not
find at any other house in this city and which woin.
vite you 10 call and examine. Here aro soma -,
the articles:
Leaf Pickle, Olive and Celery Dishes
Water Bottles, Catsup Cruets, Bresd Trays,
Sherbert Glasses entirely new,
Cheese Dishes, Fruit ana Punch Bowls.
These goods will take as high polish as cut
glass, aud so good is the imitation that few can
tell tho real from the flint. We shall be pleased
10 show you this line whether you wish to prr.
chase or not. [sep27l 81. MILLER 81 SON
An INCREASE IN THE TARIFF-Notwith
n standing the tariff has been advanced 10 to
Is per cent. on all ENGLISH GRANITE and
PORCELAIN, we continue to sell these wares st
the old price, and you will do well to look at those
Decorated Dinner Sets and Chamber Sets that we
are Sc ling at the old figures. We thought we had
enough Eng ish Porcelesn Dinner Sets to last un-
til Christmas, and yet they are nearly all gone
a. we have another ORDER at Eanley, Englsnd
to be filled at once. Sec these goods and get the
prices. and find out how much you will save Jy
not going TO Washington
sep27 d. j. MILLER Il SON
no ARRIYE-A carload of Lamp Chimncys
4 Dealers will 60 well to put in their stock now,
as an advance III Chimneys is expected daily
We are headquarters for all grades of chimneys
And remember that sole agents, in North
ern Virginia, fer tho Celebrated Pearl Glass"
Chimney. (sep27] E. J. MILLER & SON.
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Y1AGFIELD Z. HALT

{sTAGFIELD & RALIr
DRUGG lsTs.
Corner Prince and Fairfax street.,
Prescriptions speciality. English, French
German end Domestic Toilet Soaps; Genuins
Parma Cologne; Magnolia HedyosInia, Geranium
snd Florida Water Genuine Lubins Extracts;
8pongos, Hair Brushes and Combs; best English
Tooth Brushes full assortment CT Patent Medis
zines, Coxe's Gelatine, Corn Starch Sea Moss Fas
rne; Spices of all kinds, and select stock Of all
articles sold by druggists ct prices rs low as ting
ssme quality can be obtained elsewhere. dec
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For Over Fifty Years.

An OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY.-Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over
FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WE.LE TEETHING, with PERFECT
SUCCESS IT *CGGHEs the CHILD SoFTENs the
GUNS, ALLAYS all PAIN CURES WIND COLO aud
is the best remedy for DIARRHGA. Sold by Drug
gists in every part of the world. Be sure and az
for MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP, and take
no other kind. twenty-five cents bottle
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-30

Youth will never live TO age without they
keep themselves in breath with exercise,
and in heart with ioyfulness. Too much
thinking doth consume the spirits; and oft
it falls out. that while one think too much
of doiog, he leaves othsra to do the effect OF
his thinking
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anoasen,s aruica salse

TIE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores Ulcers, Sslt Bheum, Fever Sores, letter,
Chappea Hards. Chilblans, Corno and ali Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or 10 pay
REQUIRED. 1t ia guaranteed to give perfect satis.
faction, or money refunded Price 25 cents per
box. For sale be E. s. Leadbeeter & Bro.
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ESTABLISHED 1900.
The AIsZa1dfia Gazette

Publishes in condensed but comprehensive form
news from all parts OF the world, sud daily lays
before its readers an cpitomo of whatever is going
on around them.
TIE GAZETTE enjoys unsurpassed facilities FOR
procuring ALL THE NEWS, and that too. often
twelve hours earlier than the morning papers its
telegrsphic columns being kept open till late osch
evening in order to receive the very latest dis
patches, SO that whatever may occur, whcth.
er in this or other lands is almost sure to find it's
way into its columns the same day.
Its correspondence is neway and accurate, and
its miscellaneous department is conducted with
an eye to the enlightenment and pleasure OF its
readers, and no pains are spared to mako it at.
tractivo in every feature.
It's commercial columns are edited with care
and precision, SO that the merchant and tho farm.
err can always rely upon its market reports
As an advertising medium it has fow, il any
superiors il all this section of country, having an
extensive circulation, not only throughout Viz.
gins, but in nearly al the States and Territories
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FoRN d. Z. LUNT,
sTABLER G. CO.,

L.
Successors to r. r. Stablerl
DRUGGISTS AND CHEMISTS,
N. w. Corner King and Washington Street
Dealers in Patent Medicines, Drugs, Cigars and
Cigarettes, Fine Tooth Brushes, Nail Brushes,
German an6 Domestic Cologne, Hair Brushes,
3pongss, Flesh Straps &c Especial care given to
descriptions jan28-tf
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noMEsTIC SEWING MACHINE-This is
~ good season to purchase Sewing Machine.
The Domestic" with all the attachments is
leader. Ola machines received in ps1t payment
for new. We give full instructions and sell them
at lowest prices and on accommodating terms.
oct1S E. s. LEADBEATER & BRO.
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WARRENToN-Train Nos. 5S, so 81 and
and So connect daily to and from Warrenton
FRANKLIN DIVISI0N-Daily, exceptSunday.
Leave Rocky Mt. 600 a.. M, arrive Franklin
7:2O D. NJ, arrive Rocky Mt. 1920 p. m.
ORDONSvILLE-Train leave Orange for
Gordonsville $50 a. n. snd 11:55 a. In. daily,
8:15 D. m. daily except Sunday, and 500 o. m.
daily except Sunday. Returning, leave Gordons-
Vile for Orange 1000 a. M, 1:50 p. M daily
and 7:30 q. m. daily except Sunday and 700 a.
m. except Sunday and Monday, and 4:30 g. m
Mondays only.
WASHINGTON AND OHIO DIVISION.
ALL TRAINS DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Leave Alexandria from depot at 900 s. NJ
and 1:55 and 4:45 .. H.; arrive at Bound Hill
11:3O n. m. and 4:25 and 1920 p. N.
Returning, trains leave Ronnd Hill 6:15 a. N.
and 1870 and $685.. H., -2s47iiying at Alexan.
dria at 1923 g. IN. End 2:54 and 1925 p. M.
The 900 a. m train from AleIandris connects
at Found Rill nth stage for Blue Edge Berry.
for Aide and Middleburg.
The 900 s.. m. train and AS p. n. train from
Alexandra connect at VienDa with stages for
Fairfax Court House.
SLEEPING CAR SERVICE.
On trails Nos 80 and 81 Pullman Buffet Sleep
ers between Now York and Atlanta and At
lanta and Now Orleans.
OD trsins nos. o2 and b3 Pullman Buhet YES
thule 5leepers between Washington and Now
Orleans and Washington and Birmingham, via
Danville, and Washington and Hot Springs via
Salisbury.
On trains Nos 56 and 81 Pullman vestibule
sleepers between Washington and Cincinnati and
Louisville.
On trains Nos. 81 and SO Pullman Buffet
sleepers between Washington and Memphis.
On trains Nos. SO and SO Pullman Buffet
sleepers between Washington and Rome Ga,
via Lynchburg and Bristol.
Through tickets on sale st tho principal stations
to all points. For rates or information apply to
any agent of the Company, or to
G. M. BORUM, D. P. A., Lynchburg, Va
JAMES L. TAYLOR, g. P. A., Washington, DC
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REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
r E A L Z s T "A II z
FOB SALE BIZ
O'NEAL & LUNT,
CORNER KING AND FAIRFAX sTREETs


House and Let No 113 Columbus street, be-
tween King and Prince; 8 rooms, 80 feet inches
front by 80 feet deep Price $500.
Houses Nos. 427 and 129 Columbus street; in
perfect order, built only one year; = rooms, bath
room, china closet, new Latrobe stoves in parlors,
all modern conveniences.
Large Brick, 8 rooms, all in good order, splen-
did location, large yard attached.
Fine 3,story Brick, 8 rooms on Prince street.
near Washington 2 story brick back building all
in perfect ord r, with modern co2veniences
2 story Brick House on Columbus st, bstween
King and Prince; 7 rooms in perfect order.
% acres of Land at Falls Church.
acres of Land at West End of Falls Church.
about 100 yards from station. Will trade for
Alexandria business property.
Store and Dwelling at the corner OF st. Asaph
and Gibbon streets stabliDg and fruit. This is
good stand for business.
Fine new 2.story and attic cottage style Of
Dwelling at the N w. cor. Washington and Pen
dleton streets This property is irst-clsss snd in
a rapidly improving part of the city. Lot 90 feet
front By 80 feet deep.
2 Houses on Payne street, between King and
Cameron one of rooms, and the other rooms ;
water and gas pipes in house.
Nice Brick House, with largo side lot, on Fair.
fax street. between Cameron aud Queen; rooms,
modern improvements.
Large House and Lot on franklin street. lot
80 feet front by $50 feet deep splendid location
for garden.
House and Store on Franklin street good loca
ton for business.
6 Houses on Henry street, near Cameron.
/ House and Lot on Prince street, between
Alfred and Patrick.
Fine Dwelling suitable for boarding house or
hotel on Royal street, between King and Prince.
2 lots on Columbus street. between Madison
and First. %
Houses in West End; $50 feet front tot 200
feet deep. -. iy2S
Huntsville gazette., 1890-11-15
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

RAIL LAYING was resumed on the Pa
ducah &, Tennessee railroad on the 10th.
Tlains will be running between Padu-
cab, KY, and Paris, Tenn, by January l.
THERE were fully 10000 people on the
Southern Exposition grounds at Mont
gomery, Ala, on the 10th.
A STEAMSHIP line to be known as the
Chicago, Galveston & South American
Steamship Line is soon to be started.
The object is to establish weekly line
of steamers between Galveston, Texas,
and the ports of Central and South
! America.
THE monthly report of the Depart
ment of Agriculture shows the cotton
crop to be about the same as last year in
Weld, the rate per acre being estimated
by States as follows: Virginia, 16e
pounds; North Carolina, 1872; South Car
olina, IT'S: Georgia, 165; Florida, 1Os;
Alabama, 100; Mississippi, 200; Lou
isiana, 23S; Texas, 1876; Arkansas, 225;
Tennessee, 191.
THE New Orleans and Northwestern
railroad has begun preliminary surveys
from point on the Sabine river to Lit
tie Rock, Ark.
Nick WELBURN, the notorious West
srn outlaw who is wanted for bank rob-
berry, train robbery, highway robbery,
murder and bigamy, was captured at
Schakelford's s Mills, w. Va, on the 10th.
THERE is every prospect that the
stealings OF Clay Clouston, Deputy Cir
cult Court Clerk of Parkersburg, w.
Va, will foot up 100000. The books
and papers will have to be examined
back for sixteen years.
TIE State Convention of the Farmers
Alliance for Kentucky met at Lexing-
ton on the 10th. The organization claims
| a membership of 100000 in Kentucky
and it is understood, proposes to take
hand in the settlement Of political ques-
tions hereafter.
CHARLES FITzHUE, of Belleville, H.,
on the 10th choked to death while eat
ing dinner. A piece Of corn beef stuck
in his throat and could not be gotten
out in time to save him.
COMPLETE returns from seventy out
of the ninetynine counties of Tennes-
see give Buchanan 93,055, Baxter 50, 293
and Kelly 1867. This makes Buchanan's
plurality, up to date, 80, s5S, and his
majority 24,2s6 over Baxter and Kelley
ombined. The Legislature will pe
nearly three 70 one Democratic.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-11-15
MISCELLANEOUS

MiSCELIANEOUSa
TIE scheme of laying baro the bed Of
Feather river, the largest mining opera
tion ever undertaken in California, is
| now assured, as samples of gravel havo
yielded richly, and Manager McLaugh-
lin confidently expects to gather from
$40, 900, 900 to SIS, 900. 600 from the vent
ure.
IT is said that bill will be intro
duced into the Prussian Diet providing
for the subsidizing of charity hospital
where consumptive patients will be
treated according to DR.. Koch's new ly-
discovered system.
THE Secretary of the Navy has issued
an order modifying the regulations of
the navy in accordance with the act of
Congress, approved September 25, 1890,
granting permission to officers and en-
listed men of the army and navy to
wear the badges adopted by military
societies of men who served in the war
of tho revolution, the war of 1912, the
Mexican war and the war of the re-
belion.
On the 9th meetings were held
throughout Belgium in support Of the
eight-hour day and universal suffrage.
Many of the speakers advocated the es-
tablishment of republic. A large
| amount of money was collected in view
| of general strike. Handbills were
thrown over the walls of the barracks
in Brussels onjoining the soldiers to CO.
operate with the workingmen.
THE Supreme Court of the Unite d
States has decided that tho police com
! missioners of San Francisco have arbi-
traIy discre ton to grant or refuse
liquor licenses.
SHOE manufacturers at Erfut, Ger
many, have declared lockout in con-
sequence of dispute arising from the
dismissal of a workman. Three thou
sand men are thrown out Of employ
ment.
THE authorities at Victoria, B. c.,
since tho passage of the Mckinley bill,
have imposed license of $50 upon
American commercial travellers. This
is only good until January 1, after
which every foreign salesman must pay
fec of $1OO.
OPIUM smuggling has vastly increased
since the addition to the duty by tho
passage of the new Tariff law.
DURING October the gross earnings Of
! the Atchison, Topeka 81 Santa Fe rail-
road approximated S4, 16i,665; increase,
| S265. S21
Huntsville gazette., 1890-11-15
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Mr. JOSEPH SHROCK and five children,
of Canton, o., were poisoned by eating
head cheese which was affected with
animal matter of a poisonous nature.
The mother and ono daughter, aged
eight were in critical condition and
likely to die. The remainder of the
family were saved by prompt medical
aid.
AN explosion in the Chinese Govern
ment powder mills at Tai-Wan-Foo COM
pletely destroyed the building and
killed 500 men, besides wounding many
others.
On the 7th every house in the town of
Winslow, Ind, was destroyed by fire..
and the -four. hundred inhabitants Of tho
place werc rendered homeless.
The through vestibule train from
Chicago to Cincinnati on the Big -Four
road jumped the track twenty miles
south of indianapolis, Ind, on tho 18th,
while running thirty miles an hour.
Three passenger coaches and the bag
gage car went into the ditch and the
middle coach was badly smashed.
Eighty passengers were aboard. but no
one was seriously injured.
WHEN passenger train No rolled
into the depot at Madison, Ia, on the
morning of the eth, the cow-catcher OF
the engine bore the dead and fearfuHy
mangled remains of man named Phi
Kunkel, who was struck two miles out
of town and instantly killed.
On the sth Henry ]. Mutton, formerly
editor of the Lowell (Mass-) Citizen,
and owner of the Sunday Critic OF tnat
city. charged with the forging OF two
notes of 81, 900 each, was arrested and
held in S., 600 bonds, which he was un-
able to furnish.
On the night of the eth party o.
lynchers visited the Lafayette lnd.) JAN
to deal summary Judgment upon George
Bennett, the murderer of William u.
Scott and John WorlSof. They secured
entrance to the jail only to find eha1
tho prisoner had been removed TO o
place of safety.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-11-15
LORD MAYORS DAY.

The Annual Pageant in London Incident
to the Induction of the Lord Mayor
Into Office One of More than Ordinary
Gorgeousness. and Viewed by Enormous
aud Good-Natured Crowds.
LONDON, Nov. 11.-That portion of
TIE ceremonies attendant upon the in
daction to office Of the new Lord Mayor,
Mr.. Joseph SaVory, which consists OF
the procession of escort was most sue
cessfully carried out. A bright Novem-
Der sun brought out in vivid relief the
brilliantly-variegate uniforms and
insignia of the soldiers and civic
com mpanies, and sent CLEAN OF
dazzling light flashing along the
bayon cts, musket barrels and accoutre-
M Is of the troops. The air was mild
with just enough of fall crispiness in
the atmosphere to lend springiness to
the steps of the marching column and
produce general feeling of exhilira-
ton among the enormous crowds OF
spectators which lined the streets
through which the column passed
They were good-natured crowds. prompt
to admire any particularly brilliant
feature of the passing show, and
equally quick to jest at any thing which
occurred to them as odd. The "beef
eaters" came in for the unmerciful guy
ing which the appearance of the antique
and grotesque uniforms OF the guardl
ans cf the Tower invariably evokes from
London crowd The survivors OF the
Criemean war were warmly received by
the people. In all its details, it is con-
ceded that the lord Mayors show OF
1890 exceeded thas Of last year both In
gorgeousness of the exhibition and the
numbers Of the crowd.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-11-15
CALLING THE ANIMALS.
Origin and Meaning of the Calls Used b
American Farmers.

American Farmers.
A correspondent recently asked the
Boston Transcript to explain the origin
and meaning of the ordinary calls used
by farmers in summoning their cattle,
horses and sheep; and the inquiry has
ELECTED some interesting responses.
The call BOSS, boss" to cattle, is
pure Latin, apparently, since the Latin
word for ''beef creature" is bos 1t
seems to have been in use among En-
glish speaking people for several gem
erations, though "boss'' and s'bossy' are
more often heard in America than in
England.
The ordinary cali to horses is "Co-
jock co-jockl" 1t is explained that
many horses were formerly named
john, which, in peasant English, is
Jock. "Co-jock," then, simply means
Come, John" 1t is said that the use Of
the word Jockey" meaning rider or
driver of race-horses, comes from the
frequency with which horses were once
named Jack, the word passing in time
from the animal to his rider.
One writer in the Transcript, how
ever, insists that ''the commonest
name for a horse in America to-day is
Bill; you will find," he says, "a horse
named Bill in every stable, and the
country pastures arc full of Old Bills,
retired on q pension of grass; but seldom
is there Jack or Jock. Perhaps in
the course of time the horse call will be
oh aOCed tO Co Rilli'v
The call to sheep seems to vary lit
tie in different parts of the United
States. Throughout good part Of the
country it sounds moro like 'Co-day!
co-day" than any thing else. Else
where, and especially in some parts of
New England. it is always Go dan!
co-danw Often it is "Co-nan!" and oc-
casionally it is said to be "Co-dar! CO.
darr'
"Co-day" is derived by one authority
from ''Come, Dick" Dick having been,
name as much in vogue for male
sheep as Jock was for horse. But
'Co-dan' clearly may come very easily
from Come, Nan" Nan or Nanny is
still a favorite name for sheep, as we'll
as for goat. ''Co-dan" would come by
corruption from Conan" and 'Co-
day from that, in order to make it
more explosive and easily heard at a
distance.
"Co-dar" is said to be derived from
''Come, Darby'-another name once
often used for a sheep.
When the Western farmer goes out to
call his pigs-in that part of the country
the animals sometimes wander long
way from home-he generally is not
content with calling Pig! pigr'
"a sound which could not be heard
very far-but develops it into a
shout by pronouncing it ''poo-ig!
poo-igr' The necessity of producing a
sound that will carry" seems to explain
this; but one of the transcripts CORE
spondents says that ''poo-ig" is derived
from poor pig,'' and that he has often
heard the call pronounced in that way.
The call "Biddy! Biddy!" to hens and
chickens is not explained. The diction-
aries say ''biddy" is childish name for
hen; but where did the child get the
name? The other farm-yard calls, such
as ''Chick! chick!" to the hens, "Turk!
turk!' to the turkeys, and Duck! duckr'
to the ducks. seem to need no explana-
ton. Youths Companion
Huntsville gazette., 1890-11-15

On the 10th William Baldwin was
fined $50 in the District Court of New
Bedford, Mass, for violation of the
Australian Ballot law, in having an
official ballot outside the polling place
at the last election. lie appealed, and
was held in $1,000 bonds for the SUI
perior Court. This is the first case of
the kind under the law.
AT Geneva, n. T., large barn owned
by Higgins & Smalley, and used by them
as stables for their horses, was Turned
on the 9th. John Hall, employed in the
stable, while attempting to libarate the
horses, was overcome BY smoke and per-
ished in the flames. Fourteen horses
and two mules were burned.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-11-15
The Earl and Countess of Aberdeen

1HE Earl and Countess of Aberdeen
VINO were passengers on train which
was derailed while crossing the Rocky
mountains, have left an order with a
e~eler at Hamilton, Ont, for a gold
"atch and gold locket for the engineer
anu lreman of tho train. The watch
.Of James Srownlee, the engineer, has
Engraved on the case a scene of the
wreck surrounded by the words ''faith-
-u4 unto death. !" and in the inside an ap-
p.oprlate inscription. Engraved on the
soiu iocket for the fireman. John Perry,
- - an inscription giving the names OF
tation.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-11-15
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.
Uncle Toms Cabin.

On the line Of the Texas & Pacifie
railroad. in the Parish OF Natchitochess,
La. at q bend in Red river. near tho
station of Chopin, stands an old log
cabin thatserved Harriet Beecher Stowe
as model for the habitation of her
celebrated Uncle Tom in her great work,
Uncle Toms Cabin" The old cabin is
in fair state of preservation, and Gen.
eral Passenger Agent 3. w. Mccullough
OF the Texas e Pacific road, has had it
photographed for the purpose OF having
it shown in the advertising matter OF
the road.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-11-15

In England and Wales, out of 26, 954
food samples which were recently ana
lyzed, 1906 were found to bo adulter-
ated. This is equal to 1115 per cent,
percentage lower than in any previous
year since 1888, when it was under II.
Nearly one-half the samples taken were
OF milk, and the percentage reported
against was 1872. Taking London by
Itself, 1t was 2L2 per cent, which COM
pares with 11.9 in Leeds, Ill in Shef.
held, 93 in Liverpool, 81 in Manchester
and sc in Stafford. Wonder what the
percentage would be in the United
States?
Huntsville gazette., 1890-11-15

ACCORDING to pleasing tales that are
going the rounds of the press, Postmas-
ter-General Wanamal1er has ordered
some new styles in postal cards. The
newspapers alluded to state that here
after, instead of being compelled to use
cards of the bilious tint to which the
long-suffering public are accustomed,
we may purchase dainty little oblong
slabs of various sizes and of delicate
plnks and baby blues, of pearl gray and
even OF old gold. Thus arises another
monument to mark the advance of civ.
ilization.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-11-15
a Lively Record.

John f. Conyer, colored minister OF
Chattanooga, Tenn, who also runs a
saloon, has had lively record. Sun
day morning he preached, Sunday aft
ernoon he had his whisky mill in full
blast, Sunday night his bar-keeper
knocked man in the head in his pres
ence, Monday afternoon he broke a
heavy teacup over his wife's head,
Monday night there was lively row in
his place, Tuesday he fired at man
and on Wednesday he was before the
recorder
Huntsville gazette., 1890-11-15
greSS.
blank.

The next special work of the Labor
Bureau at Washington will be the prep
aration of full history Of labor legisla-
tion and labor laws. Mr.. Carroll D.
Wright the chief of the bureau, has
already planned this. He has commits
stoned Lawrence Gronlund, the we'll
known author and writer on labor top
les to enter upon the collection OF
material
Huntsville gazette., 1890-11-15
chill Burned to Death.

At Waco, Tex. Albert, the three
year-old son of James Mcintyre, an en-
gineer, caught fire from the cook-stove,
and was roasted alive before rescuers
could remove his burning clothes. The
father was away and the mother sick in
bed, unable to help her boy.