The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-16

FE'EAIXX L. E.
Turning ~ b Ghennngo Gou.,s
foor-tsouse and the l.oss ~ ,hu~L /
al = <umber nj Idiotic p...- 1--we
Origin ~ the Fire . Myxtery. ,ss.',~us
tsne"us Combustion Though, 1. 20
spun~lbic. W \
BiNcuAMroN. N. ". Ma
cial from Norwich states that ~
mango County poor-honsc W. ~
Wednesday night at eleven o'elo.a Ivy
that the lives Of seven inmate. \, "a
institution were lost. Tho frc ,t,,
In the insane department. N'
All around were farmhouscs. ana
sengers were sent for helm Tha i
ties were released from tie dirs~4
wards as soon as possible. Al,or.n.
there were about twenty. ana N. "'
feared that II they mingled MN \" -
more tractablc patients there Womb
a general stampede. Tie VA sor;,r Y.
the violent ones, however. made dI,.',
ly for the woods. and for hours ,n,.
ward they could BE- heard scream,..
and yelling in the adjacent foros,
Attention was given 70 the say,,n,
life. and the nurses and keepers wor,.,
with a will 70 get the poor wrctches MN.
In their wild efforts to escape soms \.
the patients were badly burned Tao'.
in the poor wards were all saved a.
out trouble. as that portion N N.
building was furthcst removed Tram n.
wing whore the fire started.
About two o'clock the building i4...
q crnmblc and succumb 10 TIE farv \,
the fire.
II was an awful night for Tie no,sa.
and attendants. They hardly sne.
what TO do or which way 10 turn ps.a
finally some half-dozen farmers o'e.al
their houses and barns a, placo.
refuge for the imheciles. The door. \.
the two little churches were ihrom,
wide open. and temporary hospita,s M
ranged. Some OF the patients more
badly burned that thcy frll "a M
ground IS soon as they reached 4 ,laea
OF safety.
There Is still a considerable namie.
OF violent patients in the wood. MI.
Of those who escaped had been kcp, h
the closest confinement on arcusm "
tho peculiar nature Of their maiaile.
and it is not at all safe for them N y
at large. The possee Of the sheriff
securing the entire country in search 3.
the fugitivcs. Two OF the seven Me-
were captured were found miles agar.
and resisted vigorously before they a
lowed themselves TO be rctaken
Later Particulars.
NORWICH, n. u, May a.-The Mum.
Der OF lives lost By the asylum fire i
now definitely known to he twelve.
-Four OF the male lunatics are SIN Al
large. but will probably Be captured W..
fore many hours. The fact noa comes
10 light that Deborah Dbble. whose
name was at first sent out as ns d.
the victims Of the fire. was burned Il
death Wednesday afternoon. Her led
was set on fire by the pipe which -,
was smoking. and she was dead beior,
the fire was discovered by the asylum
attendants. The fire was ~extinguishel
before il had gained much hcadway
The remains Of the victim were ID th
building when Wednesday nights fl
started. The officers OF the asylul
seem to think that the second fire VI
caused by spontaneous combustion. .
The names OF the idiots who perisy<
were: =
Sarah Mills.
Sarah Gallagher. Norwich.
Almc Austin. this county.
Sarah Bailey. Columbus.
Laura Gray, Greene.
Adelia Benedict, Oneida.
Lucy Warren. Oneida.
Arvilla Atwood. Norwich. \
Deborah Dibble. cambridge.
Mary O. Daniels, Preston.
The loss to the county on buildin
and contents will probably reach on
e., 900; covered by Insurance..
Keeper T. r. Manwarring was se
by a United Press reporter at IN ear
hour yesterday. Said he: II retired
my usual hour. and must have been
a sound sleep. when awokc viii
start, and a cold sweat stood all cs
me. | can not say hat / heard ~
noise. or distinguished any smelk
smoke, but an Unborn instinct told :
that something was wrong.
without waiting to dress myself
bounded downstairs in my bare feet, al
on entering the panpcrs' dining room
strong smell Of smoke struck my ~
trils. ! followed the scent which n
me TO the IDIOT department. on orr
ing the door leading from the hall 4
that building l a thunderstruck 4
see that the interior was all ablazc. y
fact. IL was one mass Of flame and fhs
smoke was oyerpowcring. 4 atiemp'f
70 open the door and rescue the poor ir
mates. who were all securely Shut u
their ccllsas usual, but was driven hack
by the heat and smoke. saw the ror
idiots were doomed. and that noihih;
could save them. ! then ran ont an
gave the alarm, went 10 INV rcan-
pulled N nv trou scrs and then ra'
through the corridors and aroused ihs
paupcrs. telling them as plainly 49,
could. what had happened. In some
instances the poor people were dazea-
and IL was necessary to carry them
bodily from the house and turn ihen
loose in the yard and fields. Iher
were twelve inmates in the IDIOT ass'
lum, and they must have been overcome
by the heat before / awakened, i'
heard nothing from them, and VIZ
must have been roasted like plrsins
hot We have done the best We coa-
for the popr unfortunatos who NeFrTt'