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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08
A SLIGHT FIRE.

About five o'clock on Monday
afternoon the fire alarm was sounded,
and the fire companies went tearing
down Main street to Scott town hill
when they found the fire was out.
The roof of house occupied by
VIM Brooking that stands up high on
the bank below the Pursel property
caught fire and was slightly damaged.
Mr.. Brooking discovered it in time
and with the help of the neighbors ex-
tinguished it with buckets. The origin
is unknown. There was no fire in
that part of the house, and no fire
crackers had been thrown there.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08
NO.2S
PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Lockard and
Miss Annie are in New York this week.
d. f Whitenight of Tamaqua is in
town on business.
Hon. James Fritz of Nanticokc
spent the 4th in Bloomsbutg.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c Drinker OF
South Bethlehem spent the 4th here.
DR.. ]. B. Neal and wife are with
their Bloomsbury. friends again.
DR.. d. J. Waller Jr, has been elected
a trustee of Lafayette College.
Miss Grace Neal expects to spend
several weeks in Towanda this sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Laycock OF
Wilkesbare were in town last week
Friday.
Ex-Superintendent Grimes was in
town several days this week. He
seems to be enjoying good health.
Mr.. f. Vanderbogert and wife of
Lycoming County spent the 4th with
DR.. and Mrs. w. II. House.
Misses Helen and Mary Walters of
Milton, are visiting friends and re
latives in town this week.
c. f. Yorks Esq. OF Central was in
town on Wednesday. He is one of
the leading men of that section.
J. H. Mercer and family have gone
to Ohio to spend few weeks with
relatives there.
w. II. Rohrbach OF Crowl, North.
umberland Co. one of our old subscri-
bers, was in town last Saturday.
Prof G.. E. Wilbur and family will
spend their summer vacation visiting
among friends at Drayton, n. Y.
Miss May Keene OF Hazleton, visit
ed ]. w. Eyer's and other friends in
town this week.
Harvey Koehler OF Kingston was in
town Monday and Tuesday attending
to business and visiting among friends.
Mr.. Norman Walters, wife and
daughter of Milton were visiting
friends and relatives in town on the
Fourth.
Prof VIM. Neotling left for his
home at Selinsgrove, Friday Of last
week. He will remain there during
his summer vacation.
Prof. Cope and family, went to
West Chester Saturday of last week..
where they will sojourn among friends
| until the commencement of the fall
term at the Normal.
r. C. Neal, A. Z. Schoch, Peter
Solleder and Robert Neal went out
hunting on the 4th and got three
woodcock. They say the birds are
scarce. They saw but five.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. C. Biddle Of Ash
land sailed for Europe last Friday to
be absent about three months. Mrs.
Biddle was formerly Miss Agnes Buck
ingham of this town. Their many
friends wish them safe voyage.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08
LEG AMPUTATED,

On Saturday last DR.. Arment,
Brown and McReynolds amputated
the leg of William Wilson son Of J. d.
Wilson of this town, Last fall he
sprained his ankle, and it gradually
grew worse until the bone softened,
and amputation became necessary to
save the patients life. 1t is a most
unfortunate accident and he and his
family have much sympathy from their
friends.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

The Bloomsburg Furniture Compa-
ny is fast building up a wide reputa-
ton. Orders are coming in from al
most every state They have recent
ly booked an order for five hun
dred fine bedroom suits of oak.
Their chiffoniers and side boards on
which they have had big run, are
fine specimens of their excellent work.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

The Bloomsbnrg Base Ball team
was taken to Danville Thursday by a
four INLAND team Of Cirton and
Hidlay. These gentleman have some
very fine rigs at their livery stables,
corner of Third and Leonard streets.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

Alexander Black of Centralia was
found dead on Tuesday morning near
the Catholic cemetery. He was a
brother Of ID. G. Black Esq. Heart
failure was the cause of death.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

A party of about thirty Bloomsbury
people spent Sunday and the Fourth
at Proctor Inn, Jamison City. Some
beautiful fire works were set off at
night on the mountain opposite the
hotel.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

The Legislative candidates now in
the field are Gen. C.. NJ. Blaker, r.
q. F. Kshinkay, A. l. Fritz and Guy
Jacoby Fl ON the north side, and f. NJ.
Tewksbury from the south side. q.
W. Sterner's card of withdrawal appears
IN this issue Mr.. Tewksbury has no
opposition thus far, and probably will
not have any
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

Hon. S. p Wolverton was renomi-
mated for Congress by the Democratic
convention in Northumberland county
last week
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

W. H. Snyder Esq, Robert Buck,
ingham Esq. John B. Casey, County
Treasurer Kline, Register and Record.
er Campbell and Prothonotary Quick
went to Benscoter's Pond on Tuesday
TO fish for couple of days.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

A correspondent of the Benton
argus says that MIR. Harmon, station
agent of the B. & S. at Jamison City
has seen large black bear on two oc-
casions between that place and Cen
tral.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

Charles Girton at the St. Elmo is
fast increasing the already large trade
of that popular hotel. He is just the
man for the place.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

Blue and Heddins are serving their
customers with oysters, clans, chicken,
frogs, and other delieacies of the sea.
son. They keep a first class res,
taurant.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

There was large fire at Mt. Car
mel early Tuesday morning. A row
of ten houses was destroyed. The fire
originated from the careless use of fire
crackers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

In the absence Of the President of
Town Council William Kramer is
acting President. He is the vice Presi-
cent of the council. He held hear
ing on Wednesday morning and fined
two men IS and cost for drunkuness
and abusing horse they were driving.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

f. +. Cameron, who recently pur-
chased the bottleing business of Peter
Gross estate, has taken possession,
and is now conducting the business.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

The cleaning up of the loose stone
on Market steet which was done this
week by Steet Commissioner Huosel is
agreat improvement to the street.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

Considerable excitement was caused
on Tuesday by the report that a man
had been killed in a fight on Railroad
street. AS near as the facts can be
ascertained man from Catawissa,
under the influence of liquor in
suited woman, and several young
men threw stones at him, and one
striking him knocked him down. He
recovered soon and was taken home
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

William Gunther, employed by G..
A. Herring as bucheI, severely in
jured his right eye on Tuesday morn
ing, by running against a meat hook.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

Prothonotary Weigand and Register
and Recorder Weaver Of Luzerne
county went up the creek on Wednes-
day to try their luck at trout fishing.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

Whatever musical talent there is In
the country, the public schools have
done much and will do still more to
develop it. The American people
are now in condition to cultivate
literary tastes and the drudgery of
labor decreased annually, are all in
iavor of the cultivation of music. and
therefore the love Of music is growing
upon US strongly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

The Rev. G.. b. Smith of Lehigh
Co. will preach in the Reformed
church of Bloomsburg on next Sunday
morning and evening, July 10th.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

c. A. Klein has been making some
fine improvements in his house in the
way of paper and paint. P. K. Van
natta did the work, and it is nice.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

During the month of June there
were fourteen arrests in Bloomsbury.
Mostly for drunkenness.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

The dining room at the Central
Hotel was handsomely decorated on
the 4th
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

The Bloomsburg Band will have a
picnic at Lakeside Park, East Maha-
noy on the 18th. For only SI.oo for
the round trip.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

Over seven hundred people was
fed at the Lutheran Chuch dinner on
the 4th.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

Rev. J. +. Dunlap of Danville, will
preach in the Evangelical church next
Sabbath afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

The American Mechanics will have
picnic at Lakesid Park on August
I4th.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-08

A $4,000 fire was occasioned by
fire crackers at Mt. Carmel on the ath.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-02-05

4 drummer fnr Il. certaln paper mill:
met u sentimental yonu- woman on A.
Grand Trunk train going up to Port
Huron. nfl it wAs not long before hla
modest litfitienee 30 impressed her that
She let him sit beside her and divide the
charming landscape with her through
the s.ln,c window After II delightful
talk OF half an hn:,r ke hekan tn refer
tn himself and hia iahur. ~..*= :*:
'What business Hre you In: she in.
Quireu nuivetv, . :::...:. -: ..
The newspaper business" he said T.
oh" she twitterth ''how lovely 1t
Must be to be It'll editor. 10 much intel
ngence ia required. Such intellect. Such
q comprehensive breadth OF knowledge.
So much OF all that develops II mans
brain und makes him euuallya scientist.
teacher, poet. artist. politician and states
man. alu sure" and, oh. how softly
sweet her eyes turned upon him-"l am
sure could love an editor"
Then the modest. diftident drummer
kicked his sample case under his seat
and didn't tell her any better.-Detroit
Free Press :
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-02-05

NEW YORK. Feb. g. For nearly a
mouth Carlisle Harris has BEEN m
trial here, charged with having pois-
oned 10 death his girl wife, who ut the
time If her death was an inmate Of
fashionable boarding house In thf-
city. THE marriage of the two had
been kept secret, but the mother of
The ri (Mfs Helen Potts) learned of
II, and pressed young Harris, medi'
cal student, to fix the time when the
marriage should be made known. The
time WAS close ut hand when the
young woman died. Fifteen days
| later, run,ors of foul play having crept
out, the hody was dug up untl All au-
| cnp>y held. Morphine was found,
When Harris wAs arrested he adj
nltted giving her capeu1e+ ct morphine
aud ualnine as Il neryine, but tr td TO
Gust h. blame for her deatl, Oh the
druggist, IT. transrired that the
young woman hefote ier death was
brought elose> ,e deaths door by u
criminal operation performed by Har>
rls, II ntHo transpireti That whet the
/ yuuug w,1e vAs altno*t dylnE nn one
! Df thrsc ueoa@ipl1s Harris wHseaEhE*d
| in lll,erine hrg!e~ with other Wottaen,
| trt1e evidence that IN wished to TIE
! rid ri his sir4 wife aud dreaded hls
family learning ot tIle marrIaEe Wns
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-02-05

i WAS1fIStiIuN, r. b. =. Many tlI+ il1~
trials ~+rt pre-r,lt+tt u1 lug tux nitrt1.
ing hour IA lhe nruate f.,r lle VIC srng
+ til. Columbian Exposition on :oun-
day. Mitchell, Irulu lil+ tOniu <et Oh
privilege. aud electinn-, nAde te-
,rt IA tht c+>e of tue Claggt&t~ Du-
uu}s cuntt~t tur Ii -~A~ I'll tht Sruae
fruu. luAhe. II rrnolu ion deciar.H
Dubois entttted to tilt stat Mitchell
a.ked tnAt the resolution aud reEArt
lie uIu,n the tubIe uud gave untice tnut
ne wnuEu call them up NJ Il very IL ~
day. Vance gave notice of u tntnntity
report, which he stalled would Il. pre.
sented day ter Tomorrow. Palmer
Introduced julnt RESOLUTION TO aru-ud
the constitution to have the Untt+d
Stats seuators elected by popular
vote. aud gave nntice thai he would,
ut sunle CONVENIENT occasion, address
TIE Senate On the subjeet.
Voorhees,, rising to II personal ques"
'inn, sent to :ne clerks DISK and had
read h Washington dispatch to the
Philadelphia Press with the b+adtpg:
1.-THE ceuate wasting time in obedi-
ence 10 senatorial cour'e.y* Eorhees
fails to sustain /, = charges. tiiA
scheme to defeat Judge Wooos' n"1ni
nation MT supported by thu reluhli-
cuus h- had cuul,'e ul"'n." The dis
uu,cl4 seut On tn STATE lh It th~ svnate
Judiciary committee had wasted an.
other ,t>"iHn out nf "-enatorInl cnur-
tsy" To SENATOR Worthless; that The at~
tempt of Senator Eonrhe.s ~ fnrm NJ
coaiiEi"n with republicans ~ns tlt{
fatlur; tt'at uue # Tie :epublitan~,
ke Quay, tuntron nud Higgins.
wrrt uprn-td IT, u:II ~ If penu<Si-
vatlia,, Ht d Enustn Z. roposeti II f"these
ni<giunttl ltUuniIt*u~ wuu1d tuunte
eunugt, Ut their parry H." a'd the demtt~
gratis defeat Judge Wo d. til drm'--
crat> wuul1 l+clprt eatr und slH In the
defeat at - 4lIns.' Tt+ dispatch trd-
wi h tne etAltturnt that The plan
ADuiu ADL Nlt r. HIu El'HL IL ls 1lhA
reasonably certalti thai VI nnn.1tA-
ii Jna Will he cn1,tlrultd n.xt Monduy
wltt,unt n dis -ntjug vote Au,ont re
putican-. .'..: .: -.
Vournets sAi gEos4er lie 'itn the
alleged plan IL would he hardly rns~i
bus for Ills ltanic maj 4.ty To conceive.
Bud ~ h+ Though, the appoiut ,ent Ut
Woods. lle would teel hlns IT d'~gtuc d
beyond redemption 1t be received, let
alone mAdr, u %uggt ssinn to ttfeat HI
honett aud competent n,an like Judge
Dallas for the sake of getting cI~ar of
an appointment like Wotd~. Sana~
tors Cameron. Quay md Higgins said
there was 10 truth in the s!ory and
| the matter ended.
The printing bill wo> taken up, dis
| cussed for over two hours, unu went
ever without final action. On motion
| of Teller The House bill 10 define and
punish b!ackmailing, which WAS re-
ported last week, was taken FROM the
caleuda and recommltted to the jud'c-
lazy committee, Teller making re-
inark to the effect that II bad teen re~
ported through mistHke.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-02-05

: x G':r1nAtl pue day expressed himself
AZ being somewhat Offended because an
American sentleu All had asserted that
Ills Teuto.!ic couutry1nen could not as ii
rule appreciate American jokes.
TRY onc On ma>" said he detiantly.
and the American accordingly told him
the stury of the tles 'out west which
was So high that it *<ok two men to see
to the top. One ot them saw Us far
as he could. and the1 the SECOND began
to look at the spot whs e the first stopped
seeing
The recital did not rAise the ghost ot
smile upon the Germans face, and the
other said to him: =.
well. you see the joke Is lost ON you.
You cunt appreciate American hunor."
"Oh. but" snid the German, data
not humor, DAt's Won lie!'-Youth's
Companion.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-02-05

with 3rrlnuny hnd making pub 10 tfe
modification. Of the tariff laws Of the
German empire. 0lI certain rrU1lct- Of
the L,li 81 = At.S. The hctdul* Of Ar-
tit'j"~ attn>tte'i into Germany Ut n'nt]i-
fl d rates has !'er', utl:1h.d' id.
Ittc lr&u-t ctttnttltien:: n1t Iudlc nry
tf,~d y :ssuFl nr,z~d Cult'tn1 III IL, RI pnrt
tf,* 1T i ~t,lctl provides: rut s*Afo'{H' v
't't u torl,t:r*'i:... tltt'l g dt:,:'ntti ano
h*i: n c)'iz+:l tt,r W. jndl*1ar3 rur.
- se+ u 'ht >t::tt:En which it=tt,ny tar*
r., ~ lts t1st sft*s' /: MI L.. # : = l. +:
Pr id tttt ann n IT,. lfu't{*t,tt w. n
u',fntr ttl'+" tv*.tiuH x II, honol w. htt
:'plt1tlnt1t c'tl.: n: r. ,::=* " :
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-02-05

In Sn1ollett's "Peregrine Pickle"
1751) there IL an example of the mo*'-
ern and restricted meaning Of success,
and one of its older Use In the sense of
Issue or result. Near the beginning OF
the chapter willing cracks various
little Jokes. and IL encouraged by the
success of these efforts whict ID quite
In keeping with the approved manner
of the jocuIar stiIt. Toward tl!o cle'ee
OF tho chapter tile hero folls tho Dr.
vices Of certain French officers who at*
tempt to cheat him ut cards, and we
learn that 1T WAS not without cat'se
tla4t they rvpined ut tho bud success Of
tl,4ir enterprise. '.-~Notea and Queries
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-02-05

STEWAKT'S FREE CuI$AHE UIIL,
1le Stnnte committee Till tlliante
t,~dav A+clt!*u that next Tuesday thu.
Stewhr~ fftt cs'tunge bill VIII be reror~
ted III lte :%enu;t. There ~ little
.outlt ~ t. the nAture II the rrp,ft,
fer n di-cu,stt.t4 II llls, mufni,lx Showed
Tint tive utM,hrAI,c >tilAlnrs Wtllu
probably jim with tue republr:an u,a !.
/ uity II. cull1n4eudIug adverse actitn
III, The bill.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-02-05

: introduced. II W.. proven That he
betrayed other young Women and lad
tnt4a'e! Of hi. ptw+r wIth xtfl-.
Thr tnse wns given IT, the jury to-
night, aud in ubnttt hn hour they r.
Turned w>th verdict tf ''Rnilty Of
1n 'rt q. ~ tt4&t II r dtYrte'! ' =
Mr.. II rnI-, tte I'fi~nnr''s mother,
shr+k+d :atn "a IT, ht ll<'nr. MY
6 h,,'' ~ht+ GREET. Nhtje|ts !IustIfe?:''
+" t.tirtt* + nn l>l>t<t'%' Il e&@.tA." Terrified
H*rri- >ounter brother. ** Ill., *:.: =: !. I. =* :*.> ~
Viz. q ~. tbut h,t III guilty. and 1r0nt
eusl,ltt.11 s:1t i.. Z iAl<ttItttt 4ise- rtt+
strick<1 ut%t l!t-.f*": :~l,t WY .st{ttrN.. >.
~ rt:,tlir,n t{*A>a* -.falt. '1,l~ttt+t.tst
her " u x RI: := 'st't aud fIhtt 1e:ntfv= s
~ttt ::*|,**: Y, t;'k@ ttr tr*'n tnt tt,urt:.
rfttlI4. '' +: j. e.: f.: !. " !:
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-02-05

Amateur Soprano-it's just too mean
for anything: That dog OF yours howls
every time | sing.
Neighbor-lm very sorry, mum.
why don't you stop him?"
lyon we, mum. we didn't know it
WIS that way"
'What way?''
1--WE thought. mum. that you was
tryin to spite us by singin every time he
howled. New York Weekly.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-02-05

Tom~~Did you ever heAr Smith tell
about that trout he caught Inst SUM-
mer?
.)ack~~No. but 1t must have been a bly,
To1n--A big fish? q. =. -. !:
Juck~~No, big lio. Yankee Blade.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-27
AN EXTIN6r RACE
or Giants-Great Archaeological Discover
in Indiana.

or Giants-Great Archaic ical Discovery
in Indiana
CRAwFoRDsvrLLE, IND, Oct. 56.-A
rich archaeological find was unearthed
Saturday two miles west OF this city in
gravel pit, along the high bluffs of
Sugar Creek. Thus far twenty-five
skeletons of brodigniagian statues have
been exhumed, and the unburying Of
these mammoth bones is still going on.
This metropolis OF long ago is filled with
excited hunters and curious and scien-
tific students from Wabash college al
most continually, and as soon as re-
moved from the gravel their rafting
bones are carried away to become part
Of departments OF archaeology which are
being established all over the city. The
last skeleton taken from the burying
ground measured feet in length. The
femur alone would prove that the skel-
eton was that Of giant, and the pelvic
bones are twice as large as those OF an
ordinary man.
The grinning skull OF the giant had
perfect set OF teeth, not one being
cracked or decayed, and with an en-
amel as beautiful as polished marble.
The bones were perfect in every detail,
Notwithstanding the fact that they
must have been inferred here for CEN
turtles. The entire absence OF vegetable
matter in the soil and perfect drainage
would account for the preservation Of
the bony structure. 0fthe whole num-
Der OF skeletons thus found, only two
indicate immature developments, the
remainder representing the frame work
OF race OF men evidently extinct for
centuries. This is certainly the first
discovery ei skeletons in which the
characteristic development of giants
has been observed. It is thought by
local scientists that these bones belong
to tribe OF aborigines, but this theory
cannot be fully established by the ma
terial structure of the skeleton.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-27
.ONE ENJOYS

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn etectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to che taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in It's
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to Try it. DO not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FyG syrup CO.
SAY ElAGoi8CO. OIL.
LOUISVILLE ~ eSw Tosi &A
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-27
A TERRIBLE FIRE.
An Entire Family Cremeted in
Their Home in Cleveland.
FATHER, MOTHER AND CHILDREN
Unable to Escape From the Flames
Another Family Makes Narrow
Escapc...A Sister of One of the
Parents Escaped Death by Remain
ing Late at Ball.

CLEVELAND, o., Oct. 28.-A fire most
appalling in result occurred about 1880
o'clock this morning in a two story
frame building at the corner Of Central
avenue and Harriet street, near the
Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad cross
ing. AN entire family consisting Of a
father, mother and two little boys per-
ished. The building is u residence and
store rooms combined. In half Of the
lower portion OF the building was a
saloon owned by James Shannon and
John McGinty. Shannon aud his fam
lily living in the upper section OF the
building. They were the ones that per-
ished. The cause Of the fire could not
be ascertained, but it was believed to
have originated in the saloon. The
family it is said used tho large front
room as sleeping apartment. They
were all probably overcome by the
smoke before the situation was realized.
The front hall Of the building was COM
petely destroyed and the four bodies
were buried in the burned timbers.
Shannon was thiriy.eight years old
and his wife was tiity.two. The eldest
bow, James, jr., was six years old and
the youngest, John, four years old.
Shannon's sister-in-law, Miss Sarah
McGinty, lived with them, but at
tended dance last night and had not
returned when the FIRE occurred. Her
life was thus probably saved. Shan
mons business partner, McGinty, was
his brother-in-Iaw. He was Mt the
scene of the fire and almost frantic
with grief The search for the bodies
was begun by the tiromen as soon as
the debris could be sufficiently cooled.
The four-year-old boy was first recov-
cred. 1t was unrecognizable, but it was
believed to be that Of the eldest. 1t had
the appearance Of being roasted. The
head resembled a large black ball. The
flesh had not dropped from the bones.
The other bodies were dug from the de-
bris and were in about the same condi-
ton.
Another family lived in the rear OF
the building down stairs, G. IL. Babcock
and his wife. Babcock was seen by a
reporter. He said he and his wife were
awakened by the smell OF smoke and
escaped from the house. The loss by
the fire on the building and contents is
placed at $1,000; the insurance is about
the same.