Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-03-10
jumped from The Flames.
Mrs. John w. Clinedinst Dead.
Her Husband and Daugh-
ter Badly Injured.

here, because MT. Jno. w. Cllneulneb anu
family lived here for mLny years and
we're we'll known in this community.
John w. Clinedinst was son of the late
John Clinedinst, of this place, and a
brother of Mr.. B. NJ. Clinedinst, of Balti-
more, and Mr.. Jas. Clinedinst, of Moore
field, w. Va. The following is taken
from the Roanoke Times of Sunday:
The most serious fire which has visited
Roanoke broke out at 2:2O this morning in
the Brunswick Hotel. The first intma-
ton of the fire to tho outside public was
a loud report and huge volume OF lame
rolling up the central lighting shaft over
the bar-room. From the Times building
it looked liked a volcano.
John S. Eagau, one of The Tines COM
positors, rushed to the telephone and rung
for the Vigilants, but at the same mo-
nent the alarm struck at the Vigilants'
engine home, and IN minute the hose
wagon of the Vigilants and Juniors we're
tearing toward the flames.
The building burned like timber box,
and all the water in the reservoir couldn't
have stopped it. Barrels and cases of
liquors exploded In the intense heat, and
dense volumes of smoke poured out of the
upper windows of the building mmedi-
ately to the west.
Here a most appalling sight was pre-
scented. In the third story window hung
three human beings, mlddle-lged man
hurriedly dressed, woman aud a beautl-
full girl of some twenty years. They
were both cool and brave. Where were
the lac Where was the Yaunted
aerial truck Slow, fearfully slow in
coming, and when the latter came the
electric light wires at the sidewalk and
trolley hung oyer the middle of the
street. Up went the truck right into the
trolley, and then fireman ran up like
cat and brayely cut the trolley.
Engineer Updy Ike, at the electric lighi
station, had already cut of the current Of
soon as he had located the fire.
The aerial truck was not in time, mol
was another ladder hastily run up the
front of the building, for with terrible
blast hot sheet of flame broke through
the windows of the building and the POL
unfortunatcs were forced to jump.
First came the man. He sprang straight
for the mass of electric light wires, struck
Them clutched cOnyulsiyely, missed his
hold, turned complete somersault in
aud landed heavily on bis back,
Theu came the mother. She fell rather
than jumped and was so badly injured
that she died in the Office Of DR.. Fry
whittier she was carried, after intense
suffering for an hour.
Then the girl. She fell on her side
Willing hands lifted.the poor sufferers an(
bore the father and daughter 10 Johnson
barber shop in the former Times building
where stimulants were given and surgeons
Immediately summoned
The family of j. w. Clinsdinst lived il
the upper floor of the building to the
west. They we're John W. Clnedinst
Mrs. NJ. J. Clinedinst, his wife, A. B
Clinedinst, his son, Mary B. ClinediEsti
bis sons wife, and girl child OF eleven
months, Archie Etoile Clinedinst, daugh
ter Of John W. ClinediDst.
The father is a carriage worker, who
came here from Woodstock, Va, only
week ago, The son is printer, and has
worked on The Times and in other office;
IN the city. He has been here about four
weeks. His vile is the daughter OF
Maurice JoO.
A. B. Clinednst gives the clsarest story
of the fire I'VE we're awakened by my
father coming in and telling us the house
was full of smoke. | arose, dressed hur-
riedly and ran down the back stairs with
the baby. l asked several bystanders to
hold it bat no one volunteered. | went
half a block and gave it to Officer Geo
and ran back after my wife. She had
fallen down the stairs. picked her up
ard brought her to the Times building.
DR.. Staples came hastily and rendered
aid to Mrs. Ciinedlnst, and two of heT
sisters. daughters of Maurice ZOO. aided
in comforting her. She was then taken
to the Home for the Sick.
Officer Tinsley and two men took the
mother around to DR.. Frye's Office. Stimu'
lants were administered and it was found
that she had not only been badly bruised
but her left leg was broken. Drs. Gale
and Harrison came in, but in spite of all
efforts the poor women expired at )
o'clock. She was conscious almost to the
last. Collapse from the shock was the
immediate cause of death.
DR.. Jenny attended the father ard
daughter, who were in JOhnson's barber
shop, and as soon as examined they were
carried to the Home for the Sick, the
father in the Junior hose wagon, the
daughter on an improvised stretcber,
made of mattress obtained from Donald
sons furniture store.
The father has a broken leg, and has
probably suffered injury of the back. The
daughter was badly burned on the face
and hands and is probably injured in
ternally. No mere wonderful herOism
was ever shown. She was cool from the
first and never lost consciousness for a
moment. She bore her fearful pain with a
calm composure which brought expressions
of admiration from all who witnessed it.
The three survivors are resting quietly at
the Homo for the Sick. The baby is at a
house on Henry street.
The three buildings and their contents
are a total loss.
d. c. Moomaw's building, loss $4,000 (;
insurance about $1,000. Major r. H. Day,
the Brunswick, loss s, coo insurance &c..
500, Postoffice building, less 81 900; in
surance s., 500. James S. Groves, mantels,
tiles, CRATES. paper and wall paper, loss
SG,50O; insurance 81 1900. j. w. Cline
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