The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-04-09
TWO HOUSES BURNED
A Little Boy Starts a Fire
Under q House
WITH MATCHES AMONG SOME LEAVES,
He Comes Near Being Burned Up Be-.
fore Rescued. 1t Took Heroic
Work to Save Buildings.

| About ten minutes after four o'clock On
last Friday afternoon an alarm of fire was
sounded. The house occupied by Nj.
F. M. Truslow, on Lawrence street, was
discovered to BIZ on fire. When the crowd
got there the house was completely envel>
ope1 in flames and it was impossible to
save anything. There was enough wind
to fan the flames to high pitch ard the
intensity of the heat was so great that
near approach was almost impossible
The flames were very angry, under the
lashings of the wind, which was blowing
south-easternly. The flames leaped high
in the air, set fire to trees and threatened
destruction to adjacent property. Black
smoke rolled in pillows.
The adjoining house, occupied by Mr..
Henry Fl. Clay, soon caught and burned
rapidly. This additional material added
grea:er intensity to the heat. By the help
of the people, all OF Mr.. Clay's household
goods were successfully gotten out into
the street, he losing scarcely anything.
By this time the FIRE engine had been
carried to the pond in the National Gem
etery and ran line of hose long dis
tance and began to play stream of water
on the burning building. This had a
tendency to subdue the intense heat and
kept the fire from reaching the house OF
Mr.. Sanford Gorham.
The houses occupied by Mr.. Gorham,
Mr.. Walter Thornton, Mr.. Charley Nell
and MIR. j. Fl. Bate caught on fire several
times, but men with buckets of water and
brooms were on top of these houses and
put out the fires as fast as sparks would
fall and kindle q blaze.
/ There was imminent danger of he
houses of Mr.. Go-ham and Mrs. w. D
, Anderson catching ON fire, and consequent
ly the household goods in these two houses
We're taken out as precautionary measure.
The fire department and citizens gener-
ally worked heroically. We never saw
people work harder or with more un-
daunted earnestness.
The origin OF the fire was due to the
thoughtlessness of the five year old son O:
Mr. and Mrs. Truslow. The little fellow
had gone under the house with matches,
built fire among the leaves and other
material. Tie brisk winds famed the
flames into an uncomfortable giant oil
destruction and soon the building was at
mercy Of the rapidly spreading fire.
| The little boy was penned up under the
house, surrounded by fire and was barely
rescued, being burned about the face, arms
and body, requiring the immediate atten>
ton OF DR.. Malone. In brave attempt to
get little Waldo out from under the burn
ing house, Mrs. Charley Nell was badly
burned on the right side of her face, right
!, hand and arm. Miss Jessie TEuslow, o
sister, made an effort to rescue the boy and
received burns about the face arms and
hands. Matters were getting serious, as
the fire had cut off their exit TO the en-
trance under the house, when Jimmie
Anderson, son of Mrs. W. ID. Anderson,
tore down the lattice enclosure and pulled
out the boy and also Mrs. Nell and Miss
Truslow, sustaining himself burns OF a
painful nature. Mr.. Truslow aged moth
er, paralyzed, was gotten out ofthe build
ing none to soon for safety, as egress was
nearly cut off at the time
There was no insurance on Mr.. Truss
lows household goods and the family lost
practically everything. furniture, piano, or
gan, bedding, wearing apparel, &C., few
kitchen utensils being the only things
saved.
The building was owned by DR.. J. G.
Greer and was insured for $1,000 in the
FhGuix, Mr. Il. G. Coryell, agent. 1t
was q new building, we'll built, comfortable
and neat. OF about five rooms, the kitchen
in the reaf being also consumed.
The building occupied by Mr.. Clay was
comparatively ne~ house, and belonged
to DR.. John r. Greer. 1t was insured
for $3.50 in the Southern Mutual, OF
Athens, Dr.. J. 7, Groves agent
1t was cslamitous fire and attracted a
large crowd to the scene. The destruction
of these two houses turned twenty people
out into the street for the time being.
Mr.. Truslow has eleven in family-himself,
wife, mother, and eight children. Mr..
; Clay has six in family and three boarders.
Mr.. Truslow's loss was heavy ole q
as he saved nothing. AS be works for a
salary as Auditor OF the Marietta &. N.
Ca, Railroad, Mayor Blair circulated a
paper among our citizens who contributed
to fund for his immediate relief. The
employees in the railroad Office gave him a
nice suit offurniture.