The herald., 1897-01-25
AN ORPHAN ASYLUM IN IOWA
Destroyed by Fire While the Fighting
firemen Froze
A New York Convict Roasted to Death
Counterfeiter Caught-A Florida
Negro Lynched
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it was found that the water in every plug
| in the neighborhood had been frozen
| and fifteen minutes elapsed before a
stream could be brought to bear on the
flames. During this time the fire spread
with such rapdity that the residents in
the vicinity began to move their house.
hold effects out of their homes. Finally
when water had been turned on the
flames enveloped the entire building. The
firenen, however, kept the fire confined
to the stove factory. The damage done
| to adjoining buildings was entirely by
| water.
pany Is owned by r. l.. and r. S. Green
| lee. They place the damage on the
contents of their establishment at $780,
| 900, and on the building at s1250O0. The
exact amount of the insurance is not
| known, but it is thought that the loss is
almost entirely covered by Insurance.
| Three firemen and a watchman en-
| ployed in the building were injured dur
| ing the fire.
| COUNTERFEITERSC CAUGHT
| NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Henry Barnard
and his wife Charlotte were arrested to-
| day at their home in Forty-fourth street
and committed 10 Jail in default of $4,000
| bail charged by United States secret
service agents with counterfeiting silver
coins. Secret Service Agent Bagg says
Barnard is an expert counterfeiter and
that he has been passing his worthless
coins in small shops on the west side
for several weeks. His limitations were
so good, said Mr.. Bagg, that Barnard
had no scruples in passing the counter
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again. Barnard's home was searched
and in 1t was found an extensive counter
feiting plant consisting of antimony, tin,
copper plating apparatus, files, and about
| $25 in bad coins Mrs. Barnard was
arrested charged with being cognizant
of her husbands criminal proceedings.
The two children of the couple were
placed in charge of the Gerry society.
RAILROAD WRECK.
CLARION. Pa, Jan. 24.-Another
death is to be added to the list of those
who went down yesterday With the
Pittsburg and Western train which
jumped the trestle at Paint Creek. The
victim is Brakeman George Wise Of
Foxburg. Conductor Funk, who jump
eG as the train was going over, is so
badly injured that his case is considered
critical. The only names that can be
learned of those among the passengers
who were injured are: Walter Johnson,
shoe salesman of Pittsburg, cut about
the face and head; F. A. Knox, hurt in
ternally; Miss c. B. Nellock of ALLIE
gheny City, ankle broken; Griff Clark
of Clarion, cut about head; Miss Annie
McCarty of Taylorsville, head and face
cut
1t is learned today that the air brakes
refused to work going down the heavy
grade, and that at the end of the treste
the engine and it's train plunged into
the creek, where tonight it lies a mass
of ruins
A FATAL FRIEND.
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Miss Lillian
Templeton of Brooklyn is dead, as a re-
suit of taking prescription of friend,
who meant to cure, not to kill her. Miss
Templeton had been suffering from a
cold. A friend gave her prescription
which called for equal parts of spirits af
camphor, peppermint, laudanum and
balsam of fir. This prescription was
filled by the Bolton Drug company. She
took the medicine on Friday evening
Saturday morning she was found un-
conscious, bleeding at the nose and
mouth. Physicians were called, but
their efforts were unavailng. Coroner
Coombs said tonight: Twenty grains
of audanum is a large dose, and gen
orally is approached by giving gradually
increasing doses from three grains up
" lWeHlJ- IL lHt prescription COllldlu-
ed four of equal parts. then there must
have been forty to forty-five grains in
the dose, and that is enough to kill any
body
a MURDER FOR ROBBERY.
CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 24-Ettare
Fontanari, Tyrolean, was arrested Cor
numbering Mary Forpiana, an Italian
and robbng her of $780, which repre-
sented the savings of forty years from
the proceeds OF fruit vending. Soon al
ter Mrs. Forpiana was found yesterday
in a dying condition and her chest
broken open. Fontanari was arrested
II is now learned that Enrique de Bols
laid the plans of the robbery and hired
Fontanari for 5000 to break open the
old woman's chest De Bois was ia
miliar with the premises. Fontanari did
the job as directed, turned over the
money to De Bois and the latter escaped.
Mrs De Bois inquired today at police
headquarters for her husband. After
ward Fontanari confessed.
A CONVICT ROASTED
AUBURN, N. Y, Jan. 24-Warden
Stout of the prison here gave out state
ment to the press today of the burning
to death of a convict in the prison last
night The unfortunate man was James
McLaige. an Elmira transfer. senten-
ced from New York county for five years
McLaige had smuggled naptha to his
cell on the fifth gallery of the south wing,
which he was using for cooking purposes
About $50 p. M, an explosion occurred
and the guards and walters Immediately
went to the scene, but McLaige was en-
veloped in flames and before assistance
could be rendered he was so seriously
burned that the efforts of the physicians
summoned proved to be unavailing and
he died few hours later.
A FLORIDA LYNCHING
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. PA
special to the Citizen from Tallahassee,
Fla, says: Pierce Taylor a young
negro who attempted an assault upon
Miss Emma Apthorp last Sunday night,
was taken from the Jail last night by a
mob and hanged to tree in the Jail yard.
Taylor had confessed to the crime.
Early this morning the mob of about
a dozen men, most of them negroes,
went to the Jail and at the point Of
pistols secured from the cook the keys
to the outer doris OF the Jail Other doors
were broken through with hammers
until the negro was secured. This was
the first lynching that has ever occurred
in this county.
SHOT IN THE ROAD.
CHILLICOTHE, Mo, Jan. 4-Chas.
stevens, VINO was acquitted of the
murder of William Ellis at the present
term OF the circuit court in Livingstone
county, was found dead in the road
few miles from home this morning,
having been shot through the head some
time last night. Since his acquittal it