The age-herald., 1898-06-11
FATAL ACCIDENT
 AT OPELIKA Miss Sallie Wlmberly, Ol GreenVille, Ala,
 Burned to Death. NUMEROUS OTHERS INJURED Overturned Lamp Vas the Cause of the
 CatdStrOphy. CITY STARTLED BY CRY OF FIRE Walter Guitars Overturned Lighted Lampand .sputtering Oil Ignited Garments of Miss wimberly, and Efforts to Exn-
 guish Flames unavalling. 
CITY STARTLED BY CRY OF FIRE
Special Dispatch to The .\ge-Herald.

; Special Dispatch to The .Age-H Herald.
 opelika, June IDA party last night at the residence of Mir. Walter Guitars was rudely broken up by fire and IS a conse- quence the cypress of sorrow hangs in many hearts today.
 Beautiful Miss Sallie Vim 1eriy of cil con- Vile, Ala, is dead, while nerlc GUS are the obes aired and burned At ,1:]O o'clock this city was startled by the cry of fire, and soon bells were rigging and whistles Blowing, as is the cu3.oIn hete and sui denly riercing shrieks of feminine cries We're head, and outsiders then knew tat some fearful tragedy was being enacted.
 Overturned Lamp .- The terrorzing walls of woe and mortal agonies sent chill of dread into the stout est hearts. In the brilliantly lighted lome at o'clock a large crowd of young people had gathered, and the beauty and chivalry of Opelika were there The guests were engaged in different games, littl dreaming that the grim destroyer, with aphited arm was lowering near. MT. Walter Guitars, the host, carried a lighted lamp into the room where the assembled company was and sat it on table. Turning to go out in some way he turned the lamp over and it fell to the floor with a crash, breaking to pieces and spattering oil over many guests. Instantly disorder and confusion arose, and many believing the lamp was going to explode sought safety in flight.
 Among the guests was Miss sallie Wim- berly, of Greenville, Ala, who is visiting here. Her dress became ignited and being saturated with kerosene the flames spread with dreful rapidity. She rushed madly from the house and in some way overturned another lamp which added fresh fuel and flames. She ran on with all her clothing on fire and the flames madly soaring above her head. Dr. I. N. Stowe caught her at the gate and attempted to extinguish the flames, but being saturated with oil he, too, caught fire, and blinded by flame and smoke was compelled to fight for his own life.
 Of No Avail
 MT. George Williams next tried to help her, but to no avail and she fled down the street, with her long hair on fire and the blazes soaring three to five feet above her, and as she her piercing, mournful screams rang wildly out on the night air, and chilled all hearts,. MT. Fletcher Tar brough caught her nearly a block away, and partially put out the fire by tearing most of her clothing away and held her, seriously burning himself until Dr. J. M. Glass WnO llNeS next uOOT to tle SCSHe Oi the tragedy rrised with quilt with which he covered her 1larred and blackened body and carried her into his home, where she fingered in agony until this morning when her pure young spirit went back to the God who gave it.
 Within the house one after another of the guests sought safety in flight, many burn ing as they ran. The house caught fire repeatedly, but was extinguished. Miss Kittie Frazier became enveloped In flames, but with rare presence of mind held her skirts closely until by help they were ex- tinguished, though she was severely burned Much gloom and sorrow is occa- stoned by the terrible calamity and the young girl visitor was sent home today corpse.
 The dead and injured as follows:
 Dead-Mss Salie Mae Wimberly.
 Injured-F. l.. Marlborough, George Will Hams. Dr. l. N. Stowe. Mrs Walter c--,~ lars, Miss Kittie Frazier, MT E. Thg- pen, MT. Walter Guitars.