Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-25
Five People Dead and Seven
Injured.
A FIRE AND AN EXPLOSION
An Aged Man I.oncs F7is Life I'm tho
Little Ones From Burning Hoard.
Ing House Prominent Citizen of
Durham. y. a., Burned to Death
nnd Another VIII lose Eyesfght.
(By Telegraph to virglnlan-Pllot.,

(by Telegraph to Nirginian-Pilot)
Memphis. Tenn March 24.-In a fire
this morning a; Mrs. +. b. Nolen's
boarding house. No. lot Court street,
four lives were lost and six people were
more or less seriously injured.
The property loss was slight. The
dead:
Mrs. Lilly Chaplin. Go years old.
Roy Chaplin. ten years old.
Chester Chaplin, four years old.
Thomas Bull, sixty years old.
The injured;
Miss Katie Lloyd, internal Injuries
ard Slight burns.
Preston Lloyd. severely burned about
face and hands.
Raul Martin, severely burned about
face end hands and neck
Rober; Campbell, leg broken.
Mrs. c. y. Mcmillan, Frustrated by
nervous shock.
D!sSs Nolen, l. years bid, slightly
burned about face
AZ the time OF the fire there were
u people in the house.
STARTED IN CURTAINS.
y fire from the CRATE .snited the cur
se''ti' ~ me carly pHft OF The night
ana the fire department succeeded in
eNtlnGuishing the flames without dam
age The guests retired at the usual
hour. at an early hour this morning
flames were seen issuing from the house
and the inmates rushed out In an effort
TO escape.
After the fire was under control the
scach revealed the churred bodies
found In one of the front rooms on
the second floor the bodies of Mrs.
Chapln and her two little sons were
found. These unfortunates died of suf-
location. They We're only slightly
burned. III the rear room on the same
floor was found the body of Bull. The
aged man had died IN n heroic attempt
10 save the life of - Chaplin and her
children. lie was !, Z 10 death Mrs.
Chaplin and her u : We're buried
this afternoon ana body will be
held until his rcla in St Iouis
can be heard from.
Mrs. G. a. Mcmillan. an aged woman.
was rescued. but is suffering from ner-
vous nros,rati0r. and II is feared she
may not recover from the shock. Miss
Katie Lioyd's burns are serious, but
the remainder of the injured guests are
doing we'll and will recover.
y FATAL EXPLOSION.
Raleigh. n. c.. March 2i.-Thls morn
ing, at Durham. a new hve-inch pipe
in pump house At the Durham Cot
ton Manufacturing Company's min
burst with fatal result.
w. III. Branson secretary and treas
urcr OF the mill, was so terribly scalded
that he died this afternoon. j. c. Ma
thrs7 superintendent of the mill.
was also burned about the face and will
lose his eyesght.
WITH TERRIFIC FORCE.
The pipe burst just above their heads.
and so powerful was the force of the
explosion that part of the brick wall
was torn away. The pipe was beinc.
used for the first time and the two men
had gone into the house to see how tho
pumps were working. As they entered
they closer The doors behind them. Az
most Immediately the pipe burst and In
the binding steam they found dIflicultv
in going back to the door and opening
1t. When they finally did so they were
so scalded about the face, head and
body that the skin peeled of in MANY
plac 5.
Mathes Is resting easier tonight. but
he is not out Of danger
ErunSun was one 0f the most nrorni
nent and progressive mill men in the
state
HOTEL WINDSOR AFTERMATH.
New York, March 2i-Four more
bodies were recovered from the ruins
OF tne " indsor Hotel to-day. The rec
ord. as 1t now stands. is 23 dead. 40
or more missing, and large collection
Of small bones. The injured in hospi-
tails and other places are recovering
Anxiety on the part OF friends OF per-
sons who have been reported missing
has increased 10 q. certainty almost thar
they nerished III the fire. From the
condition of the bodies so far recover
ed there is bur little hone that thcv or
any OF the bodies that may be fo,,na
hereafter can be identified.