Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

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ner husonnu tnat she siheiieu s'',oNe Ue-
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was round round the stovenipc hsaih
ana sxlinsnlshru' ana Mr; Maci,ohalu
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kitcnen completely dumfoundea.
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SpOOky Fires Persist
Late on Tuesday afternoon Mr.. Mac
Donald went out 10 the stable to attend
to his stock for the night. and in his
absence Mrs MocDonnli discovered a
fire I'm tho wol,naner In the dining room.
She eytineuished II with n nan of water
and sent Mary Ellen TO call her foster
father, Within n few minutes another
fire was discovered in the same room,
and again the boards over thc ceiling
broke into flames. The boards which
were on "sf WSrc th'oMn 3 ~. .,a, an'. s,am ,ni
ricccs of GOTTEN adhered 70 them. AL
tbouuh thcy had been thoroughly swcpt
.m S" tbe $, s" ndox " before Eu," '"''''s"'' '">
Firos were discovered in rnps in an
upstairs room. on various places on the
bnrc wall, whore Il Is rcpcrtcd cotton
was found under the burned spots. al.
though the paper had been on the wall
for years, and bore no evidence of being
disturbed until the fire broke ont.
Tcrr;fied lest they should lose thc;r
lives md convinced that some sunarnat.
mral force had ser out to destroy their
home. II wns decided to send 70 their
nearest nci9htor for assistance. Mrs.
MacDonald and Mary Ellen started out,
but the aged woman found her declining
strength too feeble for the ordeal and
COLLAPSED before half the distance had
/ where she had fallen in the snow. Mary
Ellen ran on.
Hearing her cries. Leo and Dan Mac.
Gillivray, and Duncan Macnnnald.
neighbors, ran to her assistance, and
made ready to accompny her on re.
turn Journey. Mary Ellen stayed with
her foster mother while the men ran
on to the house to assist Mr.. MacDon.
aid.
xr,. W.,
MacionAd l'azed WIN rear
They found him dazed with fear and
bewilderment. He had seen three more
fires break out. While Mr.. MacDon-
aid went to assist his wife the three
men watched the house.
Later in the evening roaring fire
was built In the kitchen stove. and al
sat around 1t for warmth. Leo Me-
unnHa%' mn%' "nn cnn,lete Glow % tha d;nimo
room and parior. Suddenly, those pres
tent said. the whole house was iilum
mated by A blush white light. Leo saw
that It came from the parlor ant
dashed in there. A window shade wa.
burning from ton to bottom. He tore !,
down and NUT the fire out with hi
hand, There was much blaze nm,
smoke hut little heat. From that tim,
until The folIowino morning the famil,
underwent a most terrifying experience
Thirty or more fires are said to hay,
broken out. The majority of them wcr
in odd places. behind pictures on tn
wall IN Tho hare WALLPAPER. in boxe
: under sofas and in upholstering. .
crshion v,hich had heen left upstairs
few momcnts earlier wns found blazin
in the nnrlor downstairs.
, A dishcioth. which wns lying In
nooi nj water on the tloor. almost com
pietslv saturated. is said to have burne
,ste.s eus .ho shsu., avas - the watchers. Siyin
, ~ a rod lipht. piece OF paper, sat
: wratei win water. was picktd on III
: a""r and nlaced on the bare kitchen
4 table. where it almost Immediately burs
y int" Nomss Thc same story of tn
hn,rors ~ that night is told by all VIII
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q Naked Arm and Hand
J. Just at daylight Michael MacGil