Distressing
Philadelphia Gazette
The Unionist 1833-12-19
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Distressing. —The Rochester Daily Advertiser, relates that on the evening of the 28 th ult. the house of Mr. Wm. Irvine, in Ulster county, was consumed by fire, with all if contents, and three children, sons of Mr. I. from six to twelve years of age, perished in the flames. The fire broke out after the family had retired to bed, and made such progress before it was discovered, that nothing could be saved from the house, and even the [indecipherable] appeared lying by the bed sides. How it originated is not known, but it took in the second story where the children were sleeping; there were four of them; they were all awakened by the flames, and some of them started for the window, but only the eldest, a lad of 14 about reached it and leaped out; his brothers did not follow, and were lost. Their remains were found the next day in the ruins. Besides the loss to Mr. Irvine of his children, he has been entirely stripped of his effects, and has a daughter who escaped from the flames with simply a blanket around her in very feeble health.
[ Phil. Gaz.
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