Fire in Hornetrtown, 1905
New Egypt Press 10 Mar 1905:
HOUSE AND FURNITURE DESTROYED BY FIRE
Occupied by John Lingerman, who was ill in bed
About 1 o'clock Sunday morning the house occupied by John LINGERMAN, near Hornerstown, with all the household goods was burned to the ground. A crackling noise in the kitchen awoke Mrs. LINGERMAN, an arising she found the kitchen all in flames. With rare presence of mind, she awoke her husband who was ill in bed, and managed to get him and the rest of the family out.
Four chairs only were saved of the household goods. Everything was burned. Then as the roof fell and the house was turned to ashes the half clad family were forced to walk through the snow across the icy fields, in the dead of night to a near farm house where they found shelter.
Mr. LINGERMAN seems to be an unfortunate man. He is the principal of the public school at Mill Stream, and has been a great sufferer from choking spells and other ills for several years. Early in February he was taken seriously ill and he was only just convalescing when the fire Saturday night came and drove him from his sick bed to escape death by fire.
HOUSE AND FURNITURE DESTROYED BY FIRE
Occupied by John Lingerman, who was ill in bed
About 1 o'clock Sunday morning the house occupied by John LINGERMAN, near Hornerstown, with all the household goods was burned to the ground. A crackling noise in the kitchen awoke Mrs. LINGERMAN, an arising she found the kitchen all in flames. With rare presence of mind, she awoke her husband who was ill in bed, and managed to get him and the rest of the family out.
Four chairs only were saved of the household goods. Everything was burned. Then as the roof fell and the house was turned to ashes the half clad family were forced to walk through the snow across the icy fields, in the dead of night to a near farm house where they found shelter.
Mr. LINGERMAN seems to be an unfortunate man. He is the principal of the public school at Mill Stream, and has been a great sufferer from choking spells and other ills for several years. Early in February he was taken seriously ill and he was only just convalescing when the fire Saturday night came and drove him from his sick bed to escape death by fire.
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