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Domestic News
December 17, 1872
Spirit Of Jefferson
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
On Tuesday afternoon, during high winds, a spark from the chimney ignited the roof of Mrs. Matilda B. Butler's kitchen out-building near Shepherdstown, but a colored man quickly extinguished it with water, saving the structures.
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Narrow Escape.—We learn on Tuesday afternoon last, whilst the wind was blowing a "perfect hurricane," the kitchen or out-building, near the main building, belonging to Mrs. Matilda B. Butler, widow of the late Dr. V. M. Butler, deceased, about two miles from town, on the Kearneysville pike, caught fire in the roof, by a spark from the chimney, and but for the timely exertions of a colored man, who threw water upon the flames at once, all the buildings would have been consumed.-Shepherdstown Register.
What sub-type of article is it?
Fire
What keywords are associated?
Narrow Escape
Building Fire
Chimney Spark
High Winds
Shepherdstown
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Matilda B. Butler
Dr. V. M. Butler
A Colored Man
Where did it happen?
About Two Miles From Town, On The Kearneysville Pike
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
About Two Miles From Town, On The Kearneysville Pike
Event Date
Tuesday Afternoon Last
Key Persons
Mrs. Matilda B. Butler
Dr. V. M. Butler
A Colored Man
Outcome
no buildings consumed due to timely water thrown by a colored man
Event Details
The kitchen or out-building caught fire in the roof by a spark from the chimney during a hurricane wind, but was prevented from spreading by immediate action.