Carr / Carromone / Dorr / Fillmore / Foote / Hall / Kuhl / Landback / Muck / Pearlstein / Potter / Ramsdell / Smith / Stewart / Thompson / Tiffany / Wilson
Carr,
Elizabeth
Thompson: James, Julia and
Mary
Buffalo, Monday, July 16.
A most horrible calamity
occurred in the town of Brant, this county, yesterday morning, between
the hours of 1 and 2 o’clock. James Thompson, a farmer in good
circumstances, was awakened by an alarm of fire, and discovered his
house to be in flames, having been fired by an incendiary in three
places. Mr. Thompson – who is an aged gentleman – rushed up stairs
immediately on discovering what was the matter, to alarm his daughters,
when, becoming overpowered by the smoke, he was unable to return, and
himself, his three daughters – Julia, Mary, and Mrs. Elizabeth Carr,
with the two little children of the latter – perished in the flames. The
ages of the unfortunate ladies ranged from eighteen to twenty-four
years. The rest of the inmates of the house, twelve in number, escaped
with much difficulty. There is not the slightest doubt whatever of the
fire being the work of an incendiary. The most intense excitement
prevails in regard to the affair. [The New York Times, 17 July 1855.
SRC1]
Carromone,
Charles
Killed in Auto Crash
Buffalo, Jan. 6 –
Charles Carromone, 24, Albany, was instantly killed when an
automobile in which he was riding, skidded and turned turtle near here
late yesterday. Harry Frankel, 32, New York, driver of the car, was
slightly injured. [The Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, New York, Friday 06
Jan 1922. SRC1.]
Dorr, John
Fatal Casualty –
Coroner Morse held an inquest at Buffalo upon the body of John Dorr, a
lad fourteen years old, who came to his death under the following
circumstances. The deceased resided with his parents on Pratt street,
and about two o’clock in the afternoon returned home, having been sent
out to purchase some articles of grocery. His sister, a few years older
than himself, was then at home, the remainder of the family being
absent. He had not been in the house more than two minutes, and had just
taken his seat by the stove in the kitchen, to dry and warm himself,
when the entire building fell with a fearful crash. The girl, who was
standing near the door, escaped, she scarcely knew how; but the
unfortunate lad was buried in the ruins. A number of persons were
immediately on the spot, and every effort was made to rescue the boy. He
was taken out in a few minutes but was quite dead, his neck having been
broken. The house was built of brick, one and half stories high, but
constructed in a very insecure manner, not having a single tie across,
and being thus liable to spread out and fall at any moment. A verdict of
accidental death was returned. [The New York Times. 18 November
1852.SRC1]
Fillmore
Mrs. Filmore's
Death
Buffalo, Wednesday, March 30.
The announcement of Mrs.
Fillmore's death has created a great sensation and deep regret among the
citizens of Buffalo. [The New York Times, 31 March 1853. SRC1]
Foote
Recent
Deaths
The Buffalo Courier says of Mrs.
Foote, the wife of Hon. Thomas M. Foote: For several weeks prior to
departing from Vienna, her health had been seriously impaired, and
apprehensions were entertained that she would not be able to survive the
voyage home. Mrs. F. possessed superior mental endowments, had a very
agreeable and winning address, and an unusually fine presence. She was
greatly beloved by those who knew her many excellent qualities, and her
loss will be deeply deplored. She was the daughter of the late Gen.
Ethan B. Allen, of Batavia, Genesee Co., and sister of Mrs.
I.A.Verplanck and Mrs. Judge Sill, of this city. Her age was 33
years.
Mrs. Foote, wife of Hon. T.M. Foote,
lately Chargé d’ Affaires to Austria, who arrived in the steamer Baltic,
on Sunday, died in this City on Tuesday. Mrs. Foote has been in feeble
health for some time. Her remains were conveyed to Buffalo last evening.
[The New York Times. 1 July 1853. SRC1.]
Hall, Frederick A.
Death of a Son of
Postmaster-General Hall
Boston, Tuesday, June 8
Frederick A.
Hall, son of the Postmaster-General, died at Andover Academy, of which
he was a student, yesterday. Mrs. Hall was present with her son at the
time of his death, but his father, who had been sent for, did not arrive
until afterwards. Mr. and Mrs. Hall passed through this city this
morning, with the body of their son en route for Buffalo.
Albany,
Tuesday, June 8
Postmaster General Hall and Lady, arrived here
from the East, with the remains of their son, who died at Andover,
yesterday. They left this morning for Buffalo. [The New York Times, 9
June 1852. SRC1]
Kuhl, Ivan
W.
County Farm Foreman Killed
Ivan W. Kuhl, foreman of the Erie
county farm at Alden, a resident of Batavia until a year ago, was killed
when his automobile was struck by a train at Wende yesterday morning.
The remains were taken to Batavia for burial. [The Daily Messenger.
Canandaigua, NY. Jan 14, 1922. SRC1]
Landback, P.B.
Railroad
Accident and Death.
Hornellsville, Friday, Nov. 10
A man
named P. B. Landback, was killed by the express train from Buffalo this
morning, at the Main-street crossing in this village. He was a miller in
the employ of Thatcher & Sawyer. [The New York Times, 11 November
1854. SRC1]
Muck
DREADFUL
OCCURANCE - The Buffalo Republic learns that a few days since a house in
the town of Northbush, in Erie County, was entirely destroyed by fire,
and two children burned to death. The father and mother of the family,
whose names were MUCK, went out in the evening to a neighbor’s house to
see a sick person, leaving at home a servant girl and three little
children asleep. Shortly after their departure the girl went to bed,
thinking the parents would soon return. On going to bed, she placed a
lighted tallow candle on the rail of the bed where the children were
sleeping. She was soon asleep, and in the meantime the candle had burned
down, the grease running in every direction, and, it is supposed, set
fire to the bed-clothing. The girl was awakened by the flames, and
jumped up and took one of the children out of the room, and placed it in
safety. When she returned to get the other two, the flames had so spread
as to render it impossible to reach them, and in her attempt to rescue
them, her own clothing took fire, and she was so badly burned that her
recovery is doubtful. The house was burned to the ground, and in the
ashes, scarce a vestige of the remains of the two children can be found.
[The New York Times. 4 April 1854. SRC1.]
PEARLSTEIN
SEVEN DIE BY FIRE
Father, Mother and Five Children Perish at Buffalo
BUFFALO.—(Special.) Henry Pearlstein, his wife and five children, ranging in age from 1 1/2 to 12 years, were burned to death in a fire that destroyed a two-story frame building. Joseph Supowski, who owned the building, Karl Bracki, his in brother -in- law, have been arrested, pending an Investigation. Supowski carried an insurance of $9,000 on the building and its contents. The Pearlsteins and another family lived in rooms above a shoe store and were asleep when the fire started.
Supowski told the police that he accidentally dropped a lamp. A few minutes after the fire began there was a loud explosion that blew out the front of the store and hurled some of the contents of the windows into the middle of the street. Plate glass windows on the opposite side of Broadway were shattered and the report of
the explosion was heard two blocks away. The flames enveloped the building in a short time. The family living In the rear flat escaped with their lives.
The Pearlsteins were awakened, but before they could reach the only stairway leading from their rooms the fire had undermined the floor In the hallway, and It collapsed, carrying them down Into a mass of flames. Their charred bodies were found four hours after the firemen had extinguished the flames. The body of the mother and baby were found together, the little one tightly clasped in its mother's arms. Pearlstein's body was found close to that of his wife. He also held one of the children In his arms. The bodies of the other three children were found huddled together close to the father's body.
[The Valley Falls Jefferson County Kansas January 17, 1902 Page 2. Submitted by Barbara]
Potter
Death of General
Potter
Buffalo, Saturday, Oct. 7.
General Potter, an old and very
prominent citizen, died this morning, after a brief illness. [The New
York Times, 9 October 1854. SRC1]
Ramsdell, Alexander
Buffalo, Friday, Mar.
2.
Capt. Alexander Ramsdell died here on Wednesday evening,
aged 70 years. He was formerly a sea captain, from Nantucket, and has
resided in this city for 27 years, the last 18 of which he has been the
faithful keeper of our lighthouse. He was well known on the Lakes. [The
New York Times, 3 March 1855. SRC1]
Smith, H.K.
Death of an Eminent
Lawyer and Politician.
Buffalo, Saturday, Sept. 23.
H.K. Smith, of
this city, a personal friend of Gov. Marcy, and an eminent lawyer and
politician, died this afternoon. [The New York Times, 25 September,
1854. SRC1]
Stewart, William
William Stewart
October 11, 1866
Near Buffalo, New York, Sept. 6, of consumption of the bowels, William Stewart, late of Henry, age 32 years. [Taken From the Marshall County Telegraph. Submitted by Nancy.]Thompson:
James, Julia and Mary
Carr, Elizabeth
Buffalo,
Monday, July 16.
A most horrible calamity occurred in the town
of Brant, this county, yesterday morning, between the hours of 1 and 2
o’clock. James Thompson, a farmer in good circumstances, was awakened by
an alarm of fire, and discovered his house to be in flames, having been
fired by an incendiary in three places. Mr. Thompson – who is an aged
gentleman – rushed up stairs immediately on discovering what was the
matter, to alarm his daughters, when, becoming overpowered by the smoke,
he was unable to return, and himself, his three daughters – Julia, Mary,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Carr, with the two little children of the latter –
perished in the flames. The ages of the unfortunate ladies ranged from
eighteen to twenty-four years. The rest of the inmates of the house,
twelve in number, escaped with much difficulty. There is not the
slightest doubt whatever of the fire being the work of an incendiary.
The most intense excitement prevails in regard to the affair. [The New
York Times, 17 July 1855. SRC1]
Tiffany, L.T.
Death of Alderman Tiffany, of
Buffalo, &c.
Buffalo, Wednesday, Feb.11.
L. T. Tiffany,
President of the Pratt Bank, and Alderman of the city, died this morning
from the effect of injuries sustained by falling on a slippery sidewalk.
He was about 40 years of age and would have been the Whig candidate for
Mayor at the coming election. The weather here is mild as spring.
[The New York Times, 12 Feb. 1852. SRC1]
Wilson, John T.
Arrest for
Robbery, and Death of the Culprit.
Buffalo, Thursday, June
15.
A respectable young man, named John T. Wilson, was arrested
on Tuesday, charged with extensive robberies at the dry goods store of
W. B. Bishop & Co., where he was employed as a clerk. Last night he
died in jail, in dreadful agony from delirium tremens, brought on by
deprivation from drink and the excitement of the arrest. [The New York
Times, 16 June 1854. SRC1]
