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Show A bpark I)etn.jed a Ullage. How the terrible fire which has dretnoed the village of Moor, iu Huugary, originated is thus told ly our Vleiitii correspouueiit: A farmer's farm-er's w ifu was ironing lu her kitchen, utlngaflatiron lllled Willi charcoal, when a spark flew out siai set fire to her musllu dress. In hi r fright she ran iuto the courtyard, where her hu-band nnd. his people were thrashing barley. The larley caught lire from her nnd was no sxiuer ablaze than the wind blew tlie sjmrks iu all direetious, setting tire to the thatched roofs of the bouses which stood in two long rows f nuuig tho main street. All was so sudden and eople were so dumb-fjuuded dumb-fjuuded that for a llttlu time they c-uld not even call for help. Most of the heads of famlhiB were In thu vineyards, and their help was not available until tbey had been recalled by tlie alarm bell. TheoldteopIeanlehildnn iu the houses had not presence of mill enough to save Iheniseliei. In Hungary it lias not rained for a long time, aud the wells contained no water, so that nothing could be done to save even a single home. I nail 109 houses were destroyed aud 13i famlliesare without a roof above their heads. The harvest was over and the corn In the barns was consumed con-sumed Iu the general cuntlagration, which was a terrible spectacle as night came on. Ten bodies have been fAiud, aud some children ate mL-siug. JXearly tvirj body iu tlie neighborhood are fullering from lirns received In rescue work. London Dai'y Seics. |
