Name not reported

Two people died in a fire at the jail in Opelika, Alabama, in October 1897, according to a year-end chronology printed in the Red Lodge Picket. The chronology gives no names, ages, or other details about either of them. It also gives no account of how the fire started.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. A year-end chronology reports that two prisoners died in a fire at the Opelika, Alabama, jail.

Reported by: year-end chronology.

Source

• Red Lodge Picket, January 22, 1898, page 4 Red Lodge Picket, January 22, 1898