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fallen from the mouth of the pipe overhead, { and was found upon the floor, near the parti- ; tion. Whether forced off by the pressure of gas or the closing of a door, certain it is that it was insecurely and improperly fastened, ! having nothing to retain it in its place save a ' little wax commonly used by plumbers and < gas-fitters. An aperture of an inch even over the window would have saved these lives and made the sad record we are compelled to write unnecessary. _