The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-06

OrcouIu1 Nainmut III NnAsnAIm s&60@G~~
NEARLY WHOLE FAMILY nuasr 10 pxArs-Tvs
cnILDHfs TAKEN Orr DEAD-YIvE OTLnz3 srul-
SONS NOT EXPECTED TO KEcovKI.
Last night about ton O'Clock hrs broke s~A In I'm
clothing r,ore of bAac Jacobs No. cah chA,ssstse~
before assisanee could be rendered nearly De who1
Il family we're destroyed Two children wvfc tslss
the ruins burnt 10 death. Mrs. Jac" sand infa NJ
three months old rescued from the hnass but ts~
hy burnt about the face shoulders and hre1 e. M.
Hccht aud daughter four year. old sao taken out
aud conveyed 10 the hospital severely nJur ei from burur
Marcus Scsman the cutter received re- not fatal
injury from burns about the breast Snd body. JuAa
Ludwig the servant girl sea hold of one ~ the chdrv0
and made her escape through the smnkc without iniuv
The intense eAetemcn, conscquspt upon the drsAnu
calamity rendered IL icul, 10 arrive pareuisre Lal
~ far a. could be obtained they are as iolo~s
la the nrr, place, the premises occupied BY Ar
Jacobs, hs wife and four ehIirens boys the yoaax-.
only three month"; old-the servant <rl Julia Iudvtv
Louis, crrand boy and the Cater named Marca4
sesman. In addition 10 thee .hcre rere Mrs HecA
and daughter four ysara ~ age, stopping vih Mr.
Jacobs. At tbn time thn hre broke out, Mr.. Jsootps
vas absent, saJ 70 10 At lodge meeting The -he1s a
the inmates u the house had retired bod and ths~s
we're no oaer a nges egress the upper pa
a the house bu, through the store all ~ho -
tsj.B at the time unable 70 csosp~ tho are
raeneing in tho part u the store near the stsses
which cut n any escape.
The eldest boy, Jacob, nearly years a ssr, and
his brother Casson, tAkra t.u The be5 hunt
almos, to ensP Do,h alei n ,he same posture,
i,ing on ibeit bAcis, With les. and arm, ertsns~S,
ne bond turned inward a. II Ia their lat sggBy
death implorps for assistance. 10 this position ,Lv
appear Al the Fourth ward Iobee station. Il pos
,be however that sunocaton oause tbcf death bofo
ths Gre reached them. Tho poor mother sas Ia tvri
bic condition her hce, hands, srs breasts and In lat
nearly all her biy burnt 10 that sssfss Ma, tho
ain rubbed ~ visn touched Her infsn, received
siderable butaing and would have rcceci npeh
doubt, but she shieldcl !, from tho aans. W
her o~Il body. re learn that shs rescued ~
Mr.. gI.lsrt l. xsngun, n book sni htiot 10. !.
assisted W Ncssrs william hnne,, AMI ys,hsrs 10
geiher vi,h VIZ a-Nd yairn,in. * n chs,,au, street
The unfortunate ,assa n,a the ssssr s,os~
few asors a,ase and svvry sssis.ancs rendered h-
unin sbs vs. eoHveJsi b, lLs Fourth ward qiiee 70 The
hosri,sL
Mrs Be,ht and her child rsctlve anne lnafy w
burning eb- conveyed iho hospital vi,h hr
ehih, almost Immediately bs'ng taken tom ths ssd
Ing
Tho hopss l. a stofis. apa a,ur fr0nnax -
Chatham street, bu, 4 three stories The fes1.
| fAcng North william street NAfcas s>sanss,
4 hs -griman gave The foikr-ins .essani y as
a~fui T.~ilon ph,h h. found b rsf ssd h sBsss,w-
u eseApe 9TH TO 4 ihs children Bs ssys that tAs
the ehfren ~, III smsia anl ,hs flames pgv,ss~1
him ~ 'sen turnsd ~ sgsih, snf y rsa.'s hls..sn
f'op' 'hs saGeea,ns saess b. gmves 'ae 10 80 oo
81 a. p. ssh . a. ''s :, sl sy d 40 M sf G% s.s
| = or, sEd tks0shi h. soaA agnlh w 20 r~s
down stairs T. tLs nsr, af ~ e., te ihf vasv
bit ibs esnss ns, bin ~ saifs ss9 s hs hAxhs IN
sprNbg hf0ugh ID. third sfry ~indg~ ami fsQ
,ts ground -l'hoai ha,srsr msaalax sny tesss -
~, ~ bg EVERY tsrnsf ais y, 'ses saa ecsy. Ne
iL.sss - 80 conveyed stsrsbsr 20 the ka~p4,si
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