Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-04
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Destructive Fire N New York.
TWELVE PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH.

NEw YoRK, Feb. :.
Las. evening between and 8 o'clock . fire
broke cut in the basement Of . double six sto
~ tenant house, No. ~ Elm street. The FIRE
originated in bakery. The flames shct mp the
stairway With grea, rapidity and extended 70
the upper foors occupied by about 20 families
The moment the alarm vas given the sceues Of
confusion that enscsd throughout the building
Vas Of the most heart rending character. The
stairway vas burned away and Of course al
chance for escape was cut off. In that quarter
men. women and children could be seen by the
spectators on the eidevslk, clustered at win
dows. screaming for assistance and wringing
their hands in the agony Of despair. Some OF
them mustered courage enough to jump from
the windows and sscapsd with eight irjuriss
Mr. Wise. with his family, consisting Of kis
wife and three children. occupied the portion
Of the front second floor; Mr.. Wise escaped
and one child three years old was rescued. but
one Of his legs was broken. No psriiculars
could be obtained as TO what became Of the
rest of the family and it is feared they were
burned 10 DEATH
Isaac White with his wife and I've children
occupied part of the second floor Mr. and
Mrs " escaped and a.so three children. Eli
IA, aged 20 years. ard Louie, aged III years,
,her, aged Is years and Pauline, aged I ye4rs.
were nearly suffocatsi, The two last were
taken TO the hospital their injuries are not
very serious.
Geo. Bardnsr occupied part Of the second
floor with his family, Fredrika and two child
rem. Caroline. aged years, and Henry, aged
l6 yeaia Mr.. 3. and two children escaped
uninjured, bu. Mrs Is. was badly burned. She
wac lound nearly dead by Detectiv- Keaf. as
sisted by several members of Engine No so
The officer took hsr to the shoe store Of Geo
Scheffmsnay, No. l26 Grand street, but the
shoemaker, .nhumsniy ordered them out but
the policeman pushed him aside and put the
woman on . sofa and she VAS after ards taken
TO the hospital.
Mr. McClark occupied part OF the 81 story
floor with his wife and two children. Ali
saved.
Jewish family ccn.is'ing'o eight per.ons
occupied q portion Of the third hoor The
only member of the family that could be found
was a child two and one>half yeare of age ],
lie feared portion Of the family were burned
Mr.. bricks, wife and FIVE children occupied
portion Of the third floor AZ none Of then.
were seen after the FIRE broke out, it is feared
they were burned
Mr. Walker. his wife and two children occu
pied q portion of third floor. No par,icu srs
could be learned Of them. although diligen,
search was made among the crowd to find il
any were rescued
MIR. Armstrong. wife and child occupied q
portion Of fourth floor. Nothing could be
learned of them after the fire broke out
Mr.. Rebecco. wife and two children cupiel
. part Of the fourth story. Nothing could be
learned Of them
Mr,. North. widow, occupied room on the
fifth floor. She was 10. seen after the fire
broke out
slr Vspel and his wife, Frances occupied q
part OF the fifth floor Mr.. Vapel. on discov
ertg the fire, finding that he could not escsp,
by the stairway, threw clothes line out o
the window and fastened one end to the win
dow eli. lie let his wife partially down wher
she slipped and fen on the shed, iniuring be-
severely. He followed and escaped with
few sight injuries Mrs Vspel was taken Il
the hospital. but her lite s despairsd Of.
Fr.ncis 2. Slider With wife and two childre,
occuI led portion of the fifth floor He es
capped hy jumping out Ct the window, receiv-
ing severe injaries 1t Is feared his wife apt
children were burned TO cath.
Owing to the intense excitement that pre-
vailed the names of the occupants Of tn,
fourth floor conld not be aseertained, and it il
supposed that the occupants of this floor atou
dozen in ell, were burned to death.