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Great CondagratiOn in New York,
DREADFUL Loss OF LIFE.
Twenty or Thirty Persons Burnt Ia
SG4ta 81 Death. lo s
HEARr-RENDINe AFFAIR.

NEW YORK, February 3.--Last evening be-
tween sevan and eight O'Clock, fire broke out
In tho basement Of double six-story tone
mont house, No. 403 Elm street. The fire
originated in bakery. The flames shot up
the stairway with great rapidity, and extended
to the upper floors, occupied by about twenty
fami1ies. The moment the alarm was given
the scene of confusion that ensued throughout
the building was of the most heart -rending
character. The stairway was burnt away, and
Of course oil chance for escape was cut off in
thatquafter. Men, women and children could
be ssen by the spectators on the sidewalk
clustered at the windows screaming for as :
sistance, and wringing their hands in agony
Of despair. ~ Ga ia ,etHtrI
Some Of them mustered courage to lump
from the windows, and escaped with slight
injury. -
Mr.. Wise, with his family, consisting of
his wife and three children, occupied por-
tion Of the front second floor. Mr.. Wise es-
caped, and one child, three years old, was
rescued, but one Of his legs was broken. No
particulars could be obtained as to what be-
came Of the rest of the family, and IL is feared
they were burnt TO death. .5 M.
Isaac White, with his wife and Ave child
rem, occupied part Of the second floor. Mr..
and Mrs. W. escaped, and also two children.
Elizsi aged 20 years, and Louis, aged IL, and
Gustavus, aged IL, were absent. Esther, aged
1S years, was nearly suffocated Pauline, aged
years, was also nearly suffocatsd The two
last were taken to the hospital, but their in
juries are not very serious. ut' y.2i.a isl
George Bordner occupied part Of the sec :
ond floor, with his wife, Frederika, and two
children, Caroline, aged four years, and Henry,
aged sixteen. Mr.. B. and two children escaped
uniDjared, but Mrs. B. was badly burnt. She
was found nearly dead by detective Keefe, as
sisted by several members of engine No. 30.
The officer took her to the shoe store Of George
Schsfmercy, No. 20 Grand street. The shoe
maker inhumanly ordered them out, but the
policeman pushed him aside and put the woman
on sofa, and she was afterward taken to the
hospital. s 51I NJ
Mr.. McLaine occupied part of the third
story aoor, with his wife and two children.
All saved. ii,a- .rI
A Jewish family, consisting of eight persons,
occupied portion ofthe third floor. The only
member Of the family that could be found was
a child two and half years Of age. It
Is feared portion of the family were
burnt, HW'g .r.-l-
Mr.. bricks, wife and Ave children, occupied
q portion Of the third floor. As mono of them
were seen after the fire broke out it is feared
they. wore all burnt. 20 aur'sF .lia7.l
Mr.. Walks, his wife and two children. 90.
cupied portion of tho third story floor. No
particulars could be learned of them, although
diligent search was made for them among the
crowd to find If any were rescued. 4.dia
Mr.. Armstrong, wife and child occupied a
part Of the fourth floor. Nothing could be
learned OF them after the fire broke out, Mr..
Rebecca with his wife and two children occu-
pied part of the fourth stoty--nothipg could
be learned Of them. Mrs. North, widow, oc-
cupied room on the fifth foor--she was not
seen after the fire broke out. Mr.. VapeI and
bis wife, Frances, occupied part Of the fifth
floor. Mr.. Vapel, on the discovery of the fire,
and finding that he could not escape by the
stairways threw clothes-line out of the win
dow and fastened ons end on the wndow-sil,.
He let bis wife partially down, when she slip
ped and fell on the shed, ipjuripg her severely.
He followed and escaped with few slight in
luries. Mrs. Vapel was taken to the hospital,
but her life is despaired Of. Francis Pyseyer.
with his wife and three children, occupied q
part of the fifth floor. He escaped BY Jump
ing out of the window, receiving severe in
Juries. 1t is feared his wife and children were
burnt to death. Owing to the intense excite
ment that prevailed. the names Of the occu-
pants Of the sixth floor could not be ascer-
tanned, and it is supposed that the occupants
of this floor, about dozen in all, were burnt
to death.