The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-02-10
Another Calamity.
Turning of Tenement House ana LOSS
of Life.

Burning of Tenement House ana Loss
of Life.
The burning of tenement "'"'e VIZ ~.
s,re,, New York. Thursday evening" way at
, ~, horrors second Oul. TO those of
=. .vr.uo. ,ras-tiv. The house was Occu-
n;.d b, twenty families, Including about one
hundred persons. The fire was first d!>cov.
ereG in the basement at about half-past sew
IN in the evening. and spread with aston>h-
ing rapi,li,v. In less thar five minutes the
stairway leading to the upper floors was in
flames, and rgress from thu usual passages
was impossible. Many jumped out Of the
Windows and others were rescued by the 're-
men. Several were seen on the root OF the
building. and tie cries OF those within could
be heard for sCme time after the flames
reached the upper stories. One woman was
observed at one Of the upper windows oe-
sreching some one to come to her rescue,but
in short time she disappeared. and that was
the last seen Of her. One woman jumped
from the roof and was picked up dyi' <. The
building was of such hight that it was im-
possible to reach those in the upper storles'
and the lower stories were son hlied with
flames Some we've rescued seriously burnt.
The building fell a, about midnight. and be-
tween twenty-five and thirty poor creatures
persisted in the flames.
MIR. Wise. Twin" on the second floor, es-
caped with one child. which had leg bro
ken, bat kis wife AMI two other children are
missing. Isaac White and wife escaped with
two children, but lost three. Mrs. Bordner
escaped, but with such injuries that she will
no, probably live. Of Jewish family of
eight pprsouS. only one. child Of less than
three wears old. l. known to have Escaped
MIR. bricks and wife and five children, living
on the third floor, are supposed to have per-
i,hrd together. Mr.. Armstrong and wife
aud child. and Mr.. Stark and wife and t""
children are missing. Others are missing
and eish, or ten seriously injured have been
carried to the hospital.
The fire originated with that terribly de-
struc,i>e agent. cimphene. a little girl
while filling fluid lamp in the basement. set
the fluid on fire, and droppln. the burning
vessel upon the floor. its blazing contents
spre I'd over the floor and communicated with
a pil. of >ha, inss under the staircase. ia
all instant the store was en-, elpped in flames,
and almost before the alarm could be sound
ed. or The people up stairs warned Of their
terrible danger. the blaze hal burst through
the stairway. and rapinS upward, cut off e>-
Cape.
One account states that there were 9j in.
mates in the bull ling. all of whom are safe
EXCEPT s. But another account makes the
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names.
We copy from the New York papers of
Friday evening, the following Incidents con-
ncct,d with the burning of the ,enemen,
house in that city, BY which 50 many poor
creature. lost their lives:
">lanLing Oh the ladders, the firemen
could STE "omcn and children !, ing PROSTATE
on the floors. and surrounded By II INES. rem
.lrrirg all attempts made to Reach them inef-
f.c,ual.
Intensely appalling was the scene when
the fire reached the uppr: stories. High
above The shouts of thu tiremen ana the
noise of the cracking flames, were heard the
grodnS and shrieks Of the doomed creatures
IN the building. Ii vas IA most trag ic scene.
and the stou,cst hearts shrank at the spect::-
Gle
Our reporter. when gazing upon the scene
from the street below, could see hands and
arm, lhrus, from the windows and quick,
Withdrawn. and at times par, Of form was
exhibited. as it the person was endeavornS
to escape. The roof was at one tine filled
with the victims. who had rushed to it as the
hnal mears of escape. There they stood.
lookin. sorrnwfull. down upon the crowds
below. and siiriehing for that help they could
not get. \ couple, in particular. giving up
all hope, rushed into each Others arms 9TH
erS seemed in PRAYER. while several small
children. in their nigh,-c!o,fes. rushed fran
tica.ly about. At las, The roof gave way land
fell with crash, Carving with it the ni>cra
bic unfortunates, and precip,a,ing them into
eternity. At this moment many of the look
e:s on. sickencd with ;he fearful sight. left
the scene. unable longer to witness 50 much
terrible agony.
\ son Of Mr.. PARROT got out of the side
window on to the roof IF all adjoining bull!
DIM. three stories below the one occupied By
his parents. Ills mother threw to him ii,
this distance. her three children. all of whom
he caught safely in his arms. The mother
leaped after them. aud was also caught by
the son. Seeing her children safe she faint
ed. and it va. Ion. while before she was
restored to consciousness.
\ Frenchman leaped from the fifth story
to the ground, and escaped with broken
leg. lie said he had left his wife and five
children in the building. They all reri>hed
\ Young girl named Eliza white, being on
the third floor, found herself surrounded by
the fumes. She ende!vorcd to escape by the
stairway. but could not, and rushing to the
window, looked out for moment. and then
spr"nS to the earth She was picked up in
an lnsensible condition, and conveyed to the
police headquarters. where she soon revived
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