The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-02-10
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NEw YoRK, Feb. 3.
Last evening between and 8 o'clock,
fire broke out in the basement of double
six story tenement house, No. ~ Elm St.
The fire originated in buttery, shot upon
the stairway with great rapidity, and ex-
tendedto the upper floors, occupied by about
twenty families. The moment The alarm
was given. the scene Of confusion that en-
sued throughout the building was of the
most heart rending character. The stair
way was burned away, and of course all
chance for escape vss cut off in that quar-
ter. Men, women and children could be
seen by the spectators on the sidewalk clus-
tered at the windows. screaming for assis-
lance, and wringing their hands in agony
OF despair. Some of them mustered courage
enough to jump from the windows, and
escaped with slight injury. Mr.. Wise
and his family, consisting of bis wife and
three children, occupied 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 particu-
lar. could be obtained as to what had be-
come of the rest of the family, and it is
feared they were burned to death.
Isaac White, with his wife and children,
occupied = part Of the second floor. Mr..
and Mrs. w. escaped, and also two child
rem, Elizs, aged 20 years, and Louise,
aged IL years; Gustave, aged II years,
was absent. Esther, aged Is years, was
nearly suffocated The two last were tax
en- to Tombs; their injuries are not very
serious.
Geo. Bordner occupied part of the
second floor with bis wife Frederica and
two children, Caroline, aged 4 years, and
Henry, aged l6 years. Mr.. B. and the
two children escaped uninjured, but Mrs
B, was badly burned. She was found
nearly dead by detective Keafe, assisted by
several members of engine company No
10. The officer took her to the shoe store
of Geo. Schefmercy. 126 Grand street :;
but the shoemaker inhumanIy ordered
them out. The policeman pushed him
aside and put the woman on a sofa, and
she was afterwards taken to the hospital.
Mr.. McCairch occupied part of the
third story floor. He and his wife and
two children were saved.
A Jewish family consisting of eight per
sons occupied portion Of The fourth floor
and only one member Of the family can be
found.
Mr.. Armstrong, wife and child, occupied
part of the third floor, but nothing could
be learned of them after the fire broke out
Mr.. Rebecca, with his wife and two
children, occupied a part of the fourth
floor, but nothing could be learned Of them
Mrs. North, widow, occupied room
on the fifth floor, and she was not seen af
ter the fire broke out.
Mr.. Vopel and bis wife occupied part
Of the fifth floor Mr.. v, on the discov-
cry of the fire, finding that he could not
escape by the stairway, threw clothes
line out of the window and fastened one
end to the window sill. lie then let his
wife partially down, when she slipped and
fell on the shed, injnring herself severely,
He followed and escaped with a few slight
injuries. Mrs. Vopel WAS taken to a hos
pital, but her life is despaired OF.
Francis P,sleyer, with his wife and
three children, occupied part OF the fifth
story. He escaped by jumping out Of the
window. Ii is feared his wife aud children
we're burned to death.
Owing to the intense excitement that
prevailed, the names of the occupants OF
the sixth floor, about dozen in all, could
no; be sscertained, aud it is supposed that
thew were all burned to death.
TIE building contained 90 inmates, all
Of whom are saved excepting the eight,
who doubtless persisted in the tiIe.
Another account makes the lost and
missing SO, and gives the details and names