, 1866-09-27

A Whole Family Burned to Dent1l-
Another Family Sent to the 1aospita1
Probably Fatally InJnrcd-Narro,r
Escape Of other Occupants.

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Another Family Sent to the Hospital
Probably Fatally lnJnrcd-Narro,r
Escape of other Occupants.
From the New York Herald, alth inst.l
1t halfpast one o'clock on Sunday morn
ing the alarm sounded for fire, which had
been discovered In the four-story tenement
house No. 1SS avenue A, corner Of Thirteenth
street. Policeman Waters. Of the Scven-
had passed the premises d few minutes
prior to the breaking out Of the fire.. lie
had tried the store door and had walked down
to near Twelfth street, On arriving at
Twelfth street, Or near to Il, he vas attracted
rection ofThirtecnth street he returned, be-
lievirg ut the time It might be some straw
burning in the street, which 30 often oc-
cured in TINT vicinity. On arriving Mt the
corner Of Thirteenth street, he witnessed Il
strong reflection Of light on n building rear
saw there was q fire. He opened the
street door Of the tenement IN question;
then at the head Of the flight of stairs
he saw the glare Of fire and smclt the
burning Of kerosene oil. 1lc assembled the
stairs, aud at the rear Of the passage which
saw tho flames Issuing from this locality into
the house. Immediately lie hurried up us
fir Ms the third story, and with his club he
banged and burst In the doors Of several
apartments, at the came time alarming the
| iumates by the cry Of fire., Scarcely had lie
| were with him, lcaping from ba1ustcr to bal
ustcr. This, together with tlc hcate1 SNAKE,
| soon demonstrated to the policeman that
It was about time to be taking care Of
himself, SO lie turned aud hurried
laek; but by this time the .amcs were as
he was compelled to keep close to tie wall
| 10 prevent lis clothes taking fire. Tho roar
iug Of tho fire he describes as frightful. Just
ns he WAS escaping down the Inst Hight Of
stairs piece Of burning; wood fell, striking
and he fiji to TIC bottom Of tic Stairs, re-.
! celying some severe bruises ana dlslocatln::
his thumb: His face and Aalr were also
| ecorclIcd.
The most frightful part Of the calamity
| was the
TERRIBLE SITUATION OF THE OCCUPANTS
of the different apartments. Those on the
sccoul floor Of course had tue best advan
tagcs Of escape, there beiu. q large wooden
awning In front over the store, which gave
easy exit to those nearest to 1t, hut to tilost
on the third and fourth stories II did not
avail but little.
There were two families on each floor, and
when awokc to their sense OF danger tht
screaming Of the women and children is salt
to have been hcartrcndinE ut the windows o
the third and fourth stories. The poor reo
pic cried aloud for help, but none could b.
rendered, rs at tltat time the urcmcn will
ladders haI not arrived. The whole Of tht
staircase was on fire, and there was no posi-
bic means Of saving themselves but by jump
Ing from the windows. Qnit.ee a number 3
mncn, were in front Of thc premises calling I,
dows, US ladders would be ther
soon; bnt TO keep them quiet va
matter Impossible, as the he, hea
apartments. August Globe, wife md tw,
children, on the fourth floor, fronting th
avenue, were the first to leave The house
Mr.. Globe dropped one Of his children I
some parties on the awning; his boy clun
hlmseffto the window blind. The wife wa
i herself considerably /; but no ,bones wer
: broken. The man then dropped, and as b
, fell he scrambled on window blind whic
:, helped much to break Ills fall. He lande
on the awning bruised, but not badly injured
The poor boy hung on the shutter for som
time until he was rescued by the flremcn.
OCCUPANTS or TIE THIRD sToRr.
While this was going on tho poor famil
whose sad death We hare to relate, mad
. their appearance at the third story window:
which were the apartments they occupied
3 kept the doors closed, they would have bee
. saved bat some persons called to then
. "Go to the rooEr 'tso to the roof.'' Takln
q this for good advice they disappeared, an
that was the last ever seen Of them aliy
!. Subsequently their burned md charred r;
= mains were found on the landing Of the ia
floor, huddled together, the mother havin
l. bec1lthe last to fall. as she lay on top.
TIE HARTz FAMILY.
= On the Thirteenth street front Of the hou
the rear apartments Of the fourth floor Wei
r occupied by Philip Hartz. wife and 70.
: children. They were screaming for assis
, / nuce to those In: the street: Some parti
It procured feather bed, which was held /
IS several persons, and Hartz was desired to !
IS his family drop down one By one, aud tn.
y would catch them On the bed.
The Invitation .wes Hghtfu1 one, to drt
n or jump from four story window, md r.
o. the chance of being caught by those bclo7
\. but there was no alternative It had to
done, and done quickly, or be burnt allv
E. fast approaching them; indeed, they NC
y then more or less burnt.
l. u The infaut was the flrst dropped !; that "
!, caught without much Injury. The next y
Of the boy nine years ofage.. lie epruns Wild
u !, snd missed ths bed .stftkins With great r.
ID up inseusihlc, the blood flowing from bis e.
In | and mouth, and 1t Is believed he cannot 81
Z. vive the injury The other boy and girl We
N dropped, and both fell on the bed, Al
although teyerely shocked b the soncassl an.s[
Il and she luckily struck on the bed, and v
:. taken up apparently not much injured. i
= Hartz then spraug out. By this time
i. flames we're right upon him.. In his hastc
~ with great force on the sidewalk. Tic y
taken up insensiblc, and IL said TO be fats
70 injured. All the injured parties were By I
In order Of Captain Mount conveyed to the Il
pS p!tal for medical treatment. -
te- TIE BURNT uouIEs.
At The char7cd md blackcucd remains OF t
unfortunate Victims of the fire., after bel
81, conveyed to the Seventeenth precinct Pol
IN station, corner OF Flth street and First a
+. ! nue., werc deposited In one Of the rooms
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