Evening star., 1866-09-25
THE NEW YORK FIRE.
Five Persons burnt TO Death-Herrible e
NCeues. Az

The most frightful part of the calamity was
the terribl" situation of the occupants Of the
different apartments. Those on the second
floor OF course had the best ad yantaees of es
cape, there being a large wood awning in front
over the store, which gave easy exit to those
nearest It; but to those on the third and fourth
stories II ayalled but little.
There were two families on each floor, and
when awoke TO their sense of danger the
screaming OF the women and children is said
10 have been heart-rendBg at the windows of
the third and fourth stories. The poor people
cried aloud for help, but none could be rem
dered, as at that time the firemen with the lad
ders mad not arrived. The whole OF the stair
case was on fire, and there was no possible
means Of saving themselves but by jumping
from tne windows. Quite a-number of per-
sons, aided by Captain Mount and his men
were IN front Of the premises calling to those in
the upper stores TO keep at the windows as
ladders would be there soon, but to keep them
quiet was & matter impossible, as the hea; and
smoke were driving them from their apart-
ments. August Globe, wife and two children
on the fourth floor, fronting the avenue. were
the nrst TO leaye the house. MIR. Globe drop
ped one OF mis- children to some parties on the
awning; his boy clung himself to the window
blind. The wife was then lowered do wn and
sne fell, oruising herself considerably; but no
bones were broken. The man then oropped
and as be fell he scrambled on a window.
blind, which helped much to break his fall
He landed on the awning bruised. but not
oaoiy injured. The poor boy hung on the
shutter for some time, until he was rescued by
the fremen.
While this was going on the poor family
whose SAD death we have to relate made their
appearance al the third story windows which
were the apartments they occupied: and had
tney remained at the windows aud kept the
doors closed they would have been saved; but
tone persons called TO them, s.tio to the roof"
'Go TO the roof" Taking this for good ad vice
they disappeared, and that was the last ever
seen OF them alive. Subseq quentiy their burnt
ing OF the top floor, huddled together, the
mother having been the last TO fall, as she lay
oh top.
On the Thirteenth street front OF the house
occupied by Philip Hartz, wife and four chill
uren They were screaming for assistance TO
nose IN the street; Some parties procured
sons. and Hartz was desired to let his family
drop down one by one. and they would catch
them On the bed. The invitation was q fright
Iul one, 10 drop or jump from q four. story
window, and run the chance of being caught
oy those below, but there was no alternative;
1t had to be done, and dcne quickly. or be
burnt alive. The flame at that time was in the
room, and fast approaching them; indeed they
were then more or less burnt. The infant was
hrst dropped; that was caught without much
injury. The next was the boy, nine years of
age: He sprung wildly, and missed the bed,
striking with great violence on the stone side.
walk. He was picked up Insensible the blood.
nowing from his ears and mouth, and it is be-
heved he cannot survive the injury. The
other boy and girl were dropped, and both fell
on The bed and although severely shocked by
the concussion they may recover. Mrs Hartz
next dropped, and she luckily struck on the
bed, and was "a ken mp apparently not m uch
injured. Mr.. Hartz then sprang out. By this
time the flames were right upon him In his
haste he leaped too far, and missed the bed
striking with great force on the sidewalk He
WIS taken mp insensible, and Is said to be ia
tally injured. ALI the injured parties were oy
the order Of Captain Mount conveyed 20 the
hospital for medical treatment. The other
tenants escaped with but little or no injury
except to their household effects, which are
pretty much all destroyed :
81 The Boston detectives have ascertained
that the recent series of burglarfes in the su.
burbs OF that city have all been the work of the
gang which was arrested on Chelsea beach
last week. David h. Lowe, who keeps store
goods and tor the repair of watches and VINO
has been OF respectable reputation hitherto
has been arrested on the charge OF receiving
The plunder Of the robbers, and has acknow-
Iedged ms quit Kenniston, one OF the burg
lars arrested at Chelsea, and now in fail at
salem, gave the Information on the strength Of
which the arrest Of Lowe was made From
Remission has been obtained confessions of
several roeoeries, In all OF which Remission
Cooley and Gray were engaged, The whole
amount of their plundrr Is estimated as hieh
as twenty thousand dollars Lowe who is
about forty-nv years old. married. and living
in good style in house near his store, has been
admitted to bail In the sum Of i,O0O = -fT u
rt--->----------- .s ..s sga.F !.
SThs Western papers ex press serious an.
prebenslon for the corn crop. Far six weeks
the weather has been cold, wet and uufa vora- 4
bic for rfpening II. 60 that it II still ssiu the
milk and as frosts must soon come, there rs
great danger that tksI crep will be cut tofF. !
Stch an event 10 one ofthe greatest calaufties
that could happen, a. corn Is he great crop
the West. 80 7rg q .., ~ ~ 80
s0The Pittshurg Commercial lJenrnal saw Z
that pltoes are very snsII insects, but one 4