Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-29
Terrible Calamity In New YIN.

Death-SeUsrGl OILERS Bady In.
i jWed. "
. A Tour story ,enemen, house. M 70,
! avenue A. "n the corner oi TnrrenM'
: street. New York, was destroyed BE- g..
on Sunday morning about one O. root
The building was occupied by .svs,.i
families. The family OF CorneIiu, Rn,'
! ger. consisting Of himself, his wife ,nJ
! three daughters, aged respectively eiob,
tn and sixteen, we're occupying ,Sa
! lbirG story, and fearing 10 leap from H..
windows. were all burned TO deslh, b.,o.
found living together IN one group, ,he,,
remains baked III crisp. Another ha,
" OF FIVE persons. named narrz, l.,n.I
from The window o! the fourth story
bed being held below for them 70 ,.s'
+ on, and two Of Ihem-lhe father pb11
Harlz, and son, Edward Harlz. m;s.aIp
the bed in their fall. and were 90 sey.,,t..
injured tina! their lives ate despa,rsd =
From the detailed accounts of lhi. calm,
, ty, as published in the New York "a,
, pers, we take The following
, A citizen saw man holding chilli
! out Of lie wInGow on The fourth floor n
) burning building as though he was shct
J TO throw il DOWN. He va. hailowed ia
aud told 10 told on until they cuclJ c,,
some ladders. These were not reaeIy
procured al that eSry stage Of the fie. 81
HE citizen shouted io the man to throw
down soue bcdciolhes. which lie o,d,
-Four men Then erasPed these bed.covcr,
and The man, who snbse quenhy proved
10 b. Mr.. Hsrz, carefully cropped l.,
daughter Cslharine. aged years. she h.
ing csughI in safety by those below.
Harz Then threw out his sons, Edwsri
. yesrs old. and Adolph. aged 4 years,
bOth Of whom we're caught. boz lh,y sr.,
Iained severe irjuries. The police hav.
ing procured bed. the father lhen threw
oul his lIIe daughter Amehs, year. c!
age, who was slightly bruised. Mrs.
Calharne Hariz was the next 10 follow,
The parents having witnessed the compar.
alive safe descent Of their children. Tho
husband seized his wife by the wrists and
low ering her as far as possible by lis out
stretched arms, let her fall. She struck
fairly upon the bed. but her weight was
such IN al the fall caused several severe in.
iurts. iIariz then (oIlowed his family,
bur lie did not take sufficient precaulior,
and ovurIeaped The bed. striking heavily
upon tie sidewalk and receiving severe
INJURIES His shoulder was dIslocaled
and Two Of hi, ribs were fractured.
In The meanume those living on tho
second floor. " no could reach The awning
on Tie avenue font, jumped out. and 50
reached the street ~ comparative ssiely.
Mr.. Gcurge's family and Mrs. knpp and
her TWO daughters escaped by these Wesns
al being compelled 10 do so in Their night
rlurhes, so imminent was iheIr peril, Tho
Malone family al jumped cut Of ihelr
windows upon tie awning, and o'h'r'
upon The beds, two OF which had been
procured by that time. Those who jump.
ed on he awning received severe ccn,u.
sions. The Growve family al sprang
from tie loUrth.story windows on tie
avenuc.froui. Lighting on the awning.
which broke their fall and lessened ITO
exit nj o.! their injuries. One or Two
persons leaped from the lourlhslory win.
lows on The Thirteenth street side, and
v ere received in ssleiv on The bedding.
Tie cry Of Save those people a.
stairs" was hen raised. and The ladders
we're surrendered for tha. purpose. hui Il
vas 100 late, as the flames had mounted
o tie roof, and IT was supposed that all
lie inmates had Jumped from nc numet'
III, wirdows, the 6remen carried iheH
rose % TO the fourth floor and poured IN
torrent of water, which room had tho
fec, OF rxinRui.hing The flames. Tho
luors Of all The upper stories were barred
. q crisp and rendered unsafe. The en-.
ire contents Of these hoors. were Of course,
destroyed. The losses Of tho
nmaies cannot he given, though they
III no, be less than = 800.
The flames having been eXllneuished.
II further interest Ia lhe ms,rer was be.
ng abandoned by the spectators. who
al gathered near the scene. Their al.
pniIoD, however, was soon re.awssened
y the startling news that five persons
ad been discovered burnt 10 death. On
De Of the upper floors. and he e1cIh.
nenl grew apiece. The new, proved on
y too tue. On reaching the fourth
oor The hremen were horrl6ed on dis
overng the dead bodies OF FIVE persons.s
nan, a woman, and three children. III,
wo adults were clssPed tightly in each
,lhes's arms. al The foot Of tic scu'Ie lad.
Ter. one OF the children lying sl Tie head
VI The Stairs, while lhe other Two were
iudJled near their parents. Ali had "i'
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