, 1866-12-13
TERRIBLE DISASTER,
Fire in q Tenement House.
NINE PERSONS SUFFOcArEn


lFrora the New FORK Herald, Deecmber III
Ere ,nfolvng terrible loas Of Life oeepared ias
night, Font sda1ts and hve Children were sutIo.
setea e N lnoit respeeaTe .ooms tn the Tenement
| street.. A4'''4o'
Tns are originated Ia the cellar Of Ii. sour..tor,
iamIlies. The ns1s door il dsyidsd ;;,, III me- ne
stores. one occupied by II. Deeean, n jssno ~
ke1esssc oi; sh9p, 'hs otAer rented u milk store
re.pte.ivey sls ind ai5H the bsss9sgn of Ya
leushir and he basement Of 10 Ss ais b 6aIns Me,
sns qn.Dty Il Ferossns Sc o. o eae psspI ens
under r. basement i lifted 1s 10 cid, stth
Gre originated In this celia. there u hnt iitfje
donht it being understood from ihe ais.ement Of
Assislant Fl9r 4afsha! L. Q. Baker that ihc leak.
noosing and tztckled into the ceilAF, snd IT, as
rising from the nuid bad probably been II enIfed b1
ne ne asIne Of lamp whlch had been carried into
portions of the eaaes ihn smoIs o ~
70 the rpper part Of The building and 1iled he
roSms whosc oecupants aa7 w..pped IN s'uraber.
utes past O'Clock, but some minutes p,ertous 70
tic tips Of bells The Fire Department rsra 1n the
n9 sDG a r. bt t%oks va s.s.dy s1tss@eJ dsa.e
d ies.ns ensasa sasa 20 C,
and those Of Mr. Burns. on thc lb1d .nd I'VE y,
Valentine; on the ttth floor, reached the sidawaII
u ie Gnss Of hs hou.s
.gainst the windows Of the upper stories. nd tho
n1emen assembled IN haste, hoping in this msnner
10 sTe anen oa tns .
The victims Of the fire vera then discoyered 10
6s a fo!iows: On the third aoor OF the house No.
Nellie and Thomas, his three children. O. liz
fourth door Of No 1t5x dwelt Mr.. Mary SehtiIinc
widowed female, and IN only ehlia, 1d1 wiih
ter. Ii Eas ascettslntd boYond 1 doubt that ali
these unfortunates were III The tenement houte
when TIE 1re broke ont, and the nren1ei.. forcing
cropping through The darkness and smoke sought
10 rescue the Enissfng ones- One By one
ass, sae members OF tho department reap
torm Of chlld, a woman, or 4 man. Ni1e per
sous were thus AIKEN from the honse, and car11sd
.e B;en sols nd f 1ae sssa Roee sa,
desvoEel In rain 10 restore life 10 The puieelcss
clay. only two Of The unfortunate belass showed
hrsd.s aintJ pssespsIbse M fsv % seeosds L. .ae aisas
hheI had been carried Into The e1rei. va soon
The bodies Of The decesset tenants were IT.
mo7ed to The Serenth Precinct Statlon House,
Wnt1ce Captain JaMiesen despatched = noifco to
the Coroner, who will hold an inquiry on the n
have met such an uutin,e1y iate afe !. follows:
ND e.s s :fg,P g. Ind f. F, Ms 1s
Of ireland and thIrty.two year. Of aga &c was
fosnerly an active member OF the Volunteer Fire
He Hnspastnsns ed esd been Assistant Foreman Of
Mn. MARY schlt'inc and her infant child, the
latter aged seventeen months.
Nh. Euphernta GaIpln and her daughter Ids,
The scene ii the station house vas heart-rcnd-
Ing. In one Of the eoo1ns Ia the rear OF the main
s eaadpe; npen ds nEeea y .nSs 1T e. 81 y
elo,hss, ,he po0r 1i!tlc ones sssddled 10 long
ering their sh11yelled ltnabe the females with bare
shen'deJs: Ihe hees 9eFe not much dfseo1ored,
cation, the flames not having extended beyond
na me htss s:,. foor, no burns were dtseesnlb!e
e., sn IT, s e,es soi s,i onsss sf
looked ont npon he living world With stony gazo.
nefss q 5Sk osoh s9d q od calico
tut the bands slightly shl4velled, he haIr
dlshescllcd. There they Ay, side by slds old aRd
resi- bit . lew hours previous having. dopStle,s'
been partially awakened By the noise In the street
below. bat having. amer or'ei struggle for lie,
sriansed INTO that elumoeE which knows no
Tie Losses by ase and water arc slight. The
damage to the building wift not exceed $500. Dam
age 10 tho STOCK Of kesosenc, hmpe, &C.. on the
hr-t noor, eao; ,eneh Ioes being covered by in
Surxnce for ksD6 In the Statc Insurance Company,
Of jersey City. ]. F. Mciauqhlin also oceupfed
one Of The Easements "a 4 dwelling piacc lose
$:&9 By damage to p.opesty. which u Insured for
Sfn 10 tho Rutgets Insnsarce Company. Patrick
Kelly loses $l0u By damages to stock In his milk
store; hfs loss 10 not covered BY insurance.
Another lesson can be learned By the terrible
setults Of this fire. fhe destruction Of life again
directs attention to the reckless disregard for
tho safety OF tcuanss mRnifeeeed BY landIords 10
general. The laws at present enacted are inade-
quatc 10 The projection Of The occupants Of iene-
Commissioners will Girc thear attention to thIe
matter, and have such euactmenu radc BY the
keeping Of all such com6usuhre articles AZ
kerosene oil, but also see to tho provision or
proper means Of egress by tho window for iii
tenants Of roon1s In large and crowded dwelling
pl3cea.