The New York herald., 1866-09-24
A Whole Family Burned to
Death.
Another Family Sent TO the Hospital
Probably Fatally Injured.
NARROW ESCAPE OF OTHER OCCUPANTS.
APPEARANCE OF THE VICTIMS.
THE mo u e S T.
Ec Nc. &c.

At half-past one o'clock on Sunday morning the
alarm sounded for fire. which had been discovered in
the four story tenement house No. 1sS avenue A,
ner OF Thirteenth street. Policeman Waters, OF the
Seventeenth precinct, it seems, was on post and had
passed the premises few minutes prior TO the break
ing out OF the fire. He had tried the door and
had walked down 10 Twelfth street. On arriving
Twelfth street. II, he attracted by light
Seeing al once il was in the direction of Thirteenth
he returned. believing at the time it might
be straw burning in the street, which so
often occurred in that vicinity. On arriving
the OF Thirteenth street. he witnessed strong
reflection of light building of No. 1SS avenue
A. At the officer there q fire. He opened
the street door OF the tenement hou in question: then
the head Of tho first flight Of stairs he saw the glare
OF fire and smeit the burning of kerosene oil. He
ascended the and the of the passage which
led to back staircase leading to the yard the
flames issuing from this locality into the house. lmme-
dately he hurried up far the third story and with
his cab banged the doors OF the several apart
ments at tho same time alarming the inmates by the
cry OF IRE. Scarcely had he time reach the third
floor before tho flames we're with him, leapng from
bauser baluster This together with the heated smoke
demonstrated to the policeman that IL about tmc
be taking OF himself so he turned and hurried
back; but by this time the flames ascending the
whole range OF balustes and he compelled 10 keep
the wall TO prevent his clothes taking fire. The
roaring Of the fire ho describes rshtful just as he
was escaping down the last flight OF piece Of
burning wood fell striking him the shoulder, knock
ing him down, and he fell the bottom Of the stairs
receiving bruises and disocatng his thumb
His face and hair also scorched.
The most frightfu part OF the calamity was the
TgRRIBLs SITUATION
OF the different apartments Those the second floor
had the best advantages OF escape there being
large wood awning the store, which gave
easy exit TO but those the third
and fourth stories II did avail but little
There were two families on each Hour, and when
awoke TO their OF danger the screaming Of the
women and children is SAID have been hearrendns
at the windows OF the tbird and fourth stories. The
poor people aloud help but could be
derea, that timo the iremen with ladders had not
arrived The whole OF the staircase was On hre, and
possible means OF saving themselves but
by jumping from tho windows. Quite a number OF per-
aided by Captain LIount and his men, were n front
Of the premises calling 10 those in the uppcr stories TO
keep at the windows ladders would be there but
keep them quiet matter impossible, the heat
and smoke driving them from their apartments.
August Globe, wife and two children, the fourth
Hour fronting tho avenue, tho first to leave the
house Mr. Globe dropped one OF his children TO some
parties on the awning; his boy chung himself TO the
window blind. The wife then lowered down.
and she fell, bru,sing herself considerably; but no
bones broken The then dropped
and he fell ho scrambled on a window blind which
helped much 10 break his fall he landed on the awning
the shutter for some time until hewas rescued by the
hremen
OCCUPANTS op THE THIRD STORY
Whilo this going the poor family whose sad
death have TO relate made their appearance at the
third story Windows which were the apartments they
occupied and had they renamed at the windows and
kept the doors closed they would have been saved but
some persons called 70 them go Go 70 me ROOT, Go 20
peared and that was the last ever seen OF them alive.
Subsequently, ther burned and charred remains were
found he landing Of the top hoor huddled together
the mother having been the last FAIL she lay on top
The nARTZ FAMILY.
On the Thirteenth street front OF tho house the rear
apartments OF the fourth floor occupied by
Philip Hartz, wife and four children. They were
screaming for assistance 10 those in the street Some
parties procured leather bed which was held By sew.
era persons, and Hartz was desired 20 let his
family drop down one by one, ana they would catch
Tho invitation was a frghtful one 70 drop jump
from four story window and the chance Of being
caught by those below, but there alternative; u
had 10 DO done, and done quickly, or be burnt alive.
The fame al that time in the room and fast ap
preaching them; indeed they were then more or less
The infant was the arst dropped; tina, was caught
without much injury. The next was the boy nine years
OF He sprung wildly and missed the bod striking
with great violence the stone sidewalk He was
picked up nscnsbc the blood flowing from his ears and
mouth and u Is believed he cannot survive the injury
The other boy and girI dropped and both fell
the bed and although severely shocked by tho coneus
they may recover. Mrs. Hartz next dropped aud
she luckily struck the bed, and taken up appa
rentiy nos much injured. Mr.. Hartz then sprang out
haste he Ieaped too far and missed he bed striking
with great force on the sidewalk He taken up in
sensible and Is said To be fatally injured. All the In
jured parties were by the order oil Captain Mount con-
veyed 10 the Hospital for medical treatment.
orHRa TExASTs
escaped with but little or no injury, except TO their
household effects which pretty much all destroyed
The second noor front occupied by Philip Georg
furniture Insured for s450 in the Germania Insurance
Company Back roons on same floor, occupied by a
widow named Kupp Insured Tor 5000 in the Gcrlnsnia
fa"nars insured or so N ss
Company The front part Of this floor occupied by
the unfortanstc family who were burn, % death.
Fourth door, front, occupied by August Globe furniture
insured for $500 an the Germania Back part Of same
noor occupied by Philip Hartz, furniture insured for
$500 The first door is occupied by Henry Bnen, as a
grocery store damaged BY watcr probably about
$500 Insured Tor $4,000 IN the Jefferson, Mechanics
aad Traders, and Star Insurance Companies.
BuuDiSG
by John Sageman The damage done TO u win
be about 1000 Insured FOR sj.ooo, In the Baltic In
surancc Company From the evidence given by the
policeman who rst discovered the Gre the place where
was drst seen and the fact o. smelling Kerosene oil
burning facts which lead 10 the belief that the nre
was the act OF ncendsr sm Fire Marshal Baker, with
Captan Mount diligently at work IN collecting es
timoBy 10 assist Coroner Cover In the investigation
oY rHE DISASTER
During the whole OF yesterday from daylight 70 dark
the street and avenue around the burnt building vas
ned WITH people who stood gazing at The building There
also large cowd n front OF the station house
Of ffth and FIRST avenue where the dead
bodies we're temporarily deposited pcndnx the Coroners
inquest
were quickly al work bo, the flames having got
headwsy up the stairs found impossible to cut
them % until they reached the roof il was they dd
remarkably vel 10 save The building There nre
below the second noor
II there still standing reward or 81 600 TOR
the and conviction for arson and Mr Fire Com
missioner Brown requests that 81 600 viii ue
paid this for the detection of the incenday
rnT rOpIxa
The eharred and blackened remains OF the unfOrtu.
nate victims Of the re being conveyed Sew.
on nlesnth precinct Police station Of FINN
apd Ffs avenue, deposited 10 one of the rooms
the basement Their appearance was shoeking. On the
board aud next tie vail the body of josephine
Rotger girl or about sixesn years her entire body
was as an bisrk A. a negto's indeed a the bodies
were the legs roasted TO crisp and The breasts
burnt on, leaving two raw spog upon The bosom
one OF her hands Nas almost barren u flesh and tho
otnsr crossed her body the knees drawn
together near The body and the aittcde vas that of
person who had been lying on the SIDE. Next 70 her
The body OF the taother, Mr. Barbara KottIgor,