New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-17
ASOTHRR TENEMENT HORROR.
SEVEN PERSONS sUFFOcATED, AND OTHERS IN
JuRED.

sLNIA ILRsONs sUFfOCATED, AND OTHERS IN
JURED.
Not Winter passes in which we are not
called upon TO record shocking loss Of life from the gen
era defective construction Of tenement houses or from
the lack OF adequate means OF exit therefrom Laws
passed that the lives OF citizens may be
protected; but, from some unexplained cause,
they are not executed. and the result is that
those who are doomed 10 i've IN tenement house are
daily and nightly IN peril Architects seem only 10 con
suit the pockets Of their employers no thought &, given
TO the poor people who destined 10 occupy the houses
which they plan. Narrow Staircase Inadequate yentIa
onand entire absence Of reescapes describe tie houses
Of The working population IN this city III these modern
buildings an Improvement l. perceptihe but the super
iuendeht oil buildings seems not 10 possess the power
necessary TO enforce compliance with the provisions Of
the law, and the landlord is exceptional who will do
aught that involves additional expenditures.
Because Of such state OF affairs in all
human probability ara required today 10 record the
obstruction OF one entire family and three Of
another numbering four persons the survivor being
boy only ID years Old not by fire directly, but by smoke
from fire which started IN the basement. made
such progress that the unfortunate slcepers the upper
s.oiles OF me building had no means Of escape The
story OF TINS latest catastrophe is that
after o'clock yesterday morning fire was discovered in
me pseIuenl VI he tenement mouse NO 500 SecondaYe
The alarm was speedily given the freInen and police
promptly responded and confined the flames 70 the base
lneh Dut lut snohe beyond their CONTROL aseendnd to
the tOpmOst hOor filed every ROOM and before the in
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tuhpcal, anu oeIb q iousy injured IN their Efforts
10 escape All parts of the house were tenaned.
The basement and first floor occupied by Mr. Maxi
milan Miller, baker the basement being used as bake
shop, the front Of the first floor saeSroOm, and the
D0hIdeu mere IIesc persons escaped without dimeuty
The rear OF the second floor was occupied
boarders, Emma Eldrldge and Eliza DAVIS These per
sons escaped by leapng INTO the rear yard from the
windows OF their apartments. As there was quantity
OF the ground, they sustained serious injury
Tho front OF the second floor unoccuped The third
garrett three daughters Eliza, Mary Jane, Catharne
aud Thomas. The Of this floor occupied by
a son, Thomas. and brother OF Mr.. Kelly named
william. The fourth floor front occupied by Law
Of the fourth floor occupied by Patrick Murphy his
wife Rosanna their four children, Een Mary, Thomas
and jeremiah and Young woman Ellen Duffy,
alarm OF fire. at started for the ladder
Kcllys brother escaped by the ladder Lawrence Gun
nnghan, very heavy man. then attempted 70 climb the
weight by tins time Policemen carroll, C0gan, ana
Satery, post IN the vicinity. had reached the scene,
and. passing through adjoining house. had gained the
roof OF the burning building; Pr0cnrng lOpe, they
drew up successfully the children of Mr. Cunningham
upper windows and several OF his ribs we've broken by
groped her way upward from third floor appeared at
OF the windows that floor and screamed for
passed her the end Of his club, but her hands
refused TO retain their grasp OF It's polished surface
direction " the officer Of the building. and fell
her feet 10 the snow, spIainng her back badly Elen
ing within 10 or 10 feet Of the ground she fe that die
Jeremiah Murphy. mere lad. clambered out OF one
ter ciigsd the COPING Of The roof Mrs Cunningham
who ~ very heavy woman, then appeared az
OF the upper windows, but after a rope mad
~, d,,, ber nm fe,ri,g hat The rome MIGHT nreak
Just az that moment Hook aud Ladder Company No.
made its pppearauce and raising ladder Immediately
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use the IRE was soon eSngushed and scarcely reached
Tie first loor Meantime several other individuals
had been rescued by the Police under Capt.
Allaro and the irmen under chefEngineer
Klugsland and Engineer Rhodes. As soon - the
flames had been oXtiugmshcd and the smoke
somewhat cleared away, search was made throughout
the building for The missing. In the apartment
exception Of the son, Thomas who had m some manner
made hs escape were found lying the door. appar
each ohers Their faces not IN the least dis
cape as her feet r s burned almost 70 crisp Find
ing, probably, that she could not reach the
6y the heat and smoke on reaching tho Other
air Mr oMeara revived somewhat but the Others were
quite dead on the fourth hoor beneath the sutte were
found Mrs i;os1nta Murphy and her children. Ellen
Mary, and Thomas apparently dead. Tho woman par
italy revived when brought from the building but The
children ftlcss. by direction OF Capt Auane the
bodies u tho dead and OF Ile injured were IAAen
and Van wyct Of tie hospital STAN Iearnng What
the wagons containing tho victims returned with them
20 the hospital ana asssied u dfes;ink t1e Nouns a
the names and ages OF the victims a, Bellevue Hos
pital: - -,
Eliza OMeara aged 10. Dead
MARY Jane O'Mcaga, aged L. Dead
Cathnrine O'Meara. aged Is Dead
Ellen Murphy. aged T. Dead.
Mary Murphy, aged IS Dead.
Thomas Murphy, aged IS. Dead
John OMcara, native o. Ireland, aged -. lOhgsofe
man. He Is in very dangerous cOudi tioi
Pataick Murphy. native OF Ireland agcn g. Doing
well although from the effect Of the hot smoke AID
the Injuries he received by his fall
Rosanna. wife Of the above. VIII rrobably recover
Mrs Julia Kelly, been badly injured by leapins from
Mary Ann Gerry aged 10. daughter OF Mrs Kelly by
former husband. Slightly injured by inhaling the hot
The bodies we're deposited in the Morguc Coroner
Wudey was notified 20 hold an inquest, and DR. wooster
Jcacl ir his deputy. made post m0rtem examination
In order TO procure the attendance OF certain Witnesses
the investigation was adjourned until to-day.
Mers loss will not amount 10 more than 900 as ne is
Insured for 1880 by the Baltic Company Above The
budluc was damaged 10 the extent ~ $1,000 II owned
hy Charles Hoffman Of No. 3O2 East Thirty hrds aud
is fully insured IL Is not provided with fre escape OF
any description aud the ladder which led 10 the roof
aud which broke under the weight or Mr. Gun
minghan was OF the ilnsies material Had there been
means OF escape and such ought % DE pro-
vidsd In house OF this kind there would have been 40
lose OF life The fire is regarded OF surpcous origin
and accordingly Miller the baker, aud his JourAeynan
Trrnando eice been arrested by capt Aaire auu
held to await the result of the CorOners investigation
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