, 1869-11-02
A FAMILY BURNED TO DEATH.
UnsuccessfuJ Efforts of tho Eiremen
to Save TAona-Tney nre Literally
A0NHted Alive.

A00sted Alive.
Fsur. TIE .Nfsc York WorM, o.. 80
Four hun'ao trt1Es tnrned alive! II il = horn,
Ole thing 10 tcclZe, Dut 1t Is true. Goyttthelesf
moments HarntpE. A iaine.. mother, aid trV
Children kn1ocAled aad foAs.ed into Enss;iy
9ass Of char.cd and bleeding nesh, It Wa Al
!,eat no m hbSy bayr.s street lsss evening" Hhese thia
forr o'clcek the ross ONCE n1e bell SOUNDED al
nlarm, Il d htought to tho spot a number Of IN
conpstiss. Ihe building br this tine WAS alnos.
70 enter the bu1ldine but were dr,7rn back bT tne
clonds Of snoke that rolled aloug ihe passsre
Ma{s ana 12sesa sseir way out of ths windows
dosD stairs aid out of Inc building aud tUld hiuI
tnat tns eeeohM story was on ars. A ]anltoz Of an
with hia *tfe al lwo children, occupied the IN.
Tats s..iea,tnt nissd the nreuen to make m.
otneI attenpt TO enter the b7dng, and, Il posai-
Die, save The ',res Of the human 6ringa xho were
lmpttAt ned 65 the Eianes, Bu, This cnoft was
!ra1t!est: The s,ai1s running tron4 the eecuud to
smoke and iatnc Presented an .tacie whlch theT
cuuld Lot s1fE ounL. ereu II the t14lrs hat oeer
s1'il ftandinH. Al thst 1he nscnen could do was
aud big family would esclfe through the scutll.
Of the btlldlDE.
AZ teon as lie 1re vas sufficiently extnspl,ac,,
n1d Ladder No. ID, and Engine No. !. wcut IN.
s,a.ts. saa1s Ihe iouul the door opening .nto tic
sbuf and IocscT ~ Luz Ita.tos an hts nlly,
1ushed ID staTa ria roan, Sasa y ao"a c,, Had
Win smnLe hnt =. ~ 'uoa SH. aas pail!tls Hued
lie o1n. sa n nat tae xns o. snss
rnrt,or1 ~ fEa rnor fn- ~ o!unoa % VII auo1Euea
tut bodies Of the talltor, his vile, and children
!hs o. Tue oes1eh approached tho a.ldet ieaIl1g
huiLS and ~ be- all ~ H s'nnn9 ~ 1he 1ooi o. the
th?t 8. lie Looked down nl1 "a y q s!csentrc svf1f
rh r.n 10. t ss1th - tne ueaa oody o. The ttnItor-
ths ;oo If IN. trn1i 1--WE h meis 5sn& q!
sasiSst he no an Ibe TT, ~ Iae ~ ,aee waa aasd
Il 1T son. Tn hair 1 ~ oa heIn ~as u a. aa 9neei
ahd @ ine loay lcoted - II II had been almost en-.
,5 ,IrS5 enseloped ID name. A few fees from the
eS!;tr!t5 Inc 1ema1ns OF woman aud Two
eni.nrta: Tnr : on.n Ia, >. ,,t,,,. . y, ,a.-...-
sSseef! sEa q oen9otta One of her atns ehcrrled
~ -. ~, ~ aaa ciAspea me body closely
"a. ioat s,nc elose1 piee. b1 , ,,h ae % othss Sad
M, n,no.as oa!ts VII ~ gu were norf1"!y burned
ae,tS .s,1 nat ,ae Iases ot Al sho ~ed tha.
ftcp, IlWxs nha.ilr ntctn,a fsas " snnoa.
nremen ins,ircftssIs X lEsuss, !tom Nnlcn me
hnrTnr Isnt Thats. ~. t = aotosat aa1aak n1th
Nv no. nlS "a neas y mMe uotg 10 be done and the
boies IoTn tta,rs sud nss.s ,hs;5 dns5 SMnsd Iae
~ :. ht.n rhar s. aau !eaIsst t4Eai u wagon.
!, ,tta I, .oss "eie 1AAea 70 Inc Ueeknan Street
'tTie1 Thee not. Ss,a or
l,tts Iar IN ~ pe,r s.fsa nf IT ~ placed N tae
~ m NeA az oEce sent for By Captain De Camp
snn ~ y" momenta lfs deputy arrived. and At.
= IHos .oS Hua4AR ~ lulutEI - oeiaG
tVo lag to saMHon lor5i anu no one Knowing
the names or rue FtctaMs u the hre, vas decided
% 1od tne tnqutss Al sne eta1ion house At O'Clock
LIS Moielnx.
ahs Ptaec occapied ~ tn6 janltof and his family
MM ope !sfEe apartment, covering the entire
length ana breadth Of the building. Although tho
1oor Of thu apartment 1as almoas wholly destroy
sa. re supper table was not reached bJ the flames
Inc o'snta. lns iahle.eiotn and ehe 1eod Eero al
touno undatuFned: and the fact that b1t hk,ie, u
any, e. t5e food had been parsaken Or fshowel tnst
me a!e "ss elscoSsssa q tns fanuy last ~ they
There Fas Ase ped IN ine loom winch was bat
A11le pnfbed.
The tanitor, on t,.scoyert,u tha nrs ,.1 ,,o-
poceman Eas na.stn1 ~ W. s1.3 sifs :. - a
street lie hold fnr ocar 1n,, M sue " .no
IRE, and then rutbcd pacE tnfo fha nafd,ea ~ ~
vi nt djrrc.t1 m stsn "a .1a .9 ane on.lalnR. ne
vie Fnom h. met rnrnirW 4 49, aeala ~ 70 teA az
nediaiely 9s thtre Tse r. "on, ~ - oack ~
Nife wenf m r. i,.o,r o., ~ uastt. re anu 1n