, 1874-11-26
J.. SuFFOCATED.
Investigation Of Tho Milwaukee Ave-
..nno Fire.
How tile Two Children Came to Their
Death,
Theories Of tho Fire---Suspiclons Of In.
"' ccndiarism. -


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Suspicious Circumstances Brought Gut.
THE.FiRE.
An imperfccs account Of tho fra Of Tueadsy
night on Miluaukoo ayenue, by which two chill
dron lost their lives. was givon IN thche columns
yesterday morning. Investigation yesterday dis
slosod all array Of important facta unnttainablo
ut tho lato lour tho fire occurred.
TIE BUILDING BURNED
was two-story frame strncsuro No. GB2 Mil
waukeo ayoauo. Tho frat floor WA occupied by
Mcsars 0. Haas d Julius soligman, as stovo
md hardware store. Tho second story wss
occupied by tho owner Of tho building alr. An
ion Foit, and tho families Of Afopars. Hans and
helign,an. The basement, ia which tho fire ia
.aid to have originated, was unoccupied. Tho
rIarm Of fro was first sounded about IL o'clock
~ John soehle, private policeman, who. almost
directly after passing the building on his boat,
Lad his attention arrested by tho cry Of fire.
After sounding tho alarm, ho went to tho burn
ing building and found It enveloped In Aauoz.
Ills account Of tho entire affsir will be found
tolow, III given under oath before tho Coronor's
JHry.
i, From Information gathered yesterdaY, 1t ap-
poara that Ar. Fcit was out visiting III tho carly
r;rt Of the evoniug, aud roachcd home but a
short time In ntvance Of tho fire being 1iscoy-
a.od. He ssys TINT, on coming home Lis atten-
t3n was arrested by
A LIGHT M THE aroRH
occupied BY Haas & Co., which wns unusual for
tl,t hour Of the night. He thought nothing Of
It, however, but proceeded up-stairs. Getting
rfn{1 ,f
su.oko, but no attention was paid tho complaint.
Mr. Fclt anya ho also noticed another uu-
us.la1 circumstance for thai hour OF the
vi, ht-that tho families Of Mesars. Haaz
Az! Scligmnn woro still up. He
retired promptly, not for moment imagining
thu fate awaiting his household. Ho had boon
In bed but short timo whon the Huohe in hia
roy'ms became ;.unboarable. aud stimuli taucous
With this came tho CITY Of tire from tho outsido.
10 JUMPED up ut once, and
AROUSED HIS WIPE AND CHILDREN
to inform them Of the crisis at hand. By this
hn!o tho entire building waa in = sheet Of Aaneg
al egress aud ingresu almost impossible. He.
aEing tho situation at a. glance, and, seeing
th,t to save their cllldrcu, six ID num-
ber, aged l.. 4, g.. 8, g., and II years,
wai all that could possibly b. done, evory effort
wal beut in ths direction. Tue mother grabbed
her babe and sought to escape with it. but Was at
ouce confronted by tho angry tameB enyeloping
tho stairway. :. But for tho intorposlt1on Of
policeman. who took hold Of hor at this juncture
md forced hor. through the threatening blaze
eho must have ,porished NTH her .babo in her
nrp3s. IA 1t vas slo suffered quite severely.
lhn father, simultaneous with the mother'a Of
f'rs to save her babo and heraelf, attempted to
Ea,o 500. ''''''''.''''''
THE TWO NEXT YOUNGEST,
leaving tho eldest OF. thg .rbmalning three
cnii1ren to cnre for himself. md his younger
bro:hera. Tho father. eoolng tho front entrance
wrapped In flames, thoughtfully made for tho
h.,tir thu HplF nf fH11-
iug Ills 14-yonr-o1 boy, who Ind tho younger
chi,'lren by tho hand to follow. The father was
huccesBful In escaping unharmed, but so danso
Eas tue smoke TINT In tho attempt Of his oldest
yea!a respectively, Hore lost' never to bo found
chiE5en had been loat, Eushod frantica!ly into
hs hs ' Sa e 'en &C. av sa s an tasbs a2 ts Ct
help from them, Buc1 90 father, father, " was
heard, but between them and any helping hand
the i1Rmea bud intetyened. 9'he knowledge that
tho children wore in the building beyond oxtti-
ca.icn, and that their death was certain III few
nlon.ontB. drove tue mothor az VOL as tho father
to distraction. Tbs former was only saved from
responding to tho piteous appeals for help III tho
face Of certain death by rhe intcrposltion Of
members or tho Firo Department, who by this
lime had arrived and wero doing effective Ber-
gco.
W .en tho fro had been partially subdued. .
seArih wna made for
THE LOST oEu1DnEn
Fraak, the eldest, bright, interesting boy, was
found Ut tho foot Of tho front stops, partly be-
hiud the door. Eia whole person was found
severely burned, while his lower limbs wero bad
fellow was found it WAS oyldent that ho had aiod
iron, sufrocation and that nftcr death the tlaaes
reacted his body, Tho body Of Johnny was IN
tEo tall Of tue second story, near whore he had
sutfcsation, and after death escaped disag-
ureneut BY the flames. Both Of tho