The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-15
a HOLOCAUST or FLAME.
several Persons burned TO Death.
HORRTBLE INCIDENTS.

borer going TO his work through Fifty
York, was startled by fire and dense masses
of smoke pouring from the rear windows
OF n brown-Stonc mansion two blocks
above lie gave the alarm, and Edward
Fitzgerald, a night Waterman, struck the
fire alarm at Fifty-eighth streets and Mad-
son avenue. The shouts on the streets
aroused the neighbors, and Jacob Sinners
residence, 81 East Sixtieth street, was
found 10 be already completely at the
mercy of the flames. Mr. Stiner, his wife
and two daughters had returned home at a
late hour from the Twcnty-sccond Regi-
ment hail. and were therefore in deep sleep
when the fire broke out. John Slower, the
male servant, had escaped by the scuttle,
as his room was on the fourth floor. and
the cook, Jennie Capan, and little colo.ed
waiter, Alfred Smith, who were in the
lower apartments, escaped uninjured, as
they ran from the burning house partially
dressed The sleeping apartments of the
remainder of the family were in the second
and third stories, Mr. Stincr, his wife, and
eldest daughter, Deborah, being on the sec
ond, and his youngest son, Joseph, and
youngest daughter, Florence, on the third
floor. Joseph was awakened by the smell
of smoke. He jumped up, called up the
family. and hurried back to his room to
dress, supposing that his father. mother,
and sisters would escape if he did.
LEAP iN THE DARK.
These, except Mr. Stiner, who was large
and ileshy, had gropcd their way through
the smoke to the rear third floor windows,
which opened oyer the small shopping roof
of bay window. Upon this all crowded,
and here Mr. Manuel II. Bomcr and his
son, who live in the next house to the east,
saw them from their rear windows, having
been aroused by the cries for aid Manuel
de Forest says they were almost crazel
with excitement, and he, fearing that they
might jump, bcsought them not to do so,
but to wait n minute and he would save
pieces, and with one of the sides to bridge
the chasm between their bay windows so
that each in turn might cross. Before he
could do this, Mr.. Stiner had jumped
toward the ground, over twenty feet dis
tlnt. In the darkness he was heard to
strike the top of the high fence separating
their yards and thence TO topplc and strike
heavily OH the stone curb. AS not q sound
afterward arose from below, it is inferred
that he died instantly. The chamber
maid Mary Mcclure, from the fourth
floor had now joined the group on the roof,
and seeing Mr. Stiner jump became very
frightened and leaped from the same place.
She either fell on or near him, as she was
found with her left thigh broken lying
across Mr. Sinners now lfeless body. Mean
while Manuel De Forest had opened his
bath room windows, and stretching out as
far rs he could, told Florence who was
nearest hin, to hold out her arms toward
him He seized her and drew her in, and
then asked Deborah to do the same but
she had discovered that her mother was not
with her, and said, as she turned to enter
the window, that she could not leave her
mother to die. She did not return. but lost
her life in the exercise of that filial love for
which she was noted Mother and daugh-
ter were smothered in the smoke but few
feet from the roof, whence they could have
been easily rescued,
STARTLED FROM SLEEP
The whole household were so suddenly
startled from sleep that there was no time
to dress, and all but Joseph wore only their
sleeping garments. Meanwhile Capt Gun
ner and a reserve squad of police from the
Fifty-ninth street station had fastened to
the scene \ few moments later and
Superintendent Mat.cl appeared The
body of Mr. Stiner and the almost insensi-
bic Mary Mcclure were found. Mr.
Sinners head was crushed in at the back by
the fall to the curbing. An officer hast
ened to the police station, and despatch
sent by Sergeant Hamilton quickly brought
w "itNIi i'iShiil, WITH tiilcC uSSlotilllS anu
an ambulance. The kind-hearted Warden
would not allow the bodies and the moan
ing girl to be taken to a police station, but
sent them direct to Bellevue Hospital.
Three fire alarms had summoned five
engines and three hook and ladder com.
panies. The flames were under control in
a little more than half an hour. and Fore
man James Sadler, of Hook and Ladder
Company No ?, first entered the apart
ments of Mr.. and Mrs. Stiner lie found
the latter's charred remains lying across the
bed, one arm over the face as though to
shut out the smoke. Her hair and features
were utterly burned away. The flesh was
baked dry on her jeweled hands, and on
her bosom it was roasted Half on the
same bed, and half on a chair by its side
reclined the form of Deborah. She was
even more terribly burned than her mother.
Her head was also clasped by one arm, but
the arm was burned almost to cinder. On
the finger bonc from which the flesh had
been burned, shone plain gold engage
ment ring, With the other hand she had
tried to keep out the smoke by crowding
piece of the bedding into her mouth. But
the fire had afterward reached her face and
bosom and left hardly semblance of hui
manity.
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