, 1874-01-16
FIRES.
Account OF tho Burning Of tho sttnor
Mansion In Now York.
The Father, Wife, and Daughter
Perish in tho Flameai
Two Deaths from Kerosene Explosions
in st. Joseph, Mo.

Tho stsnor Fnsnily's Entc--AwfuI E'tro
an an Enst 8txttcth Strcct mansion.
Now York-~A rxiiiionnsro H1ors
chnnt.a skull Crushed in--A Mother
nnl Dnughtcr slffocatol md nnrn"
cd to Death In Taoir Roa-Chnmbcrs
Just boforo layireak Yesterday lsboror going to
pora was startled by fro and denso massea Of smoke
pouring from, the rear windows 10 s OF a. .,E
E%ssa sgers n9stI night nsht
alarm at Fit yotghth Btreot and Madison avenue: Ihe
M & III es1sa
+, s 3s tesa ss% sgS r. d3Ssstfs %%ssatss
sieep when ho are bfoke out 5ohn Slower tho male
IL s ss soloaoa 'ossn ae nIes sm VIZ
ap salnn seep
ng-apartents 81 tho ro1nasrder q Tho family wezc y
snS 5 M o e. as
Feress s"
ag sa f' a q us1 bash ne sRsa s s a to
rosnE th.t he fathor, raother' aud atstora would ea
Those, o9eept Mrs. stlnor. who very large md
acsy lad gropca their way through the amoko 70 eS
aornR aSs raaf vpf " bas Widow Upon Ills ii crowded.
md hsrs Mr. Manuel 7. Dolnor, md his Manuel
Do Forest ho ye IN The nost house to he a, sass,
aroused by the ories for aid. Manuel Do Forest
that they almost crazod with excitement. and he,
o so to Wit @ao add ho Would e ho
uta plan waa to kick s bed to pieces and Will one Of
ae e nsS II ne ,s s bsare es y
ground twonty icet distant il the darkness b.
4ss'fssas saa safs Yssss aae ssass
ferrod that 10 dicd instantly. Tho. chambormaid,
Mary Mcclure, from tho fourth floor had Joined
s 4S rq sa tsn sssd ~ ns e. sp
place. Bhe either foil or near him. "a ehe was found
with heE ett n,g broken ydag across Al ar sinSr s
opened Ills bathroom windows and, stretching out nj
fur ho could told Florence. who 1yas nearest HIM
drew y hor IL. o md o ssfod Deborah to DO tho
hut aha had discovered that her nohcr was not with
her aud sad as she turned to enter tho wlndow that
return, hut lost her lfo IN the exercise Of TINT 6lla
love for which she yaa noted. Mother End aaughtsr t.
roof, whence they could havo been easily rescued.
Tle whola household wero suddenly startled from
sssg essgh h" xe1s esFe oy her ss
from tho Street Station haa hustenea t9
MatsoI a s1ua appearod Tho body of Nj snor and no
almost insonEibo Mary Mcclure wore found. ~ Mr.
tic @ curbng An oi,ieor hastoncd to tic roicesta:on,
aud dispatch sont by Sergeant Hamilton quickly
DnGnat Tho Diden Waren Would
poeo station but sent them a!Tsss to nellevaG
nSeaat aye enxaes land and tarea hoot nnd ladder com
panles. Tho aaes under control e s'; listls
Hook and Ladder company No.. hrst entered the
| apartments Of Mr.. anl Mrs. sner:. Ho found the
;nss yn ss oa scts
hair and foatures were utterly burned away. Tht
ncsh WAS bakcd dry on hor jeweloa hands, and on
bcd and half chair by ita Hdc Ecoiaed tho form
Of Deborah She was even moro torEfbly burned thar
bat bat tue o arm WIS bufnea alnost t. spasf o. If
0nper bono, from which tho aesh had hssn burned
plain g9 5 tn ts Mith 9 the erow o1ns
| Ing pieca Of tho hoddng Into lor mouth But t1
md 19s1s =" m1n aaf9 and bosom an
Tno iarIsccd md overturned furniture, tho bcddtn
dragged around tho room, and tho attitudes Of tn
bod1es ia tlongh tho ladies had dropped in exhnus
tion gaye terrible evidence Of protraced suffering
paiuful death. The bodies wera tendery wrapre
Des s n s sonns soa e essa t. IL IL
ambulance aud pacEod III Ice.
Mr. stiuor Atted up his hosc at great expensa les
than year ago. Quo chhnlber-aot OF furniture CO..
f2,6oo Tho loss to house and fuEniture Ia not lc!
but Is said to have beolt defective nue:
consequently ono Of tho most successful, busineas nc
! in New York. He was born In Dohc1n!a where
married at m carly age. For q few years ho tran
acted business in Jamatca where. having lost his fir
Wife he marricd tho Indy whoso death occurred amo
simultaneously With hia own yesterday morning.
came New York IN 1889, md In tho following ye'
ho and lia foster brother Joseph established tho,
aolves % ten merchants In small way at No. Ga oat
arine etreet. Tho brothers remained tn pax
porship Until 1869, ut which timo they sep
rated, md u sharp rivalry sprang mp b
tween tnem,. each managing and ,,,o EXPAND, II
ttoa :" in New York bocau.o almost insoparably CO..
nectca in the mind Of thu reaer ot signs. Ther te
stores were always paInted red, and when ono OF +
brothers opened new ono, the other was suro to II
low hla example, and to plant himself within provo
iugly short range OF Ills rival. Their custom was
reward q faithful clerk or sa1csmnn by giving hi
charge Of sttncr .ea-store and making him partn
and Under The ssiner nan,o there arc IN this city
fower than lfy-eigh rcd-fronel tea-stores, n dol
prosperous trado. The aggregate yoarly sales
these establishments is but lille 1ess than s.
n1ld the number Of perHous employed In different
pacltics 10 $50.