, 1876-03-08
DEATH AND DISASTER.
The Horrible Catastrophe at
the Old Peoples Homo
in Brooklyn.
Eixhleon Aged and Decrepit h1en
Burned and snffocatcd to
Death.
Thrilling Scenes and sickenfng Specta.
ctcs Attending the Holocaust.
Fall of a Railroad Train Through d
Bridge On the Baltimore &
Ton Persons Killed Outright, and
six Moro or Less Wounded.
Far.Reachiug and Overwhelming Floods In
minnesota and Wisconsin.
La Crosse Apparently the Suffering Centre
Of tho Diluvial Disponsation.
Probability that Railroad Communi-
cation Will Do Interrupted
q Week.
Ton Persons Killed Outright, and
Six 1IOro or Less Wounded.
Far.Reachiug and Overwhelming Floods In
minnesota and Wisconsin.
la Crosse Apparently the Suffering Centre
Of tho Diluvial Disponsation.
Probability that Railroad Communi-
cation Will Be Interrupted
q Week.
THE OLD MEN.
THEIR AWFUL DEATH,


THEIR AWFUL DEATH.
sree1a. Daspateh to The Chtearo Tribune.
NEW YonK. March 7.--Tho burning OF
shntttable institution for aged mon and 'voHiou
in Brooklyn, maintained by tic Catholics. ny
which eighteen old mon lost theIr livoa by sulio-
cation aud burning, furnished the notfopolla
With an unusual horror this morning. Tho 1.-THE
reports, some dotnila OF which haVo doubt'eas
reached you. gcoatly exaggerated tito diR-
aster, placing tle number OF lost a8
bish na forty persons' but tho latest
and confirmed reports SHOW that elGnteen
men form tho total Of THO 1oat and injured
The building, known aH tlo Homo lof tho Agedt
lad two wings. ono for women huu tho other Tor
mon only. The latter "ab burned. iho oocu-
pants Of this wing numbered soSonty-thtee To-
firm men Of ages ranging frola Gu to % years,
many OF them bcaEddon aud paralytlo. Tho
fro Vas discovered nbout a. IN. In the lower
part OF tho cnatern wing and tho only avenue Ok
Escape for the inmates wssa
a HlsdLE STAIRWAY.
which, WaB soou Hl!au With l1auicB. Inc old mon
nwakencd from sleep. did not comprehend fully
their situation in &mo, or, on account Of their
fceblcnoys. were unnulo to llee from Ii. Tlero
waa no flfo-nlarm In tho building. mud tt was full
half an hour atter tho fumes had gained
t,..a,,o- raso,o Lrov,o1r,o ,1.t +horo
. a,. sn,n -, ~, .,a.,o. o,,.,,a H., ,,,,,1S
was hfo came 10 ailg pefoon ou's'oe 'lo oo!.o-
ing. N1llc tao eiHtcfs Weto enea6cd IN TUG
work Of rescue, the flames, gathering forco
FINN lfrht woodward iu tho interior, Bhot from
40 h, +,,o 3rot no,r n,u1 n,ean,ha fror
NV DA9SA1eA 49, 49, ~ s ,. ...
Btosy 10 Story Ae 4:3u q. III. tnoy putat 'or'A
from tho first Btory windows and lit up the leigh
bornood viii, q Iurld glare. This was
THE FIRST INITIATION
- o ,r,v,ao ,ro,fa ~ +,,o +orr;,,o ,,ort =, Tin
"e ou's'uo u ~, .l4o .et44D'o lot'' ~ .no
inmates OF tic Home. Iho names woso soen nS
Who hasteped to the sccnc nnd npsBtod in tho
-n,,, -. .,u;,, +,o ir,,tou ,vI,on tta or,;r.a
Ho!K ot sAsins sno '.n'asos "non .no u'snsa @
arrived on tho Hcene Of tho conllagration the
1ramen worked with couraHo and enosgy, but
the entire eastern wing had toco,ne wrapped in
ths .mes, which basst .,t forth nth from al tho
"lnuoW' aau sose auo'e suo iool. svao u .no
Old men, driven by tl1 tlcat to forgot ther pains,
lad csswlod to the windows and waved thcis
ntms for nsaiptaoce. which could not reach tho,n
~ t,'o .,nns rx.ro ',o,r;,,1 fn,n 1gindnrs. ront
-. s.ss~ '''''
aue ooo1o' ,,,, ..
'aE ecESE
that confronted the hremen ~, Waa appalling, and
ing slrtok from somo bcdrtudou old man rcacl,od
+hon, ,,,a, hao.,ro .,n,oat ,,,,,-,,o, ~ .n.as,
er, 4i,nmserns t"y rooMhoI o1s to;
aYctta aud rnptoacl.oi so mar tho 1,,,rni,,r.
ha;t,ion ~ that tnn;. Io,tI.as 49, "o3nsub b
scnro,,aa 49,. s,,-,nona ,vi. ina GIps "sro
ssin@ hocn,na a ,nas. ~ -minu Nsrr nn.1et;o s.i
imnraeuwn inoi1In,Ia ocor.roi ..I;,r ~. i;i.f
inr wns turnimH mi tts ,nrn".,a narc ~ uffnrin,,
the ta~rcr. ~ haoti, Tro,n 'N" Hrn "oA4 83A'1'"6
>4' s0tA0Ao ~ 0s"r rrunt"1'r MIN. .4,s, rs1r
Refo,o tbo srcman ha, rosc,,c, tho ,,,,,
,v;;t;a, pon4,,,,n ,.ha 1;,,"1 aass "I sus uaoo
i"dar s@",u. WIZ H. '1uu nM,,tn nas u nna1 pasga
-ooH,,si onive ~ tna sscond.stnr,s oN4'e'e' !"
-~.."N~~ -N@st -
cnmm,ra me of tho inmstrs W.T.. h;a I',t'.
her stroomtn1 IN ti'a wi,,d il ,ras n. .,,t
,;aavs mni fnr Tia tnyn of Ho5 aovo ,,,a ~,
,,,rnin1 MN snti ho hsn, thn ~; a;,t, ~. ~
E"rIs 3p' ~ eo~' s'' O." "''1 LIB
..J;nt n sl,cet md lin IL IN vnur v;ndou, and
lovor yourAb:t 10 Tho tnddor. ni,ont ri nornh""
nbut icr lrnye,l'a sake don't iumpn
The old man turned ani gnatchsd a ebse.
frnm hiH bcd. AMI Enntt.1 IL -
tha bcdBtead. iAen ho SWINE htmso,S
from Tho window. Holding the nI,nnt viii In
strcpgtl Of leurasr, ho lowered himself 10 tin
end, lie Mas then IL feet from tic top Of lid
"Fsll Into nv artnn !" ubouted Donohuo and
he stnnd randy 10 rrculye tho ltl,ne ertted mar
rbo latter l:eyo himself swing, Ind released
bis hold on the knottea aud twisted shoot, but,
lie slde Of tno iaddor. liz iurpod
Il conunto aomo,sauit a. ho t1csoon,cti
to tho ground, whore lo struck upou tAo
stone pavement a maas Of bruised mud battered
@sta,s.nsns 1,onsn o''''' 's 'o"'" WIS "nn0S'
A1s'"e: ,rnya,.u su1,,y.n.
..ho,o ho, .,,s -. IN saen3 ,t.,1v a, Tia hr,td
Inc and y ho wrn rnnmdcrcd m ircurnhln mn.
.ytc ~ SarnI Iis ,vsy ~ ia won " I,'u roons
mi nhIsIniun stroGti, from fsor ,nn,mtaI tj,s
slii Ind iasnoti 10 the nsye,nent heiow % breattno
icr and s,stsiniur II iuinrIos wSici' vii s nrn,.
~ ,,in,,t.a bs,oro ~. ro,, -on e..
md noaca 1aacoa - ~ oot ~ .ei w..
and rcarsod rumhar y .1"a noro W sn9 ~, Sa1pu ~
tha ~ 49, ~ ~ III. H. tos Safely oelooR
,asscsnt ~, ~ <na @ eas. WlnR 'GM, Carrying. ~ i!s
clsareu .wsy va IL oua ~ r. mae sae soaS ,S.zS