The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-04
Terrible Loss of Life in a Burning
Mandatory.
THE RUSH FOR ESCAPE.
Many FearfulIy Burned in Descending the
Blazing Stairway.
LIST OF THE KILLED.
[Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 3. 1871
A comparatively small fire in regard loss OF prop
crty, though coupled with terrible fatality TO fe
CURED here to-day. About scven O'Clock this
ing the factory building ut the OF Eighth street
and Broadway, occupied by George Peislring, manu-
facturer of cigar boxes caught IRE In the collar fur
mace room In less Lhan ten minutes the flames had
shot up through the hatchway and stairway the rst
floor, where they caught iniiammable stur-dry ium-
Der, shayings &c.-and the whole building soon be-
camo mass OF flames. The building Ave high,
and In tho fourth story were employed some twenty
girls, engaged in lining aud trimming boxes. Most
OF these escaped with injuries by hasty light
through the flames down the blazing stairway. It's
feared eight ten persons, unable TO reach the
door at the first aoor lost their lives in the hing
hell OF FIRE.
VICTIMS.
The names Of those whose bodies have been recov.
cred are:-
JOSEPHINE BEY found dead in the ruins
MARY NURRE, found dead in the RUNS.
KATE PUITKER, found dead In the ruins
FRANK srORDEUR, found dead IN the ruins.
JOHN PLANCKENBURG, engineer, died from In
jurics by lire and from jumping to the sidewalk.
HENRY Mag, aged 16, was known to have been in
tho building and has not boon found.
Two girls and man-lsaac Sconod--are SO badly
burned that they will probably die.
TIE DISASTER.
II seems the nrst intimaton those poor creatures
had that they In danger when the flames had
shot up the stairway aud through the hatchway, APP
parently cutting them Off from all chance OF escape.
Blinded and sunocated by heat and smoke they rushed
first TO tho windows but there being fe-saving
apparatus at band, most OF them hurried, pe NELL to
tho staircase, which was o marrow wooden affair. and
dashed through the flames. screaming and crying, and
thois niux frou tho nt,
the street.
rs THE FLAMES
Four Of the girls. who had the courage for this
fearful ordeal remained at the windows crying for
help. few moments longer, when the floor burned
away, aud they fell into the roaring, kissing furnace
to perish instantly.
DIED FROM A FALL
Ono Of the engineers, named John Planckc burg,
was in the second story when tho tire commenced,
ana being unable to roach the stairway, with his
clothes in blaze. threw himself out OF a window,
falling upon the avenue aud sustaining injuries from
which he died few hours afterward
FIREMEy BAYRLEp
The entire nre department was called at once to the
scene but, owing 70 the highly inaammabe nature OF
the contents of the building, the height OF the
walls II was impossible for 1t to perform effective
service. At nine O'Clock the walls fell In pnd the en-
tire building was in ruins
DIGGING FOR THE DEAD.
Thcn tho hrcmcn redoubled their efforts, and before
the charred remains OF three Of the girls
young man had been gathered from beneath the st
smoking ruins. The three girls, whose are
Josephine Bey, Mary Nurre and Kate Puetkcr, were
all found lying side by side, while the young man,
Frank Stordeur, was found close by.
FRUITLEss SEARCH
Engines were kept playing water on tho ruins all tho
afternoon, up to five O'Clock, and the hremen were
engaged in searching through the debris Tor the bodies
OF two three others, who known have been IN
the building at tho time the fire broke out but far
without effect At the hour indicated thcy gave up
the search until Tomorrow placing guard around
ruins OF the building
HEARrRExpiNG SIGHTS
The bodies Of the unfortunates had been almost
totally consumed, nothing remaining hut dismembered
trunks with bits Of clothing hero and there by which
they identified. They taken to temporary
morguo and laid tables, where as their friends
come in and identified them, scenes occurred that
battle description.
OTHERS MISSING.
young man, named Henry Mag, is known to have
been lost III the building, and 1t Is believed two
more girls also wcrc there
The burned building belonged to the firm Of j. Il A.
Murre, picture frame manufacturers, whose factory
the opposite side of the street, burned only few
weeks agn