New-York tribune., 1877-03-12
THE FIRE RECORD.

Fatal, FIRE IN A. TENEMENT-HOUSE.
rrvo cu,,nprN sIrFFoCATED AND SEVERAL PERSONS
srvppr1y BURNED-THE ACCIDENT CAUSED BY
AN UPSET LAMP AND A FASTENED HATcHwAf'
The five-story tenement-hOuse AT NO ~
Lndlow-st inhabited by German aud Poiish jews, va"
last night the OF disastrous 1re' hernin '''
SON. with his wife and seven children, mas occ"lo" "
front room on the third floor OF the Duiiuihs' "" ~
evening Mrs Manson and the children were IN the rooi
arranging the furniture after the ceiling had been "h'e
washed A Kerosene lamp wasi standing on the tao'c
and one of the children pulled the tabecOth so na' 'o
lamp was upset The oil was at once po"eu ou' 'f
the table and floor and caught fire.
Mrs Manson became frightened, and after MAKING poe
atempts TO extngush the names endeavored 10 escape
t tho room with her children at the same time alarm
inc tbe other inmates OF the building by loud cries for
helm The room however, had become filled with dense
smoke and when the door was opened piack clouu
smoke filed the hallway The flames spread rapidly anu
the frightened had little time i'll which TO MAKE her
escape She managed to take with her five OF her chill
drcn leaving baby about months OLD I'D INC ins
OF her daughter Hattie. age 10. The little gr ed 10
carry the child safely away but being smotheed by 'he
smoke dropped the infant on the floor staggered lew
stems along the hallway and then fell inscnsole from
fright and suffocaton The only persons on
the floor above we're Israel Levine and his
family consisting of his wife and five chlidreh'
The first warning they had of the fire was dense
ing up through the stairway. He caught up TWO
of his children and made an attempt to escape
with them by the roof. He found the hatch"ay
fastened, and obliged to DreaX tne 'o'A'
an undertaking which required several minutes beioIe
he could open the hatchway the flames had reached his
apartments, burning severely his wife ana the infant
which she carried her He was at length eha
bIed m rescue all Of Lis children except two Who escaped
his notice.
Meanwhile n company of fremcn had arrived, ana
while some of them exerted themselves TO extnguish the
fire. Chief Miller and several OF his men entered the
building through the roof and SOUGHT 10
rescue any one who might be remaining III
danger OF the flames. Mr. Miller and on. one
OF his men descended far the third story, ana n-
ing little Hattie Manson inscnSblc III the hhNai noIe
tue open air, where she aLlerWard revlved' nd
remain children OI MI LEVINE W.T. Si,u & ioi'i
living inseusb!e IN one of the rooms whlch was az
ready fire, and they were taken M our; lie
been sufJcated, his body had escaped tie ahts' S
little brother David, aged o. had been caught III tue Ie,
after beng smothered. aud had received some
burns. lie was, however, still alive, ana
after being attended by police surgeon o was ad stnd
soon cxtingu,hcd and search was carefully MADE 10
ascertain If any more persons had oeon kiHEa Sn
fouud Hsttie Manson rcganing CONSCIOUSNESS,
said hat she mad left her ,niant Drother IN me L03l
when cudealored to ESCAPE No trace OF me chits
body could be lound however, and 1t vas
As Inc minutes wore away without bringing any
traces Of her lost infant, Mrs MaHsoa became ioG,,,
could do nothing but rock herself 10 ana lIo,
and IN hopeless lalnentatons Ihe members ,, ol
taken with Mrs Manson and her children, into the
houses OF ir'ndy neisnDors' nLS. Le'nc Tas @ sum hn,
mg terribly from severe boins Oh ner manu- ,
and arm, and stiil more from sorrow I 9,S,,oT i'r
lost child and he other tie boy whom sG neeHSG m ,Ne
hc dying BOtI the afct familcs gad lost an ther
nom, hOd goods the flames having cnnpete!y destroyed
TIC scanfy furniture and clothing ~ tleir rooms
The dead body Of Mary Manson, 10 months Old was
found upon the top door OF the building at LILO D. H.