The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-13
THE SUFFOCATED CHILDREN.

INQUEST ON THE VICTIMS OF THE FIRE IN
LUDLOW sTREET-UNLoCK THE scUrTLEs.
The good people OF the nelghborhood OF No. "a
Ludlow street. where the two children, Mary Munscn
and Abraham LEVINE were sunocated by the fire which
occurred in that tenement Sunday night, We're very
much excited by the affair and It's tragic consequences
yesterday The presence OF the Coroner and his
deputy Dr. Miller, tended in no slight degree to in-
crease rather than allay tho overweight
feelings OF the folk who dwell in the
vicinity, which. by tho way, is nicknamed
'Jcrusalcm." Tho officials were followed TITO the
house by throng Of talkative noisy creatures, who
when asked for Information on the subject under IN
vcssation were utterly unable to give any coherent
testimony. A jury impannellcd and lew wit
nesses examined, on whose testimony verdict was
rendered of death by sufocaton from fire caused BY
tho accidental upsetting OF lighted Kerosene oil
lamp and censuring the custom OF locking the scut-
ties which they consider dangerous one, particularly
In large tenement houses.
EVIDENCE.
The folowu me- Ia the testimony in erienso given at
the inquest on the body of Mary Munscn, an infant
ten months old :-Tho first witness examined was
Harris Siheman, who sad-I reside at No. "a Iud-
low street, In the house; was sitting by my sew
ing machine, ca the floor below the IRE, when my at
tention was attracted by cry OF ''frc,' which APP
ON that floor ran up stairs; the fire was
SO severe that could enter the room, butt rescued
my child IN the doorway and then ran down stairs;
my grandmother had another child in her arms which
she rescued from the burning room the child was in
flames, which quickly put out; did not SEQ tho
deceased.
hcd:-I was on post on Canal street, from the Bow
cry TO Essex street. heard alarm Of Ore while stand
ing near the OF Ludlow street; went down the
and Sa 4
NO pa l could mako my way through
the crowd, and therefore entered No % aud went
up stairs TO tho ROOT, ana then down inc scu..le
ing the children out through the scuttie; TWO phys-
clans ut this time appeared; seized one OF Lcvines
children and Dir. Munsen's, and took thcm down
through the scuttle OF No -; was lett IN charge
OF the children; took the daughter OF MI: Nun
sen, and some citizen carried the boy, TO The sta
and the girl having recovered was sent home.
deputy Coroner Miller testified that he had made an
autopsy on the body Of the deceased, Mary Munson
and found that death was caused by asphixa or suo
cation.
THE LOCKED scUTTLK.
The Same Jury then heard testimony In relation 10
the death 81 Abraham Levine Israel Levine. OF No.
"a Ludlow street. testified as foowsl am the father
Of the deceased; was working at my sewing machine
o. the htn floor; my wife in the room with the;
she stood the with the babe in her arms APP
parently listening 10 some noise which proceeded from
below; she shouted 10 mo to stop the mach nc and
listen; then heard cries and rushed down stairs 10
find what The trouble was on reaching tho land
woman said there were children In the room;
l opened the door, but saw no children;
ran up stars TO open the scut'le land ana
my hand; then seized one or my own children, and
my wife seized two and We took them 10 the rooi;
then cndcavorcd 20 back again, but the flames
too great TOR me; aiter tho hro out OF tho
bremen found the deceased IN the last under the
bedding, between the bed and the bedding; tho house
keeper lives third floor, and always keeps the
scuttc locked and retains the Key; II we wish 10
use u VIC must always go 10 her Tor IT,