The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-24
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MADDENED BY TIE FLAMES.
A YOUNG BARBER REFUSES no DE LEN
FROM BURNING HOUSE
His Charred Remains found In the RuIns-
Another Man Rescued, Almost Dying, frora
the FIre-Barry's Struggle with the Mnn,se.

HIS tharred Remains found In the RUINS
Another Man Rescued, Almost Dying, rro-~
the Fire-Barry = Struggle with the NJ nn,.e.
Shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday morn.
ing John Barry, who keeps store in Fulton
street. Astoria. saw a puff Of smoke, and thon
the pickering Of flames through the open win
dow OF a house at Fulton street and Parrot ave.
nue.. He knew that three men were sleeping
In the upper rooms Of that house. two Of
whom had been drinking little dur
ing the early part OF the evening. He
listened minute, and tho stiffness no thought
was ominous. Running to tho house. he shouted
with all his strength The alarm that he raised
brought Officer John Boyce to the spot, but
failed to arouse the men in the house. Mean
while tho smoke grew denser and both the offl-
Ger and Barry beat upon the door with heavy
sticks. shouting at the same time There WAC
no response from within tho house, and then
Barry said that the door must be burst open.
The door resisted tho weight OF the two men
who dashed against it. Then the officer, CROP
Ing in the road. found large stone. which he
hurled with all his strength against tho door.
The iron lock snapped. and as tho two men
stepped in they were at first almost sufTo-
Gated by cloud Of smoke that followed
tho draught toward the open door. This
cleared the hallway. and tho flames
lighted 1t sufficiently to SEQ that man
was clinging to the balusters at the top Of tho
staircase. Little darts Of fame were seen hero
and there on the stairway. hut officer Doyce
after feeling carefully saw that the stairs would
boar his weight He CROPPED his way up. fol-
lowed by Barry; At the top they saw that tho
door Of tho bedroom was open, and that tho
they saw another man in the middle Of
tho, ROOM Barry crossed the. threshold.
and recognized the man by bis s7e IS
moved 10 Astoria. Barry shouted to Boem to
come out, and follow him down stairs. H., was
move; Then Barry went into the room and
seized BQem. and tried to drag him out. Boem
ing brighter and the smoke in the room getting
thicker all the time. The laugh that he heard
Mac He could not see Boems "a lace e because Si ' Of
the smoke but he knew that the barber had lost
MS reason. Barry turned again TO the door to
save MS own lilo. Tor he was choking leaving
onlcer Blyce was trying &c. unloose the Hn-
heated balusters, The man had evidently stag.
gercd from the bedroom TO the stairs. inhaled
tiers, and then fallen, His head rested against
one OF the stairs. and the little lets Of fame that
darted out from the woodwork had licked his
hair almost clean from the scalp. The two men
the stairs. As they did so they heard Boom
scream in the bedroom and then everything
was still except tho roaring Of the flames.
The iiremen and others had arrived by this
time and were working desperately while few
lungs For four hours It was doubtful whether
Boch would catch his breath again. But he
finally gasped and opened his eyes. He is
bndly burned about the head and hands and,
although resusciated Is yet in great danger Of
losing his life.
In an hour. tho fremen had subdued tho
flames. and when II was safe To- do 50 a search
was made Tor Bocm's body. II was found on
the iloor of the bedroom, with tho head toward
the door. the feet toward the bed. and the knees
drawn up. One arm. bent at the elbow. was
thrown across the eyes while the other hand
WIS raised. the fingers extended. as II to ward
III the flames. The body was badly disngurrd,
hut il is probable that after Boem iell he became
unconscious. for the smoke was very dense
, II there WAS Il third man In the house. rs at
nr-t supposed. lie must have escaped. probably.
thnut inlGry.
=, Tho Astoria police J. .liovc that tn" 0re was
m" work oi an incrudilry. Boch and Boom
had spent the evening with friends bat the ra-
lurt that thy Wore int lNi'nted WAS said 10y tho
J. a"e last cynuiig - lc untrue
The building is owned hy Thomas Boyce.
who i- now in Vermont The loss Is estimated
~ - 900. Boom'- father has barber shop ut
~ Fulton street. New York.