The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-11-14
NEW YORK

CooPERTsTowN. Nov. 14-Myron A
Buel aged 20 was hanged to day for mur-
der
NEW YORK, Nov 14,-Early this morn
ing fire took place on the second floor of
a tenement, 81 Canon st Mary Babiski,
occupied apartments on the third floor,
leaped to the street and was probably
fatally injured. Batzke, who lives on the
4th floor, unable to escape by roof or
stairs, threw himself from the window and
was killed His entire family consisting
of wife and two children and mother-in-law
were suffocated.
Damage by fire will not exceed $5 OOO
When the cries of the neighbors brought
the police and fremen to the house.
Babiski was seen rushing wildly to the
window of his bed room and returning as
if endeavoring to drag something with him.
The smoke drove him back, but he re-.
turned again, this time sheet of fame
shot into his face and with a despairing
cry, he seized the window frame and
spraug out. The distance was not so
great, but in his descent the man $ feet
we're caught by Intel of window below,
and he was turned head downward Thus
he struck the pavement with a sickening
thud, and was dead before he could be
raised.
Flames AMI smoke now poured through
the upper story windows, from which not
groan was heard and no sign of life seen
after he fall of Bbiski, but the firemen
were at work and soon the flames were
under control. When at length the top
floor was gained, four human bodies,
closely huddIed together ou the bed III the
! little side room, met the eyes of the fire
men, Half conscious, probably, and strug-
Cling to rouse herself with the cries of her
husband ringing out from the window
whittier he m made his inef 5ctuaI attem pts
| TO come to her assistance
The wife had rolled upon the floor and
| reached her childrGns' rOom. her first
thought being for them. There the smoke
| had overcome her, and with her last
strength, feeling about for her boys. she
had fallen upon them and died there.
| Their drawn up limbs showed the agony
OF their death struggle together. Their
cheeks were slightly scorched, otherwise
the fire had not touched them. The
smoke had done the work effectually.
| l. Cohen and family were suspected by
the neighbors Before I O'Clock last
evening the family dressed in unusually
good clothes. left the house, carrying large
bundles.
Patrick Lynch, the injured fireman,
three times vainly tried to reach the
fourth floor and carry out the unconscious
woman and children. and barely escaped.
The last venture he inhaled the flames,
and at midday was dying at the hospital.
Investigation has begun. Cohen was
arrested with 500 on his person; his
wife was also locked up.
While the police were endeayoring t6
discover the whereabouts of Cohen and
wife, Mrs. Cohen appeared, and at the
sight of the scorched house, called to &
ueighbor. My God. what is the matter
with our house
You may well ask, said the neigh Dor
-Four persons have been carried out o.
here. dead What did you do to your
rooms last night?"
II am insured, our property is all right,
was the answer.
Mr. SheldoD insurance man on post a.
the door, ipterfered and spoke to the
woman, who defaDtly replied, ''She die
E not suppose she had any business to give
him information
NEW YORK Nov. l4.-The well known
house of Morris Shremann & Sons, i'm
porters of ostrich feathers, No. sos Broad
way, have to day failed to the extent o
several thousand dollars.