Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-14
the NEWS.
An lncendiary Fire in a New
York Tenement House.
Which Causes the Death Of an En-.
tire Family Arrest Of the
i8 Suspected Persons.
The Attitude Of England Towards lur-
key Indicates a Forthcoming -
Unpleasantness.
FIRE.

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FIRE.
New York, Nov. l4.-E4rly this fore
noon fire took place ON the second floor
of the tenement 80 Canon street. Mary
Barbisky, who occupied an apartment on
the third floOr leaped 10 the street. and was
probably fatally injured. Joseph Ba,zkie,
who lived on the fourth floor. unable to
threw himself from window and was kill.
ed. His entire family, consisting of wife,
two children. and mother inlaw, were sut-
focated. The damage by the fire will not
exceed $4,000.
l.. Cohen and family are suspected by the
neighbors. Before seven o'clock last even
ing, the family, dressed in unusually good
clothes, left the house, carrying large bum
dies. Patrick Lynch, the injured fireman,
three times vainly tried to reach the fourth
floor and carry out the unconscious women
and children, and barely escaped. In the
last venture he inhaled flames and at mid
day was dying at the hospital.
An investigation has begun. Cohen was
arrested with seven hundred dollars on his
person. His wife also was locked up.
When the cries of the neighbors brought
the police and fremen TO the house, Botzkie
was seen rushing wildly to the window Of
his bed room and returning as if endeavor.
ing 10 drag something with him. The smoke
drove him back, but he returned again.
This time sheet of flame shot in his face,
and with dispairing cry he seized the
window frame and sprang out: The dis
tance was not so great, but in his descent
the mans feet were caught by the Intel of
q window below and he was turned head
downward. Thus he struck the pavement
with sickening thud, and was dead before
he could be raised.
The flames and smoke now poured through
the upper story windows, from which not q
groan was heard and no sign of life was
eeen af.er the fall Of Botzkie, but the tiremen
were at work, and soon the flames were
under control. When at length the top
floor was gained four human bodies, closely
huddled together on the bed in the little
side room, met the eyes Of the 6remen.
Half conscioup, probably, and struggling to
rouse herself with the cries of her husband
ringing out from the window whittier he
made his two Intellectual attempts to come to
her assistance, the wife had rolled upon the
floor and reached her children's 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 ckeeks were
slightly scorched, otherwise the fire had not
touched them. Smoke had done the work
ef1ectually.
While the police were endeavoring to dis.
cover the whereabouts Of Cohen aud wife,
Mrs Cohen appeared and at sight of the
scorched house called. to the neighbols.
my God. what is the matter with our
housey' You may we'll ask," said the
nei9hbors; flour persons hav. been car
ried out OF here dead, What did sou do to
yopt room last night?" g" am: insured
our property Is all right" was the answer
Mr.. Sheldon. insurance man, interfered and
spoke 10 the woman. who defiantlv re-
piled that she hadn't any business to give
him any information.
He turued her away, and she was not
seen again until IL o'clock, when detectives
brought her TO the police station q prisoner
AT 8 o'clock Cohen himself had come there
He too, was bent on money, bringing with
him lawyer who was the guardian Of his
insurance policy. He had reused him from
bed at z, stating tina, his house was burned,
and be must come with him to the police to
show his policy. No one had seen hin
near the burned house before that. Coher
could hardly tarry till the lawyer put OF
his clothes. and rushed him at once TO tn
station, where without q word or though
for the deed, he exhibited the paper pro
wing that he was insured for $500 in tn
Sergeant Griffith informed hin
that hs was Ia prisoner 4
sense of his position appeared to slowl,
creep over his mind, and be made haste {,
inform the sergeapt that he knew nothin
about the fire.; heShad been az work at hi
trade all night at 205 Delanys street; hi
wife and children had spent the night u
bis brothers house, 105 Hester street; hi
brothers. wife bad met with an acc!den
and they had gone TO spend The nigh, wit
her aud take care Of her.
Winsted, Conn.,, Nov. l4.-Owen & Co.
clock works, employing sixty hand
burned. "a. 4e y.1ua9
Peoria, Nov. 14--The Peoria starch vorl
burned this morning. Loss $40. 600; insu
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