, 1880-11-21


ers i'll bouts and shoes. Their loss was nom-
inal. They have two policies:
Mestchcster
Total. 8 ;uo
The total loss will be: On buildings and
fixtures, StU, ,0O0; OH stocks, SILL ,UDO; total,
SOL ,00O; while the insurance is S455, ,00o,
nearly two-tllirLs Of which, however, Is on
property adjoining the building burned out.
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
AS stated above, the fire originated, from
the ignition Ut solile sulphuric ether by the
heat from !. lamp used in sealing bottles:, A
girl named Jennie McNeurney WAS filling
bottles with the drug nlld putting them OH I!
table in front OF llcr. just after size had
latter burst, and the ether was scattered over
ler dress, which begl,i to blaze. One Ut the
male employees seized her and put out tile
fumes before she was injured. Thc ex-
plosion threw some Of the ether over Miss
Lizzie Anderson, who lust her presence
of mind lni started to run. She was c;lughtby
a llan when Il mass Uf 1lallles allt dulnpcl
into a tub Uf water used for washing bottles.
Being horribly Injured about the legs, she
WAS carried downstairs and taken to Dit
Randolph street, where ller Injuries were at
tended 10 rs well as possible by. DR.. +. $.
Ar1ldt. Thence she was driven 10 her home,
No. ~ West Chicago avenue. Her skirt,
ltllucIclotlltHE anu stock!hGS were pHlAca
oif, and her gaiters crisped. Her corsets pro-
tected her abdomen. bnt the flanles ran ur the
back of her dress. hlistcriEg the skin along
the. spi'al column. and burning her neck,
and ears, and Iltir. Her hands. too, were
More than third Of the cuticle Oil her body
rectcd of, sllu she suffered the most eScru-
ciatiny agony. Notwithstanding Tie extent
Of her injuries, Dr. Arndt had hopes Of her
recovery, II IT. she fa!lIcd i. from the nervous n,;
IN such cases Her ase-:3ss-and strength
might enable her to do this.
LIZZIE ANDERSON.
4 TRIBUNE reporter called during the
evening at her residence and lcarneT that
t.n,,',nrativ t,as.. ami viii :, fair 1,rns,,..c.
t,f r1uy..rv th" nnrt"r,s .i;,.t, hoimr that
r fntin,',niio-1 ,i1 mt at II, s!,c Sn1i1 mil
thrunrI,. the Ja,igcr Of tieath I'll tlro,1gh the the
~ liz r,,,us IL tht. os ,s 1vi,e ~ ooc G"
s;nr IT fwrmah oi.,thas =, wi;.b Eis MAN
t,om @ nos ,iirncted 1Fhav tn1,i " n,tn tie hnt t tar.
rihin sforv IF Tho f,1rv Of tI,e HINES wfich
hn. rnvsonei ~ tho '1 NOR ~ T l'irl Th.. ledx nf
tha nnsa 9tto,1 nv ", poua ..rE sn,oi ,ans of
cIot I p"3t a1t ~ ,vic f wy r. ,. sai pSe S @ 1I
caot', patt ~ w'ts ~ u pigeeS rs sue aiH
~. tm ,ri.,, un
la." F ha uistt ~ hnr ',n nm. is',Ie ,.'
rharred fraen1cnt % or two re- ra,naincsI w Fyson
the unfort,,i,arI. riri,s corscts wnrn h,'rn.,i
ti1romgh nnd th1.f RI nnureo "Io ~ ,t4an,It
u:,,. % ~ a.,. 1n s',tr ~ soul5e 40 nt.ept
IT hnrs no,maI Er,nl, nvar1' ,vho i,nt ,n',',
in the thick pf the fire 3t its incppfif,n tod
the story Ut its happening as follows:
It WAS nearly II o'clock when it hap
peMcd. Miss McNearncy, one OF the young
ladies employed in tie wctting room Oil the
third floor, was engaged IN corklng and seal
ing bottles of ether. IN doing this all alco-
hol lamp was employed. She was pushing
cork, into one Of the bottles when it
burst, and the contents ut once ig
nlted, and ram over her dress and
that OF Lizzie Anderson, who Was at the
time standing near BY, getting some water
out of the tank. Bot]l girls were at once ell
yeloped III flames, and the bursting Of the
bottles of ether which had already been
ed 1he ao2 aoe aoSa 81 @ 3ha te fefE1elr On
put it out, but when got to the spot saw
that to use it would be Of no avail. At this
moment saw TINT Miss Lizzie Anderson