New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-06
died in Seventeenth Precinct Police Station few
minutes AT
LIST OF THE INJURED.

yard below; she was taken to the New-York Hos
p,tal she Is suffering from fractured femer and
fractured ribs has burns the right forearm and
laceraed wound on the Left arm. and several con-
5aving two children sister 70 Mrs. wincSel' She
has been divorced from ner husband, who is now in
Germany s1e was picked up in her netroom in
is badly burned about the head and face. Is suffering
from internal injuries. and will not recover She was
WNcKEL, JOSEPHINE age forty, German wife OF lessee
She badly burned about the face, hands aud arms,
and was taken 10 No. 70 FOurh-st Her Injuries are
not likely 10 prove fatal.
WISCKEL, WILLIAM age forty German lessee OF the hall
He was taken TO Bellevue Hospital, and III all prob
ability Will recover.
Within minutes after the hospital received notice
Bellevue Hospital had four ambuances on the spot.
The three women who jumped from the attic window
had been carried the saloon at No II Thrdst and
when Surgeon Woodbury. arrived were On the
dirty floor. Teresa Erhardt found 10 he
dead aud the body at conveyed TO
the Morgue. was bleeding prOfusely rom a wound
in the The whole of the flesh OF the forearm was
from the elbow the wrist and when she found
lay in the palm OF her hand The wound carefully
bandaged but shortly after the reached Bellevue
Hospital IT found necessary amputaSe the arm
During the operation she did not recover consciousness
Another, who taken to the NeW-York Hospital,
has several RIBS fractured, and DR.. Markell. the
house surgeon who has the under his charge gives
little hopes Of her recovery. She deirIous nearly
all day, and continually screamed for water About
noon, wnen she appeared a little Quleer she
was questioned with regard to her relatives.
and stated that she had sister. Teres1
Michealis. living at 40. 81 Delancey-st. tele-
gram sent TO that address, but was returned
with the notification that such was known IN
the neghbohood She very little burned and her face
has entirely escaped ana supposed that her frac
lures occasioned by wire that stretches across
the yard with which she into contact III her fall
from the window.
DESCRIPTIONS BY EYE-wITNESSEs.
The story of this awful leap for life is best tod in tho
words the Mortified per who witnessed II. MrsCor
roty lives the second floor Of No19 East Thrds ard
her sittingroom window overooks the yard into which
the women jumped from the burning building, Taking
TRIBUNE reporter TO this window, she said:
"See that pool OF boodi That is where the poor
things downright there They lay that spot.
oh, IL was frightfulp
"Dd YOU actually them Jump
"Dd II Yes, and III forget II. And their
screams-I can't get them out OF my head 1t was
about haif-past this morning when we beard
screams. told my husban TO get up and we opened
the window and saw all that house fire. Fire
coming through all the windows and the three
girls stood at the top Dear me-. said, there
help the poor girls" aud just said that
jumped. 1 shut my eyes; did not know what
10 do where / Then / locked again
and just then another jumped and the scream she
gave-oh! such scream. But the first didn't make
noise she just lay quiet. At the same time the Third
one jumped, and she srOaned badly. The last fell
the wire rope. and 1t cut her terribly. The
flames followed them when the windows opened. They
had TO push the windows 1t too
horrible, you cannot see 1t, sir, but can.
I see it now. shall always see It," And
the portly German woman's face blanched
with horror she casped her hands and gazed as II
fascinated on the where the girls had fallen.
At this point her husband in and took up the
story. "when 1 saw them jump" ne said,
with face that had not even theb lost
its horror-strlcken expression. L rushed down
stairs, and battered down the door leading 10
the yard One OF the poor things was lying the flags
i lifted her head but felt she dead. so put her
down again. Then took hold Of the Of the one |
who was screaming so, but she screamed more. so
thought her may be broken, and let her be.
very nervous man then, and did not know |
what 10 do 1 knocked at the back doors of |
the houses on Fourthst., but could make no |
body hear Then saw the flames again and remem- |
bered my two babies, and run upstairs to wake them
got them in the street with my wife, and met fire.
man. told him. and he went into the yard and the |
girls were carried out Two of them when they
jumped jumped, straight out and caught the
wire and tumbled right and fell the
ground IN heap Another just pushed out the window
that the second one-and put her hand out and
came right down She didn't jump Bit But che
turned she the ground and fell her
side. The first jumped right down, and she never
made any noise don't think she screamed before she
jumped, either
TIE ESCAPE OF A HUSBAND AND WIFE.
Mr.. and Mrs. winekel appear to have escaped in an
almost miraculous manner. the former especially He
stood Ia midst OF the flames. fourth
Watching the efforts Of the remen below to reach him.
His wife, he believed had escaped but his little nephew
whom ne dearly loved, having had children OF his
own. lay at his feet dying His sister-inaw also had
succumbed to the sufocating smoke and was crouchng
In o OF the room moaning most pite0usly She
held the boy until she believed him dead
shc cd raiaa hart fhQ hno
and consciousness She then his
side until her feet terribly burned and then re-
corner while be, with strained gaze peered
through the binding smoke counting the very |
seconds that must eapse before assistance
could reach them. His face scorched, his
fingers were burned nearly off, yet he still retained
consciousness aud presence Of mind and hoped
those with him. At last the fremen
hole through the roof his head and be
was saved. But the boy was already dead and the
woman is expected to
Charlotte Ritzert, young woman living at No. 70
Fourhst directly opposite the Turn Hall,
after o'clock her went into the street
to purchase morning paper and noticed that the build
ing fire. She rushed into the house
and informed the family, and when they returned to
the srect-door the flames already lighting mp tine
upper windows. At one OF them stood Mrs. Winckcl
screaming sfor assistance. Shortly after the fire.
men came and Mrs. Ritzert said 10 |
them several times Bring the burned people
over here" Mrs. wpckel, who the first
person rescued, taken TO Mrs Rtzerts house
and placed the psrlor sofa. But although badly
burned the head and face she refused to lie down.
but eudeavored get out into the street. and
tinually screaming, For Gods sake my people
;" Men, save my people my poor husband"
TALK WITH Mr.. wIScKEL.
About noon TRIBUNE reporter called to Mr.. |
winckel a: Bellevue Hospital His wounds had then |
been dressed morphine had just been administered
10 aay the pain He Is a powerfully built man. and
bore his suffering with scarcely At first
he 10 speaking OF the calamity |
but when the reporter said that he had Mrs. |