Daily globe., 1881-01-31
FIRE LAST NIGHT.

A Group of Frame Buildings, Corner OF
Fourth and Rosabel Streets, Burned Out
"A Number of Poor Families Lose Furni-
ture and Clothing-The Union Hotel
Charred.
The fire which occurred last evening in q
group of wooden buildings on Fourth and
Rosabel streets was great disaster to mum.
ber of poor families. The buildings consisted
of the Union hotel at the corner of Rosabel
and Fourth streets, two and halfstory
building, and three tenement houses in rear
of the hotel, fronting on Fourth street, each
story and half and basement. The hotel
keeper was Anton Reossler, and, besides his
family and servants, the house held number
of boarders and travellers, including three
families of Immigrants. The first tenement
in rear of the hotel was occupied, the upper
story by g. Hassler, his wife and five
children, and the lower or basement story
by John Renicke, his wife and four children.
The second tenement, upper stories, was occu-
pied by Mr.. Mccarthy, his wife and five chill
dren, and Mr.. Chambeau, his wife and two
children, while in the basement story resided
Mrs. Mary Malloy and family. In the third
tenement, street floor, was timer and repair
er named Warren, who had his lodging room
over his work room. In the basement resided
Mrs. Drinkham and family.
Between and Z P. NJ, the chimney in the
middle tenement burned out, and it was said
an effort was then made to give an alarm to
the engine houses, but the alarm was evidently
response Two hours afterwards,
when their children were prepared for bed and
they were about to retire, Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Carthy became alarmed by the increasing smell
of smoke, and on investigation it was found
that the building was on fire in Mrs. Malloy' S
apartments, and that the fire was spreading up
wards between the plastering and siding. The
buildings were old and dry and the fire spread
very rapidly. The occupants of the basement
rooms removed most of their household goods
and few things were saved from the upper
stories, but by the time the fire department
reached the scene a suffocating smoke filed
all the buildings, and the fire had spread from
the second into the first and third tenement
ouses.
The firemen at first worked under disad-
vantages on account of some of the hydrantS
in the vicinity being frozen, but in short
time had several good streams OF water on the
fire. Nevertheless the fire spread into the
upper stories of the hotel, and continued for a
long time in the tenements. Of the latter lit
tie was left at midnight except the blackened
frames and parts of the siding and floors, while
the upper part Of the hotel was well burned
out.
The buildings were owned by Jacob Peder-
son, formerly keeper of the hotel, and were
probably worth about $1,000 His loss may
be estimated at $500. Mr.. Reossler's loss
from removal and treakage of furniture
and fixtures. Mr.. Hossler and family lost
most of their furniture and nearly all their
clothing. Mr.. Mccarthy and family saved
nothing but the clothes they had on. Mr..
Chambeau saved but little. Mr.. Warren saved
some of his tools and turning lathe. The
families in the basement saved most Of theiI
goods, but in damaged condition.
Thirteen women and twenty-eight children
were driven out from their shelters by the fire
Those who were in the hotel went to Other
hotels near by, and those from
the tenaments were soon taker
care of by sympathzng neighbor:
and friends. 1t is fortunate, considering the
quick spread of the fire, the dense smoke ant
the GOODNESS Of the night, that there was nc
injury to person. The whole loss of prop
erty, though it is very hard on the poor fam
lilies who lost their all, will not exceed
$4,000