, 1881-01-05

IIflCE FIVE CENlS.
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first, tossed 1t out, md It fell Into the arms Of
Its mo tller, who caught tho other children as
they wnro sent to ller, one by one, md finally
broke the fall Of Charles as he leaped, and all
escaped unhurt. ,
on rnE Foursru FLOOR
lived Cassidy, arti another family of Eagans,
The Cassidy family, unable to cscnpo to tho
roni, flung themselves from tho widow. Two
Of the children, Charles and Thonlos, aRcd
and years. remained In tho rooms and
burned to death. The Eagau family also
leaped to tho yard, except n chilli, oged !
years, that was ssltfocatcd. Aiary Eagan, In
the fall. wns badly Injured.
on T1iE FIFTH AND TorMosr STORY
Mrs. Ellen Sheridan wns at breakfast with /
her fur children. At tho first alarm she
gathered togct!,cr the children md sought 10
cscap by the stairs, but the fire had posses:
sion Of them. Tflcro WITS no succor from the
street, mud size sought tho sc,ittle III the roof,
but 1t was lnlmoyable. She shrank bhck
from the leap to tho yard, five stories below, !
and, closing the t1oDr Of her apartment to
keep out tic raplly:-atisancfng flau,e, berselt
and children were sutlocatcd by tho. smoke
rapidly filling tho room.
When the fire. broke out tic men Of th8,'
families III the house hal gone to work.
In short time j,
THE NINE u0D1Es or THE DEAD
were removed to tho poice-staton. They
presented n ''orrll spectacle, ttle flames evil
IDENTIFY In sntlsc eases having anticipated the
stnoko In the work Of death.
l01sng Mckennn wrapped hts little broth~
ers and sisters III sheets and blankets before
dropping them 10 Ills mother lii the yard. lie
snved himself By scizinY n cotfes-lIno
stretched between two houses and going
lland over hand beyond the ]tne Of flame.
lie then dropped Into the nrms Of thosa
waiting to receive him.
0lllccr Thomas Barrett took two children
from the sccont story BY r'eans Of the fire.
escape, but the flames soon sent him to tha
ground with burned hands, demolished
beartl, and scorcl,ed face.
Tile calamity WIS completed within ha1t
hour.
TIE LOST. -,
Nine lives were lost. NJ f0llows: :
Ellen Sheridan, aged II yclrs.
katc Sheridan. nteetl II yenrs. -.
Alaggle Sheridan, aged years.
Martin Sheridan. agetl years.
,Iohn Walsh; aged II years.
Thomas Cnsstdny. nged & yenrs.
Charles Cassttay, ngett 8 years. .'''.'.
A girl na'nesl EEatl, aged yeara.
Mrs. Sheridan. agc unknown.
Several persons were Injured, among them
james Cassislay, Mary Egan, nnd Charles
Walsh.
A,YorrH NAMED 1,oSEaAN,
through MI adjotuinR hUusc, hntt reached the
roof Of tic burning building, and with ar ax
demolished tlls scuttlc. Knty Sheridan, with
child III, her arms, endeasorcd to escape.
1lcr clothing was ah1aze. As the girl nearly
reached tlla top sIlc extended. ller arm to
Donegun, WHO graspcd 1t, but the tiesl, peeled
fron' tho hone anil tfc Erl md child fell back
Into the tln1nts, pieces 0f the charrel flesh To-
ulAfntng III tic hands OF Dnnegntl.
Three of tho children Ut tic Eaan family
mny recover.
John u. Reagnn WIS saved by leaplng from
tha window Of his room to the window Of
house opposit. 49,.
Mary Muldoon saved lIer tlrco children by
wrapping them ln betl-clothing and dropping
tllcm lnto tho arms Of people III the yard.
She herself tllo1t loapett a1li Ind mn ankle
sDra'!'ea. o ,,,,,,, ,., .,n,. i: !:
was found this afternoon, making the >tptal
ten. This addition. to tho number Is the bube
Of Mrs. Cassidy, wllcl, wns discovered
wrapped. IN a blanket md c1Rsped to the
breast Of It's dead mother: ., =,
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r,stmt l11a hon,a , ~, hurue', In cr,orcaa
tl,c wI;oc ,l;snstor IN t1,e carolcanese NJ Gi4
| boy-lclpcr, named A1c(:loan, who l,ns d!sap-
10, ,,oor - orr<.totl A., Jr.uo.+ ,.i1i ho ho1,I
u.
next week. !.
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! t}c hi,Ilino' wcrp ANAL i1viuc.ru,n,s un,I
t,yo lm,ir1m,i,s. eoc,, hnrnlv s,x f.et snunre.
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;nr NJ, th,, cn,Irt. md onn of earE rat of bcfI.
rnn,ns aIsn frtutc,l unon II. while Tho rrnn,t,,
ino l,c,tronm in ami, sn;to of roon,a ,yns
dirk. tira-escann ict frnm lin n,or to tlle
first iloor. viii, baicnnies connecting with
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