Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-05
TEle Fire in Rev York Yesterday.

were children ranging 10 sgo from two to tbir-
teen years, were cut If from the only staircase
to the louise and from the fire escape AID
burned to death. Of number of others who
succeeded 10 bursting through the flames ard
msklng their escape several were so seriously
Injured that they had to DO taken 10 the hos.
pital.
Eight families occupied the house, Two on
each floor. % the second flor tbs Eagaus
AID MuldOoIs had at tho first alarm esoapcd
through IT,. windows. Mis-. Mary Eagap,
widow. AID her fur sIoWa children, Msrgsret,
Thomas, Joseph and John. reached the ground
in safety by q:ck jamp. MIS- MgllooO, VIII,
is over 50 years Old, was less ftr;uoate. Seq
lng her TWO grandchildren, Annie, aged 10, and
Kate, aged !, sic soraug from tic Ere escape.
bui 10 ,hs t4!l sptai0td or brCke her lex and
cra"td awav with difficulty. Ga ibo h,or
| above, Mr.. Regan, WHO lived alOre, escaped
! with bis ne gtb0r., tho Mckenna family, ike
| wise By jumDirg. JAMES. aged 9. Hugh, aasd
| j. at the baby Wsro thrown through the win.
dow by Ohaile5, their eldest BROTHER, lad Of
Is. The mother, Mis-. Mcksbrs, Wss sweep
ing 10 thu ysrd when the fro broke out She
| rushed 10 tho stairway, but was met By solid
sheet Of fame. aid real z:1g the dagger Ct aer
children reused them BIZ shouting before they
knew OF tho spprosch Of tho deadly si.itor.-
| Jump, Charles; threw them dowtl' the
| agurlz d mother cried, end s>ratched Gu! her
aru to rto.ivo them as the three little heads
| locked tv, the window sill beside their brother.
| The lad measured the disteLco with his eyes
| lit was moro than tWouty teot) AID he shrank
| from tho venture With tho dread Of Instant
dealt. But Tho smoke was already filing the
room ard pouring through tho window, the
| children COW cli.d and stretched their hands
towards their mother. The baby s call MANA,
mana" Was heard above tho ioar Of the fire
and tie cangor 10 the street. Tho mother
cried. "Challie, fur God's Ska jump" AID the
hey fuog the baby into her arms. The other
children followed, himself leariug last. al!
reached tho ground in safety.
Ga The fourth floor lived tho Gas Ky family
and the EssaDs. aoothcr family, bat CT the
eamc ngmo as those Oh tho DIS: flor. cod 10
tbs fifth and tormo4t sosy Mrs Ellen Sheri.
don was at breakfast With her four children.
Ths meu. as in oil the otter families, lad gone
to woik. At tho first alarm Mrs. Sheridan ran
10 thr door, aod sceng tue hullwsy eftciually
hlocksded, turned TO tho window. Tho fumes
thcro mot her also, srd in despair sho rushed
| FIR The scuIt,e on the roof. 1t was firmly
booked, end her Strength. desperate as it was.
cid got suffice 10 open it. Returning to her
| rooms sle ccssd the door ca the advancing
| fire. tu: too late. The rooms wcro filled with
smtk,. growing moro densa every moment,
aud toe wCmsn and Ter children CROPPED about,
v.iuly seeking tho windows. They Wero touud
| dead, evidently choked before the flames
reached them. The Cassidy family attempted
esci ape by the roof but also failing, had reached
tho windows and iuEg themselves cut, Only
! two OF them, Charles and Thomas, boys Of six
/ and eight years, were LETT They were sufo.
| Gated, and Hheu found their clothes were burned.
| Of the EsgAn family oil save little girl OF Two
escaped by throwing themselves into the yard,
| bu! Mary Kaean was badly Injured in the fall
and was taken to the hospital, The whole was
over in less time than it had taken to tell il.
| The yard was filed with tho wrthing bodies Of
| the scorched and injured women and children.
The police and hremen quickly removed these
and mRde heroic efforts 10 gain the upper 2oors.
Whence Issued the cries Of those yet in p5ison.
| Thomas Barrett resched the second 0oor on the
| fire cicspe and assisted in the rescue of two
children before he himself was compelled to
Jump foT his life In half an hour all was over.
| The house stood scorched, black, and dripping
| from roof to cellar with the torrents Ct water
thst h=d aooded ii.
Miss SHARoNs BRIDAL RoEE.-Tho bridal
robe Of Miss Florerc. Sharon, who was married
ct Belmont, California, lts!Setk to Sir Thomas
Heskcth, wss enc Fl. for qacee. Tho gown
was Of ncS style Of silk k1oan as ths gros do
tou:, The skirt being oCc stl6 MACS OF embrci
derry, wrought upon while n,,in, with boads.
crystals. std pearls Ct the very beet dese,ntion,
tho paittrn Ter which was copied feon, n min,
| iGg Of 60 Old conrt robe now hanging IN the
gsi!try OF the Louvre. in Paris. DoWa the
sides CT this embroidered front rieca were
panels CT Dcint d'A geterre lsce. fifteen inches
Wido, with revers Of tho pearl embroidery that
| joined tho uodcr train, cvsr which fell secoud
train of tie came magnificent silk, and which
is known as the Msntesg dc Ocur. or, to put it
10 English, tho saMo style Of court train that is
WORN at PRESENTATION 10 the English QGecu of
to daY. 1t was pu! 10 deep plaits On band
and J jGed to the waist undsr the body, which
was cut 10 points bath front and back, with
| bau0s the ssma embroidery around tho sqnaIe
Cut neck, down tho front sud arcuE tie SIDE,
sDd LACED in Tho back The deni sl.sv.S were
fCiabed with fall CT The same rioh Isc,. about
two atd halt i1ches;Wide. aud above it band
OF tho embroidery: but the GROWING feature Of
tho robe Was thu rich piece of lscs (also point
d Argletcrro and lho same width gs The paoelsl,
| shloh commenced at tho poirt ST the body 10
front, was cIrried gracefully over tho hips snd
met 10 tho back, falling over The entire train
4
Waves being clugbt to the gcwa with punches
of white f>worS of an indescribablo style. A
dtapery OF point d'Aosloterre lace fell ever the
shoulders, meeting in the front. and WIS held
together by burch of srbepioo flowers, A
perfectly plain long tule Veil. reaching to tho
| floor, was fastened to the hair With lIuls k1o.
! OF arbcpines.
WHAT MIdlT HAVE BEEN Tao following
story 5 tod By a gentleman wAo is intimate
with Nlr. Hayes ard Presidenttleo! Garfield.
AID whose personal ttuthfllncss is vouohed fer
By The Cleveland 70. Herald:
|, TIE little village of B dfOfd. oay twelve
miles distant from Cleveland there lived, s,me
thirty YEARS sgo. two charming aid attractive
girls. To Que of thc5o Mr. uayos bad be
come 40 ardent sutton, but The parents OF tie
young lady had vigorously opposed their c1urt.
ship. on tbs ground that young Hayes was
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