Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-11
THE INQUEST.

The inquest upon the remains OF the Two
little children. Minnie and Otto Ruhstailer,
who persisted in the fire at the burning Oh
the residence OF Mr.. Ruhstaller on Sunday
night, was held by Coroner Vernllya iasS
evening. The testimony taken Is as iolio"s :
Frank Rubstaller, father of the children, testl-
fed ON Sunday night last, October Jth, went W
my residence in the rear OF my saloon, on n stise''
and openipg the door discovered the place on IRE;
ran into the room where my VIE was sleeping ana
alIad IN her To get l1n and then ran up stairs TO
,iere my bartender and nurse and children, -FOUR
in number two boys and two girls, were sleeping.
Tcaed out to the tender thatthe place was onIre
7 ran into the childrens room and grabbed the Irst
child that met aud ran down stairs with him. 1t
nroyed to be my oldest boy. l attempted to again
,et into where the children but the flames were
SO much under Roadway and the smoke So dense
that found il impossible TO enter the room. L
don't know where the fire started; it must have had
considerable Roadway before discovered it.
M-s F. Ruhstaer testified: On Sunday night
last, at about II o'clock, l was awakened by my
husband, who was crying cut Fire ;" / immedi-
ately got up and found the house full Of smoke and
the upper part of the house all ablaze. Ny husband
up stairs and succeeded in bringing out one OF
the children, the Oldest boy; the Oldest girl soon
followed but before he could regain an entrance up
stairs to where the children were the fire had made
so much Roadway that he could not get in the build
ing. The names of the children are Minnie Rub
staller aged years and days, and otto huhstaiier,
aged years and months
John Boiler, being duly sworn, said: By oecupa-
ton am bartender. / retired 70 bed about II
o'clock on the night OF the fire, and was woke up by
Frank, the proprietor calling out fire. arose and
partly dressed made my way out OF the building,
followed by the hired girl and two Of the children.
After was out heard the little girl deceased call
out for her mamma. | attempted to return INTO the
building, but the flames made such headWay that
found it impossible to do co. To the best OF my
belief the fire started down stairs.
Sasina Sarsenson testified was employed at
Mr.. Frank Ruhstaller's as nurse. On the night OF
Sunday last at about midnight, was aroused by
the cry of fire, and on awakening found the upper
part OF the house to be on fire and full Of smoke.
gathered what clothes could and lmmealately
left the building. Ny room was on the south SIDE,
facing the alley, and the childrens room was on the
same side of the building, next to my room. mere
was no door leading from my room into the chit
dren's room Both rooms led out to the hall
did not 90 into the childrens ROOM / LETT the
ding as soon | could. l have no luea where
or how the fire originated. The hre was IN poth
the upper and lower stories when | left the build
ing The family consisted OF Mr.. and Mrs Rub
staller and four children-two girls and two boys.
The parents slept down stairs, and the four chill
dren slept up stairs the two boys In enc bed and
the two girls in another, all in the same room.
This was all the testimony taken, and upon
its conclusion verdict was rendered, simply
giving the names and ages OF the children,
anu CIla5 Gney were sacCLttSuOdhJ pUiAeu "
death in their parents residence.
The Oldest of the two little ones deceased
was badly charred, but the other shows but
slight marks of the fire, and he died from
suffocation. The number of people who
called at the Coroner's rooms yesterday to
view the remains was so large that it became
necessary to finally close the door and refuse
admission.
The day of funeral has not yet been de-
termined upon.