New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-31
THE FIRE RECORD.
TWO CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.
LOCKED IN A ROOM BY THEIR MOTHER THEY rrAY
WITH FIRE-A PANIC AMONG THE OTHER 90

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LOCKED IN ROOM By THEIR MOTHER THEY rIAH
WITH FIRE-A PANIC AMONG THE orBRa oCl
CUPANTs OF THE HOUSE.
Saboleto and Luigi Eppoteo. four and two years
of age respectively son. of Mrs. Name Eppolteo, an
Italian woman living the thlrJ floor of the fouri
story tenement-house at No. i25 Roosevelt-st were
burned to death in their room yesterday morning.
Mrs. Eppolteo's husband and her oldest son went
into the country two weeks ago to work on o rail-
road and she was left at home with the two young
children. The mother who is thirty-fve years old,
supported herself and the children in the absence
OF the husband. by rag-pIcking and the gathering
oi miscellaneous articles which were left lying
about the room, among these were shavings pieces
OF wood and other combustbe materials About
z a. IN. yesterday Mrs. Eppolteo left the two
children asleep, ~ she supposed, in bed. and went
out TO buy sone bread for breakfast,
locking the young boys In the room.
Before going out she had kInded fire in the stove
TOR the purpose of heating water but had left
everything. she thought in safe condition Mrs.
Eppoteo crossed the street and entered the grocery
store OF Michael R0franO. She had been there only
few minutes when she heard the cry of fire out.
side Edward Lobnck, coai-cart driver, in pass
ing the tenement-housc. had seen smoke pouring
from window on the third floor and gave the
alarm of fire. An officer sent out the call for en-
gnes from the box at Chathau-st A man named
jeremiah Evans and the policeman on post hurried
up the stairs of the tenemcnt-house with a tub Of
water, and Oh finding the door of the room whence
the smoke was issuing locked, they broke il ins
They instantly driven back by the flames
The fire had spread rapidly among the light
material III the room until the whole
apartment was ablazc. The occupants Of
meanwhile been reused, and they ran down
the stars III he greatest confusion. many Of them
trying to save their furniture by throwing 1t out
into the Railways, thus blocking up the way. Tho
hreuen arrived promptly and began pouring water
upon the flames through the window. cxtinguis
the lire alter few minutes.
Up 20 this tine no seems to have known of the
presence OF the children IN the room. None Of the
people i'll the house tnoaght Of thcln and not even
| lives III the room adJOinlng, had heard any sound
from the rOom of he Eppoiteos. As as the tire
was put Oui Fireman OcoIge McGTath, of Hook and
Ladder Company No. l. and Robert Farrell Of
| Englne Company No. ~ examined the room One
oi them went 10 a trunk that stood on the side of
| the room opposite the stove and found the two
| children lying naked between the trunk and ths
wall. The elder boy lay upon the younger boy
HIS body was burned nearly to a crisp The other
was very badly OuIned but be was still alive Tho
child was taken to the Chainbers street Hospital,
where ho dled AT $40 o'clock. The body of the boy
| Saboleto was removed 10 the Oak Street PolicA
| Station.
The mother of the children nearly lost her seusee
as soon as she learned where the fire was She
rushed out OF the grocery store into the street and
ran aDOnt tneIe screaming and tearing her hair.
She made no effort u ascend the STAIRS. she tore
her face with her hands until the blood ran down It.
and then she gan tearing her clothing all the
wllle rushing frantlcay about. Alter the bre was
put out she taken To the Chambers Street Hos
pIIal III an ambulance. There the poor woman had
iainting it's and was altogether, in most Distress
ing condition.
1t is supposed that the boys awakened soon after
their mother went OUT, and began playing with the
burning pieces OF wood III tie stove and so set the
room on nr'. The boys were naked, slate IN which
their InOtaer kept them while they the room
the neighuors say. Ihe woodwork of the room wls
| burned over completely. The hIemen say that had
they known there were children In the place they
coud not have saved them, tho names buru-
ing 6eroey that could nave entered The
room. The boys, they think had already bcen over
come by the smoke and lanes their arrival. Tho
damage to the building owned BY Nicholas Chris
tie, was 500 Insured No one IN the neighbOr-
hood cOuid be tOnnd vino knew the whcrea oouts Of
the father aud other brother.