The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-08-31

Fire In a E9StOn Tenement House Re-
suits ia the Death of Five Persons and
the Serious Injury of a Number of 9th
ers.
BOSTON, Aug. ~.
a small fireat then north end Sunday morn
ing resulted h the loss Of FIVE lives. Such
a great saerice Of human life by fire has
not been known in this city for years. The
blaze originated III q tenement house at 6
Thatcher cart, and, in less than an hour
after the 9unding OF the alarm, was ex-
tinguishe5 with no great damage
to The building. The following is
the list of the dead: Mrs. Fred
eriak Savage. Minnie Savage, aged seven
months; Kittie Mclaughlin. aged twelve;
George Mclaughlin, aged thirteen; Thomas
P. Mclaughlin, aged seven. The MeLaugh-
Inns were children of James Mclaughlin, a
tenant in the fated building. In addition
to this loss If life Mrs. Sarah Mclaughlin
was so frigltfully burned that she is not ex-
pected to Ave, and John Savage, a brother
of Frede,ick, was severely injured by jump
ing fronla second-story window to the pave
ment. beDw. The total number of persons
living inthe house was nineteen.
The oigin Of the fire was at first sup
posed tohave come through the explosion
of lamp, but subsequent investigations by
the polite brought to light the fact that
John and Fred Savage had been drinking
heavily, and becoming involved in an angry
dispute the lamp had been used as
missile and exploded, causing
the blaze which followed. Flynn, a
lamp-lighter, residing at Thatcher court,
upon arising Sunday morning heard the
quarrel between, the Savages, one of them
shouting: fDon't throw that lamp at mep'
Then he heard crash. Soon after
came the alarm of fire. Fred Savage was
arrested atnoon. Later in the day John
Macintosh, of 81 Howard street, was also
arrested. He was supposed to have been
with the Sayages Wien the quarrel oc.
CURED.
A visit to the scene of the disaster showed
that the damage, aside from the loss Of life
wassslight In second story Of the build
ing, in alittle front room, was poor. Jane;
Mclaughlin, surrounded by sympathizing
friends. He was almost heart-broken. The
charred bodies of three of his children were
in their Collins before him. while his wife lay
suffering the agonies of death at the city
hospital. Telling the story of the fire, he
said that when he awoke the flames were
sWeepingup the stairway. Two of his boys
he got out safely. Then he was Mortified
to see George on the roof, where he had
crept through a skylight With the help OF
others the father held a sheet and told the
boy to jump. In addition to his burns,
however, the boy received injuries which
caused his death. The mother was almost
frantic, and would have plunged into the
flames in the endeay0r to save her children
had she not been held back even after being
seriously burned.
4 In the upper story of small front room
were Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Savage, a
Laughlin. What transpired in that cham.
Der of death prior to the fire will never be
known unless Frederick Savage chooses tic
tell the Story. He deserted his family
without any attempt to save them
When the firemen arrived they could heal
the screams Of Mrs. Savage, and faint cries
of fer babe, and then shrieks of little Katie
Mclaughlin, who pleaded: sob, save me
mamma; for Gods sake, save me rs JOIN
Savage escaped with injuries by leapins
from rear window. He claims that hi
went to bed at ten o'clock. and blew out the
lamp before retiring When he aWoke the
flames were under full headWay.5